Drama Course, YEAR 2 - Actors Door Studio

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course Details:

BEAT : MEISNER TECHNIQUE : EMOTIONAL CONNECTION : REPETITION : EXERCISES : SCENE WORK : SCENE STUDY : SCREEN ACTING : VOICE : MOVEMENT

MODULES:
ACTING TECHNIQUE 2 & SCENE STUDY 2 (Theory): MONDAY 6:00-9:15 PM (15mins break)

VOICE 2 + MOVEMENT 2: WEDNESDAY 6:30-9:30 PM

SCREEN ACTING 2 & SCENE STUDY 2 (Performance): THURSDAY 6:00-9:15 PM (30mins break)

Term 1 (Autumn)

16th Sep – 15th Dec 2024 (inclusive)
(half term 28th Oct – 3rd Nov 2024)

Term 2 (Spring)

6th Jan – 6th April 2025 (inclusive)
(half term 17th – 23rd Feb 2025)

Term 3 (Summer)

7th April – 6th July 2025 (inclusive)
(half term 26th May – 1st June 2025)

MODULES:
ACTING TECHNIQUE 2
Acting Technique 2 (AT2) is the second year of the acting course offered at the Beck Academy of Dramatic Art. It is a dynamic 36 week course, taught over 3 x 12 week terms.

Acting Technique 2 focuses on relationship work and emotional preparation. The skills learnt in this module extend the actor’s ability to portray characters powerfully on stage. In Acting Technique 2, actors will:

Gain insight and understanding of their own relationships
Develop techniques for relationship development in acting
Build on techniques learnt in the previous stage in order to establish deeper connections with other actors on stage
Develop skills in emotional prep to help fuel performance

Teaching Modules for Acting Technique 2 are as follows:

Relationships
Activity & Door Exercises
Emotional Preparation
Repetition
Spoon Rivers

MODULE LENGTH 36 weeks, 1 x 3hr acting class weekly

SCENE STUDY 2
In this module, actors are taught how to apply the acting skills they developed in Acting Technique 2 to scene work. The Scene Study module can thought of as the application of those those acting skills to text. In this module actors will:

Develop more advanced scene study skills
Learn to create compelling character portrayals
Learn to deliver monologues powerfully
Expand on key performance capabilities
Perform scenes in front of an audience as part of the Industry Showcase (Term 3)

Teaching Modules for Scene Study 2 are as follows:

Scene Study
Monologues
Performance

MODULE LENGTH
36 weeks, 1 x 3hr acting class weekly

MOVEMENT 2 & VOICE 2
Voice 2 is a tailor made module, designed to help you further strengthen your vocal instrument. Voice 2 looks to build on the work of Voice 1, deepening the understanding of your instrument and the skills required to make clear vocal choices. Voice 2 will have a greater emphasis on text and how we use our words, sounds, and rhetoric to create a dynamic vocal landscape that paints pictures.

Movement 2 has been specifically designed to reflect your acting training, teaching you elements that will help you connect with the other actors on stage.

MODULE LENGTH
3 Terms/36 weeks, 1 x 3hr acting class weekly

SCREEN ACTING 2

In Screen Acting 2, students will learn more advanced screen acting skills to help them navigate set life. Students find this module invaluable since in addition to key competencies in camera work, it helps them understand screen acting in the wider context of the film industry. The Screen Acting module comprises teaching units in:

Set environment
Set survival
Continuity
Professionalism on set
Business of Acting
The Film Industry

MODULE LENGTH
36 weeks, 1 x 2hr45min Screen Acting class weekly

Pre-requisites

Drama Course Year 1

Learning
Outcomes

DRAMA COURSE LONDON, LEARNING OUTCOMES:

As you successfully complete YEAR 2, you will:

Gained tools to help you work and prepare for any character/role.
Attained competence in the acting craft.
Gained the confidence to enter the industry as a professional performer.
Developed connection with your instinctive & emotional self
Apply key learning outcomes to scene work and monologues.
Use your body and voice to tell story and create characters
Develop understanding of how body, voice and your emotional instrument connect and intersect
Attain superior screen acting and characterisation skills
Apply key learnings from Acting Technique and Scene Study to Screen Acting
Develop higher level screen acting skills allowing you to create powerful performances on camera
Develop a highly effective Marketing Plan for career success.
Satisfy requirements for entry graduation Drama Course.