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KAMA programme 03

Acting for Camera

Build truthful screen performances, prepare for auditions and create usable showreel material.

Studio intensiveAll emerging actorsTo be confirmed

Programme outline

Learn it by making it.

The final timetable may adapt to the cohort, but these practical areas form the core learning journey.

01

Screen truth

Understand framing, eyelines, continuity and the smaller choices that read on camera.

02

Script and character

Break down a scene, identify objectives and build believable behaviour and relationships.

03

Auditions and self-tapes

Prepare sides, frame and record a self-tape, take direction and adjust performance.

04

Recorded scene

Rehearse, perform and review a scene with practical feedback for the final take.

Who it is for

A strong fit if you are…

  • Aspiring actors preparing for their first screen opportunities
  • Stage performers adapting their craft for the camera
  • Emerging actors who need stronger auditions and usable recorded material

Before you begin

Entry requirements

  • No professional acting credit or showreel is required
  • Willingness to rehearse, perform and receive practical direction
  • A smartphone may be required for self-tape exercises; guidance will be supplied
  • Respect for scene partners, consent, boundaries and a professional rehearsal space

Your working process

Learn. Make. Review.

Teaching is connected to a practical task, and feedback is connected to work you have actually made.

Learn the craft

Understand the tools, choices and professional habits behind the work.

Build the project

Apply each lesson to an original piece rather than a disconnected exercise.

Review and refine

Present the work, receive focused feedback and strengthen the final version.

Skills you will practise

Build a usable toolkit.

Script and scene analysis
Natural screen performance
Marks, eyelines and continuity
Audition preparation
Self-tape presentation
Receiving and applying direction

Ready to begin?

Apply for Acting for Camera.

Review the intake details, then tell us about your goals and the work you want to create.

Start application

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