Acting and presenting to the camera
Acting in front of the camera Discover what acting and technical skills are needed for camera work on Acting for camera stage 1, You can extend your current skills and increase your chance of success on Acting for camera stage 2.
If you have some experience of screen acting but still feel nervous in front of a camera, Advanced camera work will help you to improve your confidence. You will be working with an experienced tutor with hundreds of hours of screen acting experience and a gifted camera, light and sound technician.
View student performance videos and a gallery of images below from our Acting for camera courses.
TV presenting
Learn how to present to camera read autocue, memorise a piece to camera, interview and talk to time on our intensive weekend TV presenting for beginners course.
Here's what other students say about these courses:
"I wish I had done this course 10 years ago!" - Acting for camera stage 1
"It gave me a good grounding in the technical aspects necessary for camera acting." - Acting for camera stage 1
"Very intensive but appropriately challenging and professional – Excellent!" - Advanced Camera Work
"Very rich and deep: I will be poring over the material for a long time." - Advanced Camera Work
"The equipment we use is very good. I am extremely grateful that we are able to work with such quality equipment and experienced people who guide us through using them." - Find your way in TV presenting
Acting for camera student performances
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