Modules

Please download the Course Specification for a complete overview of MA Screen Acting modules. Find below an overview of the key learning themes that this course will cover. Core Performance During this part of the course, we go back to basics for a refresher and a deep investigation into the power of the actor in the Empty Space, as defined by Peter Brook. Drawing on a diverse range of storytelling models, you will devise and perform a ‘black-box’ performance piece stripped of the comforts of screen apparatus, and designed to foreground the fundamental ways in which a performer connects to an audience through narrative. Screen Acting Craft & Imagination You will engage with a range of practitioner-based techniques that offer a continuous cycle of performance and review to develop a detailed understanding of the individual’s relationship with the camera. In addition, actors will work on dramaturgy and develop their skills in breaking down and acting scripts, and exploring improvisation as a core component of the development of compelling screen characters and stories. You will tackle the core voice and body-focused skills and techniques that need to be developed to build and sustain long-term health and vitality both in front of and behind the camera. You will also look at dialects and develop your portfolio for voice-over work. Professional Profile You will develop authentic and detailed career paperwork and supporting materials including a CV and personal profile. As part of the module you will be offered Elective Upskilling sessions – opportunities to develop screen industry skills outside of their chosen discipline or as part of their multi-skilling profile. Commercial Performance & Production You will explore the practice and techniques involved in commercial casting and performance, from conventional film and television scenarios through commercials, corporate video, and video games. You will also be offered production skills options – where you can step behind the camera and develop skills as producers, directors, cinematographers, and editors. Technology Enhanced Performance You will work on devising and performing sequences appropriate for technology-enhanced environments such as virtual production, green screen, and performance capture. You will work with movement coaches on developing your physical language for a variety of performance capture scenarios, as well as exploring hybrid performance spaces. Practice-based Research Building on your work throughout the course, you will gain a deeper insight into current theories, principles, and discussions relating to issues of diversity, sustainability, and ethics within the screen industries. Final Project and Career Plan Your final project gives you the opportunity to work independently to create work that demonstrates your development as a Screen Actor. This is an opportunity to deliver work that is creatively exciting, distinctive, and industry-facing. You will also present your career plan, including evidence of new skills to be assessed by industry employers as you prepare to enter or re-enter the screen industries on graduation.

Assessment method

We include a diverse range of learning and teaching methods, which include: Productions Seminar-style Group Teaching Tutorials Practical Group Work Formative Feedback through Critiques, Pitches, Screenings, and Reflective Sessions Work-integrated Learning Authentic Assessment We use a wide range of assessment methods, which include portfolios, performances, research presentations, and reflective work. Please download the Course Specification below for more information.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS