Building Confidence on Screen

This course runs for two evenings each week, across four weeks in November.

LAMDA alumni discount available.

Highlights

Transfer your stagecraft to screen.

Attendees will work on two scripts and gain a reliable self-taping process, and the confidence to create effective self-tapes independently.

Is this course for me?

All participants must be 18 or over on the start date of the course.

Acting experience is required for this course, but please note acting experience doesn't have to be professional, nor classical.

This course is designed for professional actors. We believe this course will particularly benefit returning actors or those looking to refresh their technique and build their confidence acting on screen.

No academic requirements, but there are English language requirements.

Overview

Location
In-person at LAMDA

Course Fee
£585

Application Fee
£21

Application Deadline
Friday 27 October 2023 at 3pm (UK time)

LAMDA alumni discount available.
Find out more below.

Course Date
This course runs for two evenings each week, across four weeks:
6 and 7 November - 6-9pm
13 and 14 November - 6-9pm
20 and 21 November - 6-9pm
27 and 28 November - 6-9pm

Applications are now closed

Is this the course for me?

This course is ideal for professional actors or returning actors who have stage experience. This course will enable actors to confidently translate their stagecraft onto screen. It will also benefit actors who have gained previous experience in acting for screen or those who've been away from screen for a while, as a refresher course.

All about the course

Building on your existing knowledge of your craft, you'll work with screen acting exercises to provide a basis for successful screen performance. Attendees will come away with a reliable self-taping process, gaining the confidence to do self-tapes independently.

Taught by industry professionals, the course explores how you can adapt your stagecraft for screen. All practitioners bring the most relevant industry practice and requirements to the course.

Note that the course is not accredited or validated by a higher education institution. Once you've completed the course, you will receive a LAMDA short course certificate.

What will I learn?

Learn how to record a self-tape effectively.
Work with multiple scripts.
Confidence building in solo prep for the screen actor, including practical exercises and screen craft techniques.

Who will be teaching this course?

This course will be taught by Katie Meekison. Having graduated with a BA in professional acting from LAMDA, Katie has worked professionally in the industry in both acting and as an acting coach. She is currently part of the screen and audio department at LAMDA, teaching acting for screen. Katie has also recently directed an audio play for Audible. She has also just finished her MFA in Voice studies at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

Katie is particularly interested in guiding and supporting actors in building a better relationship with release in order to become more confident actors and artists in every area of the industry.

Key Information

Entry requirements

All participants must be 18 or over on the start date of the course.

Acting experience is required for this course. Please note acting experience does not have to be professional, nor classical.

The course is delivered through the medium of English. Non-native speakers of English should have a level of English approximately equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

You can apply for this course through us directly.

Fees, Terms & Conditions

Course fee: £585

Application fee: £21

If you are offered a place on this course you will need to pay a deposit of £58.50 within five days of the date of your offer email to secure your place. You will then need to pay the remainder of the course fee within 21 days at the latest.

Please see below for information about our cancellation / refund policy.

Short Courses Terms and Conditions2022-23 entry PDF 250.60kb