Young Actors Academy (Non-residential)

YOUNG ACTORS ACADEMY

• Two-week non-residential course for 14-17-year-olds
• For students who are passionate about acting
• Takes place in Met Film School’s campus at London’s famous Ealing Studios
• Young actors participate in numerous filmed exercises and receive detailed feedback on their performance
• Suitable for complete beginners, no previous experience is required

Young Actors Academy is an intensive non-residential course for 14-17-year-olds who want to experience an intensive immersion in the art of acting and develop the core acting skills over their summer holidays.

• Learn the difference between acting for theatre and acting for film
• Gain confidence in acting through different core acting techniques
• Find out about the technical aspects of film acting and how they can improve a performance
• Come up with valuable tools for the actor to prepare for a screen performance, including how to interpret a script
• Create and develop a character through voice, movement and story
• Learn how to prepare for a shoot

• An introduction to filming equipment
• Slating for camera
• The importance of warming up
• Components to creating a character (Who am I? What do I want? What I do to get what I want?)
• Subtext on screen
• Acting techniques, specifically the Meisner Technique and why it is affective for screen acting
• Breaking down a script
• Understanding hitting marks and continuity on film Voice and Movement

• Audition Technique
• Casting workshop for the Young Filmmakers Academy
• Shooting scenes
• Collaborating with the Director
• Working with students from Young Filmmakers Academy and performing in their films
• Editing seminar/ cutting a showreel