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Actor Studio 2 |
Professional Actor Studio (2nd Year) is a highly dynamic 1-year, part-time curriculum based course. It is carefully designed to advance the skills and experience of actors who have completed Professional Actor Studio or equivalent and are ready to grow & be challenged in their work.
Term 1 – Diagnostic
1 x 3hr session; weekly
Term 1 begins with an individual acting diagnostic. This allows you, in close consultation with your professional actor-trainers, to clearly set your developmental goals & trajectory for the year ahead. The term then comprehensively explores advanced imagination, composition & structure. A strong focus on ensemble practice underscores the purpose of this first term.
Term 2 – Film/TV Skills
1 x 3hr session; weekly
In Term 2 you will gain invaluable on-camera experience. The term will prepare you for the creative and functional demands expected of actors in the industry; teaching you to be professional, to take responsibility for your individual creative process within the medium of film and television and to capture audience imagination on screen. Term 2 equips you to work as an actor in the Film and TV industry.
Term 3 – Advanced Text Skills
2 x 3hr sessions; weekly
Term 3 takes you through a journey of advanced text; explored through two essential media – camera and stage.
Session One – Text on camera
Building directly on the training of Term 2, these sessions allow you to delve deeper into acting on-camera. Samples of your work will be collated throughout the term. This sampler will create a take home showreel of your acting for the screen, as well as providing you with a truly valuable developmental tool.
Session Two – Advanced Scene Study
In these sessions of Term 3, you will intensively explore text, process and ensemble practise as you bring text to performance over the course of the entire term. Exploring a variety of acting methodologies for text, these sessions will expand your actor tool kit, enrich the theoretical grounding of your practise and deepen your familiarity with contemporary theatrical texts.
Term 4 – The One Act Play Project
2 x 3hr sessions; weekly
The final term is dedicated to the rehearsal & production of Verve Studios’ theatrical performance initiative, The One Act Play Project. You and your ensemble are cast into a number of one-act plays that are produced and performed in a premiere Melbourne independent theatre venue over an extended season.
The One Act Play Project provides an invaluable space for you to continue the deeper exploration of text & process begun in Term 3. The project also presents you with a unique opportunity to demonstrate your development as an actor whilst experiencing what it is to work side-by-side with an on-going ensemble and fringe theatre director. The One Act Play Project will showcase you as an actor who is committed, proactive, skilled, imaginative and, most importantly, employable.
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