Journalism & Mass Communication
(UGC Approved Degree Courses)

Duration : 1 YearEligibility : 10+2

Batch Starting: 15th May, 2012 Apply Online

Film & TV Acting The dictionary meaning of the word "Acting" is pretending, an intended action or deed and the occupation and work of an Actor. From time immemorial, human beings have possessed the ability to imitate gestures, expressions, voices and actions of others. In Greek drama, initially there was no concept of an individual performance and the entire "play" consisted of large choruses describing (telling) actions and deeds of various characters in the third person. Today, it is hard to imagine that there was ever a time when no 'actors' existed. What we see instead is a world which treats acting as one of the finest art forms and loves certain actors so much, that they are called Superstars.

The glitz and the glamour not withstanding, acting is a profession that requires serious application and training. Film and Television acting is a further specialized field and quite different from theatrical acting. It is an art that not only requires its own skill but also requires a larger understanding of the cinematic art form. In the Acting Course at Pran's Media Institute, we try to hone the skills as well as recondition the minds of the students so that they may perform to the best of their abilities.

SYLLABUS

• An overview of film & television production techniques and practices. The techniques of verbal communication.
• Good and pleasing voice.
• Clear and attractive speech
• Feelings for the words.
• Skills in the use of language.
• Lessons in music
• Expressive use of movement- sense of pace, timing and style.
• Expressive use of body postures & facial expressions.
• Exercise for relaxation and concentration.
• Nurturing the acting talent, imagination, improvisation, empathy, emotion and emotional memory,
• retentive memory, sensory memory.
• Scene study.
• Play back.
• Practicals in choreography.
• Exercise in anchoring, interviewing, news reading and pantomime
• Exercises in acting for the Camera.
• Instructions on make-up and dressing- up for the show.
• Participation in the production of a number of non-fictional and fictional television programmes.