We are very pleased to announce the new, revised and improved Bristol Acting Academy
ACTING FOR CAMERA COURSE.
NEXT COURSE BEGINS 17th SEPTEMBER 2025
THIS COURSE IS LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS
This exciting, practical course is suitable for anyone wishing to develop their acting for camera skills and promote themselves into the film and television industry. There are 8 weeks each with a 3 hour classtime (with 8 participants),7 weeks (with 6 participants). Please see below for dates, times, venue, etc.
The course will focus on:
Acting - Textual analysis; Creating a solid character; Human communicative chemistry; Active listening; Imagination, Spontaneity, 'Aliveness'; Emotional contact; Storytelling; Refining your performance; Confidence on the film/TV set.
Filming - Technical vocabulary; Crew hierarchy; Shot sizes; Eye-lines; Hitting your mark; Concentration, focus and relaxation on camera.
Also - Scene study; A filmed scene or monologue; Analyses of TV scenes from popular programmes.
Director - Gary Owston, Principal Director of the BAA. Gary has over 40 years' experience as a professional Director and Voice Specialist.
Shoot Director - Rishard Maxwell. See Max's biography on this page.
Location - The Bristol School of Acting, Silver Street, Bristol, BS1 2AG
Dates and times - Wednesday evenings 6.30 to 9.30 September 17th, 24th, October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th.
Fees - £550 payable in full on or before September 1st 2025. Payment details will be sent to you.
PLEASE BE AWARE - If there are 6 actors on the course it will be 7 weeks instead of 8.
Please see the application form below.
SOME OF OUR WORK
RICHARD MAXWELL: CAMERA/EDITOR
Max is a shooting Producer/Director with over 30 years of experience working around the globe on a diverse range of productions from drama to long-term observational documentary projects, specialist factual and presenter lead wildlife programs. He has experience working in challenging environments from the Amazon to the Artic and an has extensive technical knowledge of camera, drone, location sound recording and lighting. In-between freelance film production work Max also ran the film production department of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School for 15 years training actors and technical students to work in front of and behind the camera.
Awards include:
Grammy. Best Long Form Music Video for 'Coldplay Tour Diary'. Camera/Sound.
BAFTA. ‘Great British Bake Off’ Series 3. Shooting Location Director MORE
Broadcast Awards. Best Documentary Series. ‘Tribal Wives’. Shooting Director.
RTS Craft Award for Camerawork/Lighting Camerawork. ‘Seaside Rescue 3’. Shooting PD
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