Acting and presenting to the camera
Do you want to learn to act on screen or present a TV programme? Whether you're a beginner or have some experience acting or presenting to a camera, you will find a course which is right for you at City Lit. Acting in front of the camera - Enrolment for a September 2010 start will begin in July 2010
Discover what acting and technical skills are needed for camera work on Acting for camera stage 1, or Introduction to screen acting . 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 or learn how to present to children on our Childrens TV presenting 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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