Short Courses / Acting
Screen Acting Intensive - Summer School
1 week / 10 am - 5 pm
Join us for a week-long, practical immersion into screen acting this summer.
Overview
Lead by filmmaker David J. Evans, this course will workshop the nuances of working on screen and in front of a camera.
Through workshops and discussions, the group will explore the difference of a film script vs a play script; how to prepare for a film audition; self-taping; casting and type-casting; learn about life on set i.e. terminology, the discipline required to wait to film; the technicalities of screen-acting such as how to hit your mark; how to develop your character; and be more comfortable acting for camera.
This course is suitable for novice and aspiring actors who would like to learn more about the practicalities of a film set and acting for screen.
Leaving the course, you will have a better understanding of how working for screen is different to stage; how you can be a better colleague on set; and how to interpret a film script to give your best performance.
No experience required, age 18+.
About the Tutor:
David J. Evans' career in film and television has spanned three decades. As a creative producer, director and writer, he has made content for broadcasters and cinemas internationally. His films and television work have won multiple awards including a BAFTA Cymru for Daddy's Girl, Prix D’Europe for The Cocklefarmers, Royal Television Society for Nuts & Bolts, Charity Film of The Year, Bosnia i Herzegovina Film Festival of New York for Pretty Village, Oberhausen Experimental Film Festival for Aml Fai, Krakow Film Festival for The Peter Plan, and Sheffield Film Festival for Pongo Calling, and his socially engaged work as a filmmaker, writer and campaigning artist including The Refugee House for the National Museum of History has been seen around the world.
David has combined his work as a director with teaching work in institutions such as The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Film School of Wales US where he has focused on preparing actors for working for screen. Dave is committed to lifelong learning and has completed courses in Applied Drama (Pula University) and Cinematography (New York Film Academy). Dave also teaches on The Lir Academy's screenwriting programme.
