Acting For Camera

We are very pleased to announce the new, revised and improved Bristol Acting Academy

ACTING FOR CAMERA COURSE.

NEXT COURSE BEGINS JANUARY 15TH 2025 SEE BELOW FOR DATES AND TIMES

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. 

The course will be directed by Kath Rogers. Kath trained as an actor at RADA and has played leading roles on TV, Radio. Kath was a senior lecturer in Acting for Screen at UWE for 5 years. She has taught and dircted at leading drama schools in England including RADA; CSSD; Drama Centre and BOVTS. 

Location - The Bristol School of Acting, Silver Street, Bristol, BS1 2AG

Dates and times - Wednesday evenings 6.30 to 9.30 , April 23rd, 30th, May 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, June 4th, if there are 6 participants (June 11th, if there are 8 participants) 2025.

Fees - £550 payable in full on or before September 18th 2024. 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

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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

KATH ROGERS: DIRECTOR

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INTERESTED? FILL OUT FORM BELOW AND WE WILL BE IN CONTACT SHORTLY.