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Text- Acting for the Camera by Tony Barr

Resources-

• Acting for Film  [electronic resource] by C. Haase
• Acting in Film : An Actor's Take on Movie Making by M. Caine
• Acting in Industrials: The Business of Acting for Business by W. Steele
• The Actor and the Camera by M. Taylor
• The Camera Smart Actor by R Brestoff
• Film and Television Acting by  I. Bernard
• How to Stop Acting by H. Guskin
• The Power of the Actor by Ivana Chubbuck
• Professional Acting in Television Commercials: Techniques, Exercises, Copy, and Storyboards by P. Dougan
• Secrets of Screen Acting  by P.Tucker
• Starting Your Film Acting Career [videorecording]
• You Can Work on Camera: Acting in Commercials and Corporate Films
  by J. Wolfe and B. McDonough  

Course Schedule- Specific Criteria on LMS (My Campus) & In Class

1/9 - Introduction to Course, Film Program, Participants; Spring Film Projects; Developing a Christian Acting for Camera Philosophy; Talent  & Film Resumes

1/23- Chapters 1-6; Prepare for Auditions; develop talent & crew resumes

1/30- Cru Film Kick-Off & Audition Workshop (Headshot, Resumes, Slates, Cold-Reading, Working with a Reader)

2/6 - On-Camera Auditions

2/13- Chapters 7-10; Discuss Acting on Set, Camera Shots; On-Camera Exercises
                
2/20- Participate in Cru Film Shoot; Attend Film Shoot Training  Sessions   

2/27- No class due to film shoot
 

 3/5 - Mid-Term Exam , Study Guide on My Campus  
 

3/12- Spring Break
 

3/19- Chapters 11-14; Imagination, Role not Lines, Preparation, Facts, Conditions; Bring Movie Scenes, Select & Discuss Scene/s for Rehearsals

3/26 - Chapters 15- 19; Rhythm, Change, Dynamics, Movement, Need, Selectivity; Rehearse On-Camera Scene/s Off-Book
 
4/2- Personalization,  Perform Scene/s on Camera

4/9- Read rest of the textbook and film scene/s off book 

4/16- Bring final scene/s to rehearse
         
4/23- Film Final Scenes   

Semester Project- Work on a film.

Objectives- Students will read from the required text and will be prepared for class discussions and activities. Students will prepare and act for the camera. Students will demonstrate effective film acting skills.

• Students will prepare a professional headshot/resume.
• Students will audition for a film project.
• Students will demonstrate effective film acting skills in a range of film genres.
• Students will demonstrate effective team work with directors, cast, and crew.
• Students will produce and communicate a film acting philosophy.
• Students will prepare and present a final film acting project.

Grading- One fourth of the final grade is based on the following: attendaence, class participation, academic integrity, activities, and assignments. One fourth of the final grade is based on quiz and examination grades. One fourth of the final grade is based on grades for scene acting throughout the semester. One fourth of the final grade is based on the final project.

Specific Criteria on LMS (My Campus) & In Class

Extra Credit for Special Event Participation-
Students can receive extra credit for participation in events from the following categories. They are personal marketing workshops, laboratory performances,
productions (on or off campus), and/or Humanities programs/events (see calendar).
 

Appropriate Dress-  Modest Clothing,  no hats or flip-flop shoes

Please do not use Electronic Devices (smart phones for texting, laptops etc.)  during class discussions and presentations.

Teaching Philosophy- See http://www.dianehoward.com/phil.prac.contrib.htm

This class will adhere to Student Policies and Standards as set forth in the UMHB Student Handbook.
 

Online Screenplays for Class Exercises-
 

·     Daily Script
Provides a collection of movie scripts and screenplays.
www.dailyscript.com

·     Simply Scripts
Screenplays, transcripts, and partial scripts of old, current and soon to be release movies.
www.simplyscripts.com
 

·     ScriptCrawler
Offers movie and TV transcripts.
www.scriptcrawler.net
 

·     Movie-Page.com: Scripts
Large archive of movie screenplays in plain text or PDF format.
www.movie-page.com/movie_scripts.htm

·     Awesome Scripts and Screenplays
Read dozens of film scripts online.
www.awesomefilm.com

·     Screenplays-Online.de
Read over a hundred scripts online or join a screenplay-related discussion group.
www.screenplays-online.de

·     iScriptdb.com: Movie Review & Screenplay Database
Provides links to hundreds of screenplays.
www.iscriptdb.com

      Weekly Script
Formerly The Daily Script. Listing of movie and television screenplays and transcripts available on the Internet.
www.weeklyscript.com

·     All Movie Scripts
Offers movie scripts and screenplays in PDF format.
www.allmoviescripts.com

·     Hollywood Script Readers' Digest
Showcases synopses of unproduced screenplays and TV series proposals.
www.screenscripts.com

·     Colin's Movie Monologue Page
Multitude of movie monologues.
www.whysanity.net/monos

·     Screenplays for You
Read hundreds of movie scripts online.
www.sfy.ru

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