Performers need to be talented and very well skilled. They need self discipline and lots of dedication. Nearly all professional performers have had training either at a drama or dance school, or at a university. There are BTEC National Diplomas in performing arts, which many colleges teach. These are equivalent to A levels. These can be a platform to move onto a higher level such as BTEC Higher National Diplomas, or specialist courses that are taught at drama schools.
What is the different between an Amateur and a Professional Performer?
The relationship between amateurs and professionals in a theatrical context is the subject of debate in many countries. Professionals argue that the amateur community devalues the art form and damages the industry, through the promotion of unskilled performers, directors and crew. By drawing an audience that would otherwise pay for high-quality, professional theatre it has been argued that amateurs hurt the industry as a whole. Their inability to attract new writers and new work highlights this.
On the other hand, amateurs continue to argue that they perform a community service,and many practitioners accrue considerable experience and skills, which may be transferred to the professional industry, if they are lucky. There are a considerable number of "jobbing" actors who had their start in amateur theatre, and amateur companies provide a more-constant source of income for less active playwrights. Amateur theatre is a convenient way for lay people to gain acting and stage experience, for pleasure and amusement. Other examples of amateur theatre are school Christmas plays, low-budget plays, and musical staged in local venues in much of the Western World. Amateur theatre actors are not typically members of Actor Equity Association or other actors' unions as these organizations exist to protect the professional industry and discourage their members from working with companies which are not signatories to union contracts.
CV:
What are the most professional ways to represent yourself?
When it comes to auditions you always need to be prepared and look and feel confident. You msut make sure you are the best you can be. Make sure you are dressed in an appropriate manner. You should have your hair out of your face and nothing bright coloured or any big jewellery. You must stand out from the rest and have a positive happy attitude.
CV Research:
Example of An Effective CV: http://www.bretjones.com/cv_mtheatre.htm
This is a very effective CV as it is very detailed and very easy to understand. The layout is also very good and well structured.
Standard CV - http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actorcv.htm
This is a standard CV as it doesn't have a lot of detail and its not very professional as there is only a drawing of the person, there isn't a proper picture.
This is a very poor CV because it isn't detailed at all and and the structure is really bad. Also it has no picture of the person and we don't hardly anything about them.
My Own CV:
Personal Details:
Maisie Sheppard
D.O.B - 30.08.95
Email Address - maisiemoo1123@hotmail.co.uk
Hair - Brown
Eye Colour - Green
Height: 5'8"
Training:
GCSE Drama - Worthing High School 2009 - 2011
Musical Theatre BTEC - Worthing College 2011 - Present
Theatre:
In Middle School I was in various different plays:
- Bugsy Malone, Robin Hood, Olivier.
In High School:
- blood brothers
Worthing College:
- Cabaret
- Threepenny Opera
- Chicago
- Don't Feed The Animals
- We Will Rock You
- TIE performance
Dance: Been dancing since I was 4, but stopped. Have then had experience Street Dance. Through school I danced in the productions I did.
- Disco Dancing - Got certificates and all the medals - competitions and shows
- Jazz
- Street - festivals and shows
- Street Jazz
As I did 2 years of musical theatre at college, dancing is part of it, so I've experienced new types of dance, and I've learnt contemporary and jazz.
(taking up Dance AS/A2 in third year at college)
Singing: no vocal training, but always sung.
In First School:
- put on a show at the assembly hall in Worthing
- Sung in front of a large crowd, putting on a musical concert.
In Middle School:
- I auditioned for a singing solo.
- was in a school band for a little while, singing and playing the guitar.
- played the violin
- in the school choir
In High School:
- volunteered to be in musical concerts that the school put on for the first 2 years.
I did 2 years of musical theatre at college, and did a singing unit.
I did 2 years of musical theatre at college, and did a singing unit.
Other Skills:
- able to play guitar and violin
- was in a samba band in middle school.
Accents/Dialects: American(good range), Australian, British Standard, Cockney.
Drama Schools:
Guildhall School of Music:
BA Honours in Acting:
The entry requirements:
Qualification Level: BTEC National Extended Diploma
Grade: PPP
Fees and Funding:
Studying at the Guildhall is affordable and the school does not want people to be put of my the fees of tuition and not apply. There a loads of different ways for people to pay:
- UK government tuition loan - you wont have to pay it off until you are out of education and earning £21,000 or more a year.
- pay in three instalments.
- Scholarship funds via the National Scholarship Program.
Study Costs:
- Tuition - no upfront tuition fees costs for new UK/EU students eligible for a student loan and nothing to pay until earnings reach at least £21,000. After 30 years any remaining debt is cancelled.
- Course related costs - costs range from £130 - £1,500
- Living costs - accommodation, food and travel - costs range between £1,050 - £1,200
Audition process:
It is not necessary to have any previous experience in acting. You have to be 18 years and there is no upper age limit. The BA & MA Acting Programmes involves a three stage audition process: The Preliminary Audition, The Second Round Audition and The Final Recall Audition. You have to pass each stage to proceed to the next.
You should prepare three contrasting dramatic pieces of your own choice:
- one must be in verse(blank or rhymed) from a play by Shakespeare or another Jacobean playwright.
- one from a modern play written after 1956.
- one should be a contrasting piece from any period.
NO piece should last longer then 2 minutes.
In addition you should prepared to sing a short unaccompanied song of your choice.
You will be emailed if you get an audition and it can take up to 8 weeks to hear if you get an audition.
New York Film Academy:
Acting For Film:
Designed equally for beginning actors as well as those with experience, our Acting for Film School programs provide actors with modern on-camera acting techniques plus a foundation of acting training rooted in time-honored theatrical traditions. Our instructors are all professional, working actors, writers, directors, and producers - veterans of Hollywood, independent film, television, Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre - and they give each student the personal focus and rigorous discipline necessary for launching a career in film and television.
These are some of the things why The NYFA is so cutting edge:
- Practical On-Camera Experience
- Original Work
- Dynamic Faculty
- Filmmaking Resources
- Reel Materials
- Short Intensive Programs
- Auditions Vs. No Auditions
Many Of There Acting Students Are:
• People with little or no acting experience
• People who have some theatre experience but little or no film experience
• An eclectic group of people with diverse backgrounds, from all over
the world
What To Expect:
• An intense learning experience
• Total immersion in the craft of acting
• On-camera training within the first few days
• A professional working atmosphere
• A complete spectrum of acting classes
• Access to veterans of stage and screen
• Opportunities to work on actual film scenes and productions
Audition process:
An audition is not required for admission at the NYFA , however it is highly recommend. The audition serves as a process to ensure proper class placement. If someone does not decide to audition, a formal interview with an academic advisor is required. All admitted students will follow an intensive curriculum designed to launch a career in film and television.
Audition Students have 3 Choices:
- attend an audition at one of our Audition Tours around the country.
- make an appointment for a specific audition time at our New York or Los Angeles campus.
- submit a DVD or Tape or your audition to:
New York Film Academy
Attn: Audition Track
100 E. 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
New York Film Academy-LA
Attn: Audition Track
100 Universal City Plaza Dr.
Bldg. 9128
Universal City, CA 91608
Audition Requirements:
Acting for Film: Prepare and memorize and present a two one-minute contrasting monologues from either a published play or screenplay.
Musical Theatre: One minute monologue from a published play or screenplay and a 32 bar song. Please bring your own sheet music, in your own key, marked with 32 bars.
When choosing monologues it is very important to choose roles that are age and type appropriate. Its also very important to read the whole play prior to your audition.
Fees and Funding:
The average costs and very demanding for living arrangements. These are some estimated numbers.
Tuition Fees - $30,000
Room and Board - $18,000
Books/Supplies - $4,000
Travel - $1,248
Personal - $8,800
TOTAL - $62,048
(off campus housing)
Drama Schools:
Guildhall School of Music:
BA Honours in Acting:
In Years 1 and 2:
The first two years are training years, when you concentrate on acquiring the skills you need as professional actors. The time is divided between classwork and rehearsal projects.. During the first two terms you spend most of your time in classes but, as you proceed, you spend more time on projects. Both classwork and rehearsal projects focus on developing and integrating four main areas of study: acting, voice, movement and playtexts.
The training is based on working both individually and as an ensemble. For much of the work, the year group is divided into half or quarter groups, allowing each student the maximum individual attention. There are also some individual tutorials and many opportunities for one-to-one meetings and feedback. The groups are rearranged, usually each term, so that by the end of the second year you have worked closely with every other member of the year. From time to time, elements of the curriculum change as the teaching staff continuously assess the content of the course to judge whether it remains appropriate to those who are training.
For several years now, second-year acting students have participated in an international summer school in Italy, with teachers and students from Italy, Spain, Russia, France, Denmark, Germany and the UK.
Acting studies include stagecraft, improvisation, games and storytelling, mime, circus and physical theatre. As the training progresses, classes in radio and television work are added, using the School’s own equipment and radio studio. There are also classes in stage makeup.
Voice studies cover voice and speech classes, poetry and prose, singing, phonetics, dialects and a great deal of work on language, including Shakespeare.
Movement studies cover pure movement, movement improvisation, including animal studies and mask work, period dance and 20th-century dance, showdance, acrobatics and stage combat.
Theatre background introduces a wide range of plays in their historical context.
Methods of rehearsal and preparation include research into the world and characters of the play, analysis of the text and different approaches to it, building on, and developing from, many of the principles formulated by major practitioners such as Stanislavski. The programme also embraces other cultural traditions and more innovative approaches.
Year 3
By the third year, you should be technically proficient vocally and physically, and have developed your own working processes. You should know how to approach a part and do the research and preparation necessary.
Most of your time is spent rehearsing and performing to the public and to potential employers. There are also sessions to prepare you for the acting profession. It is still, however, a learning year, with classes in voice and movement and an independent study leading to either a solo performance or to a research project.
Productions and casting
In the final year the entire year group forms a company which performs in about eight public productions in the School’s theatres and in other professional theatres, in a TV project and in audition showcases, regularly attended by agents, theatre and casting directors.
Sometimes you all take part in the same production; sometimes the company is split, so as to rehearse more than one production simultaneously. You usually work with six directors, some of whom will be staff directors, others visitors.
You play a wide variety of roles in plays of varying styles. The particular qualities of the group help to determine the choice of plays, but the repertoire usually includes: a major classical play, usually one by Shakespeare; a musical; a contemporary play, often recently written and where possible with the involvement of the author; translations; adaptations.
You play as cast in public performances. Where your progress justifies it in the view of the senior staff, you may be given a role central to the development of a play, but the School does not guarantee major protagonist casting to any student.
A selected team of students enters the competition for the BBC Radio Carleton Hobbs Award. Students also perform in occasional outside events, such as the Wanamaker Festival at Shakespeare's Globe.
Qualification Level: BTEC National Extended Diploma
Grade: PPP
Fees and Funding:
Studying at the Guildhall is affordable and the school does not want people to be put of my the fees of tuition and not apply. There a loads of different ways for people to pay:
- UK government tuition loan - you wont have to pay it off until you are out of education and earning £21,000 or more a year.
- pay in three instalments.
- Scholarship funds via the National Scholarship Program.
Study Costs:
- Tuition - no upfront tuition fees costs for new UK/EU students eligible for a student loan and nothing to pay until earnings reach at least £21,000. After 30 years any remaining debt is cancelled.
- Course related costs - costs range from £130 - £1,500
- Living costs - accommodation, food and travel - costs range between £1,050 - £1,200
Audition process:
It is not necessary to have any previous experience in acting. You have to be 18 years and there is no upper age limit. The BA & MA Acting Programmes involves a three stage audition process: The Preliminary Audition, The Second Round Audition and The Final Recall Audition. You have to pass each stage to proceed to the next.
You should prepare three contrasting dramatic pieces of your own choice:
- one must be in verse(blank or rhymed) from a play by Shakespeare or another Jacobean playwright.
- one from a modern play written after 1956.
- one should be a contrasting piece from any period.
NO piece should last longer then 2 minutes.
In addition you should prepared to sing a short unaccompanied song of your choice.
You will be emailed if you get an audition and it can take up to 8 weeks to hear if you get an audition.
New York Film Academy:
Acting For Film:
Designed equally for beginning actors as well as those with experience, our Acting for Film School programs provide actors with modern on-camera acting techniques plus a foundation of acting training rooted in time-honored theatrical traditions. Our instructors are all professional, working actors, writers, directors, and producers - veterans of Hollywood, independent film, television, Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre - and they give each student the personal focus and rigorous discipline necessary for launching a career in film and television.
These are some of the things why The NYFA is so cutting edge:
- Practical On-Camera Experience
- Original Work
- Dynamic Faculty
- Filmmaking Resources
- Reel Materials
- Short Intensive Programs
- Auditions Vs. No Auditions
Many Of There Acting Students Are:
• People with little or no acting experience
• People who have some theatre experience but little or no film experience
• An eclectic group of people with diverse backgrounds, from all over
the world
What To Expect:
• An intense learning experience
• Total immersion in the craft of acting
• On-camera training within the first few days
• A professional working atmosphere
• A complete spectrum of acting classes
• Access to veterans of stage and screen
• Opportunities to work on actual film scenes and productions
Audition process:
An audition is not required for admission at the NYFA , however it is highly recommend. The audition serves as a process to ensure proper class placement. If someone does not decide to audition, a formal interview with an academic advisor is required. All admitted students will follow an intensive curriculum designed to launch a career in film and television.
Audition Students have 3 Choices:
- attend an audition at one of our Audition Tours around the country.
- make an appointment for a specific audition time at our New York or Los Angeles campus.
- submit a DVD or Tape or your audition to:
New York Film Academy
Attn: Audition Track
100 E. 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
New York Film Academy-LA
Attn: Audition Track
100 Universal City Plaza Dr.
Bldg. 9128
Universal City, CA 91608
Audition Requirements:
Acting for Film: Prepare and memorize and present a two one-minute contrasting monologues from either a published play or screenplay.
Musical Theatre: One minute monologue from a published play or screenplay and a 32 bar song. Please bring your own sheet music, in your own key, marked with 32 bars.
When choosing monologues it is very important to choose roles that are age and type appropriate. Its also very important to read the whole play prior to your audition.
Fees and Funding:
The average costs and very demanding for living arrangements. These are some estimated numbers.
Tuition Fees - $30,000
Room and Board - $18,000
Books/Supplies - $4,000
Travel - $1,248
Personal - $8,800
TOTAL - $62,048
(off campus housing)
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