How to Audition for Film and TV
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Fall 2013

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Level: Undergraduate
Division: The New School for Public Engagement
School: School of Undergraduate Studies
Department: Visual and Performing Arts
Course Number: NACT 3342
Course Format: Studio
Location: NYC campus
Permission Required: No
Topics:
  • Acting
  • Performance Movement
  • Performing Arts
Description:
Success as an actor requires learning how to audition successfully. This course teaches auditioning techniques applicable to all types of film and television roles: feature films, short films, commercials, soap operas, television dramas, and sitcoms. The basics of film acting are reviewed, but the emphasis on cold reading, script and character analysis, and other audition preparations. Tips for getting auditions are also part of the discussion. Scripts used in real film and television auditions are provided by the instructor.