Hi, I’m a rising high school senior and a prospective student of School of the Arts and I have a few questions about their drama program. I want to be an actor and my ultimate focus is film & television. Yes, I know most schools will focus on theater.
So, I’ve been looking at their courses and the curriculum doesn’t seem to match up with the descriptions of the program.
“The curriculum also includes more specific skills such as mask, stage combat, verse, singing, dance, and accents and dialects.”
“Your classes will build on previous years’ instruction, further emphasizing the importance of breaking down a script and analyzing character elements, accent and dialects, dance styles, advanced physical comedy, audition techniques, introduction to acting for the camera, and personalizing songs for your voice and acting techniques.”
“In addition, you will participate in master classes including audition workshops, television and film camera techniques, cold readings and résumé preparation taught by theater professionals.”
These descriptions really hooked me and UNSCA is one of my top choices, but all I see in the course list is techniques/acting classes. Do the acting cources involve any of the above descriptions? Like, do students learn those things within the acting classes? Is that why it’s not listed?
My final question. Can drama students act in student films from the filmmaking department?
