The Met Film School is London's leading provider of practical filmmaking courses, based at Ealing Studios.
 

Course Overview

Acting For Film is our original screen acting course and has been developed for people who are serious about becoming a film actor, or wish to develop existing acting skills for the medium of film, though no previous experience is required.

Taught by an acting coach and professional film director, you will act in numerous filmed exercises that will be analysed in class so that you can learn from your mistakes and improve your performances as the course progresses. You will also learn what it is like to be on the other side of the camera by directing and acting as crew (operating the camera, recording sound) on a number of short exercises. At the end of the course, you will be given a DVD of the scenes that you and your fellow actors have acted in. If you would like a personal DVD with only your scenes, this can be edited for you at an extra cost of £300.

Please note you have to be at least 18 years old to take this course.

Learning Goals

- To gain more confidence in acting for the camera by understanding the filmmaking process in its entirety

- To know the difference between acting for theatre and acting for film

- To know and to have practiced the tools necessary to create a believable performance on screen

- To have come up with valuable tools for the actor to prepare for a screen performance including how to interpret a script

- To understand the technical aspects of film acting such that the actor feels confident on the set and can give the director (and camera operator) what they want

- To be able to read a script and identify whether the characters are 3-dimensional or not

- To have gained an insight into how to survive as an actor in the marketplace

Student Testimonials

"The Acting for Film course is very well organised, very informative and inspirational and the instructors are excellent" Ayvidey Safa

"I was inspired by all of the modules... I feel that the skills I have learned will make me a flexible actor in front of the camera as well as on stage" Vanessa Graham

“The variety of tutors has been great, as you learn/grasp a wide range of opinions and techniques from each individual.  Overall it has been a fun course, as well as hard work.  We learnt so much about the industry, as well as ‘the self’.  We were taught about appropriate photos, CVs, where to look for jobs and how to get a job.”
Jai Rajani


 

Course Dates & Fees

Full-time: 12 April 2010 – 7 May 2010, £1,750  

Full-time: 05 July 2010 – 30 July 2010, £1,750 

Full-time: 08 Nov 2010 – 03 Dec 2010, £1,750     

Minimum Age: 18 at start of course

Entry Requirements: These courses are all open enrolment and there are no entry requirements.

Enrolment Process:  Please see Enrolment Process for our Short, Part-Time & Weekend Courses.

Have you also considered our Part-Time Acting for Film & Advanced Acting for Film programmes?