Acting for the Camera

Catalog description

“Acting for the Camera” curriculum is divided into three parts depending on experience: 1. Auditioning for the Camera, 2. Acting for the Camera, 3. Playing the Villain on Camera. Part 2, “Acting,” will be our focus: Multiple scripts, including episodes of “Homeland,” “Mad Men,” and “Ted Lasso” will be part of the curriculum in addition to scripts from the following genres: comedies, drama, single and multi-camera TV (sitcoms), superhero franchises, horror, etc. This work should complement and enhance previous acting studies and help you move to an understanding of the nuanced shift actors need to make when they are acting for the camera. Kate Burton teaches ARTS 1006 , "Playing the Villain on Camera," and TAPS 1500R , "Auditioning for the Camera." These courses (and any camera courses taught by Richard Waterhouse in TAPS) provide a foundation for studying camera acting.