Screen Acting and Creative Technologies BA (Hons)

This course is a high quality, unique programme, which combines traditional acting training and methodologies with opportunities to develop contemporary tradecraft skills offered by the advances in digital technologies. Whilst studying a range of techniques - Stanislavski, Adler, Meisner, Strasberg - students can also apply their acting to opportunities in Motion Capture, Film Production, Comedy, Screenwriting, Radio Drama, 3D Animation and Gaming.

During the Screen Acting and Creative Technologies degree students will have an unparalleled opportunity to collaborate with dedicated crafts people and makers from across the creative industries. You will be taught by a team of highly qualified professional practitioners and current industry figures including award winning directors, producers, actors, writers, editors and composers from the fields of Film, TV and Games. With our digital technology facility open in 2018 students will be able to engage with state of the art spaces and equipment including a 200sqm Film Studio, a dedicated Green Screen Studio, professional standard postproduction facilities and Recording Studios. Our approach gives aspiring screen actors the real world experiences and employability skills needed to develop their acting careers in a range of screen based creative industries.

The programme is a highly relevant course for the current and future needs of the screen industries. Alongside aspiring filmmakers, writers and animators, students will collaborate across the department to gain an exceptional understanding of production practices and technology application, enhancing an extended range of vital employability skills needed to build a successful career. Opportunities to study the history, theory and cultural relevance of screen based content gives students the chance to investigate a range of interests throughout their degree beyond applied practice. The department runs field trips to international film festivals, professional film shoots and industry conventions on a regular basis, and by working with professional associates and on staff projects students can develop early career profiles on IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base).