They also draw upon their own personal experiences to write text and examine sub-text. Voice and Voice-Over Students learn the fundamentals of vocal technique, speech sounds, singing, dialects, and dialect reduction. This course includes the basics of hits, slaps, falls, dance, and physical characterizations for the camera. This guest lecture and screening series provides the student with a comprehensive overview of the film and television industry from the creative to the technical. Lecture subjects may include directing, cinematography, editing, set etiquette, film language, the business of acting, make-up and other film disciplines.
Students also attend the Vancouver International Film Festival.
Prerequisites Previous acting experience is preferred. Students must be mature, dedicated and willing to approach the craft and technique of acting for film and television with honesty, bravery and commitment. This material may include short video, film and animation projects and a voice-over audition tape. A public screening of student work is presented at the end of the program. Instructors VFS Acting instructors have extensive experience in the film and television industry.