Acting for Camera and Voice

Program Description

As a student in ACV, you’ll learn the skills necessary to embark on an exciting and successful acting career. Your studies feature a unique blend of film/television and voice acting, supported by a strong foundation of stage techniques. You’ll also benefit from extensive studio experience in acting, movement, voice, acting-for-camera and voice-over acting. When you graduate, it’ll be with a full understanding of how to develop and research a role, how to utilize perspectives of modern-day acting techniques, and how to adjust your performances to suit the medium. To complement your artistic education, you’ll also gain knowledge in important business practices like business management, generating promotional websites and creating audio and video demo reels.

Admission Requirements

Program Eligibility:

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma with a majority of senior credits at the College Preparation (C), University Preparation (U) or University/College Preparation (M) level or Mature Student Status (age 19 or older)
• Grade 12 English ENG4(C) or ENG4(U)

Applicant Selection:

• In the case of over-subscription, additional selection criteria may be required.

Desirable:

• Grade 11 or 12 Performance Arts
• Basic computer skills including, Windows or Macintosh operating system, word processing (preferably Microsoft Word), spreadsheet software (Excel)

The Importance of Learning Skills:
Student success in college requires well developed learning skills (such as being able to work independently, participate in a team, be well-organized, develop good work habits, and show initiative). These skills are as important as prior academic achievement. While it is expected that applicants would have developed these skills through previous education and life experiences, Seneca offers support to assist students with further development of these important skills. Seminars, workshops and tutoring are available at Seneca's Learning Centres.

Your Career

Our four-semester Acting for Camera and Voice diploma program provides you with the skills and knowledge to succeed in many different parts of the entertainment industry. Upon graduation, you’ll have strong acting techniques to help you succeed in the industry and a solid set of business skills to manage your career. You’ll find opportunities to work as an actor in film, television, stage, voice-over narration, radio/TV commercials, and character voice work for animation and video games.

Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation, you’ll be well prepared to:

1. Collaborate in the planning and performance of recorded media projects to a professional standard in a range of roles, recorded in a variety of media.
    
2. Analyze and interpret scripts, storyboards and commercial copy.
    
3. Develop and apply a personal, positive creative process for the creation and performance of a believable character appropriate to the requirements of each media discipline.
    
4. Prepare for and deliver a believable performance appropriate to the recorded media discipline, in particular convey character to the camera with appropriate emotional depth and clarity.
    
5. Maintain a character’s physical and emotional continuity over the course of production.
    
6. Work effectively with agents, casting directors, producers, directors and film crews.
    
7. Describe the roles and hierarchy of “infront- of-the-camera” and “behind-thecamera” workers in the film and television industry.
    
8. Develop strategies for ongoing personal development (emotional intelligence, team building, peer respect and communication skills) and professional development (lifelong learning) to enhance work performance and opportunities, and to maintain currency with industry demands and new technologies encountered in the industry.
    
9. Effectively employ improvisational skills for problem solving.
    
10. Using creativity and imagination demonstrate through individual performance their understanding of character development and scene awareness and how it affects the overall production structure.
     
11. Evaluate his or her place within the entertainment industry and develop the appropriate career strategies and contacts.
     
12. Outline and demonstrate the entrepreneurial and business skills needed by actors in the entertainment industry.
     
13. Create dialects and make adjustments to the voice for various mediums by utilizing all components of the speaking voice and manipulating each of these components as required to achieve the desired result.

Curriculum

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