PAB- 25/9/15- Acting CV's & Higher Education research

25/9/15- Acting CV's & Higher Education research

Acting CV are quite different from a conventional job CV. The CV must tell the casting director looking at it about the way you look (important for when casting a character), acting experience and skills and talents that may make you better equip to take on the roll than others. Unlike other CV's an Acting CV must include a photo. We looked at example and actual acting CV's and then I made my own:

Performing Arts Higher Education Institutions and Courses:
I looked at institutions and courses for performing arts in higher education and the courses that appealed to us. I began to look at a number of universities and drama schools that I would like to apply for in hope of studying a BA in Acting at one of them. In this lesson we made notes on such institutions so we could later put them into a presentation explaining why they appeal to us:

University of the Arts London (UAL):

• The BA in Acting at the Drama Center London  
• Highly prestigious and highly thought of in the professional acting world.
• Strong contacts with the acting profession, regular visits by practitioners, visiting professors and current directors. 
• Work closely and collaborate with other students of other courses at Drama Center London and Central Saint Martins, like the Directing Course and Film Making Courses.
• Highly career focuses and presents to Agents at their well- attended Agents' Showcase Events. 
• Study both classically and contemporary.
• Strong emphasis on screen! 
• Even while still doing the course students have secured prestigious professional roles on screen and on stage.
• Very prestigious acting alumni.   

I am interested in UAL because of its focus on screen acting for film and TV as well as the ability to collaborate with students from other courses to create a short film or be directed in a play for example. The prestigious reputation of the Drama Center and its amazing acting alumni like Tom Hardy, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan to name a few is also why I am drawn to it. As someone who wants to become and film and TV actor foremost UAL's BA in Acting seems like an amazing place due to its focus on screen acting, its connection with the professional acting world and its track record of graduates going on to be in film, television and in well-known theatre companies.

Rose Bruford College:

• Focused only on performance and technical aspects of theatre.
• They show public performances & Industry Showcases to agents and casting directors.
• Prestigious and well renowned BA Acting course.
• Students work with industry professionals and get the opportunity to put on shows at professional venues.
• Validated by the University of Manchester.
• Prestigious alumni and many graduates go on to work in highly regarded theaters and shows.
• The course covers and wide range of mediums, from stage to screen to voice acting.

Rose Bruford College is another well- known theatre institution that has produced many actors who went on to work in theatre, as well as television and film from the BA Acting course. This institution is one that would allow me to train as a professional actor and get the skills I needed in a prestigious place. The opportunity to work with professionals in the industry as well as being able to preform shows at professional venues is another amazing part of the College. While the course is well rounded it seems that much of the course is spent looking at stage and theatre work and less focus on TV and film, also the lack of collaboration with other students in other courses is again something that makes it less perfect for me and what I want to do. Yet Rose Bruford is an amazing acting institution and one I would be honored to be able to attend one day.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB):

• BA in Acting.
• Work collaboratively with students of other courses at the University like Directing, Film Making etc. 
• Highly creative University that allows you to excrement with other forms of creativity besides acting.
• Lessons divided up upon focus: Singing lessons,Voice lesson, Movement lessons etc. 
• Graduates have gone on to work in feature and independent films, television, regional theatre, touring theatre and the West End, voice-overs and teaching.
• Staff from different performance backgrounds.
• Third year of the course dedicated to performance. 

Arts University Bournmouth is a less well- known institution also offering a BA course in Acting. It allow collaborative work with other students doing Film Making and Directing courses and offers more focus on a wider range of acting styles like voice acting for example. Its graduates have gone on to work in film, television and theatre and would be a great and creative place for me to study at yet it lacks the connection to the professional world of acting.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama:

• BA in Acting.
• A prestigious institution.
• Emphasis on the professional world of acting.
• Central employs professional directors and invites a range of industry professionals to deliver talks and workshops.
• Students gain professional work while still on the course.
• Well-known and prestigious alumni.
• Well rounded course where students learn all the skills for on stage, on screen and other mediums.
• An institution almost completely focused on performance and theatre production.

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama prides its self on its links to the professional acting world employing professional directors and inviting a range of professionals in the industry to give talks and run workshops for the Acting BA class. They also have shows at which they invite members from the professional industry to see the work the students have put on. With a well rounded course that focuses on all aspects of acting including film, TV and theatre The Royal School of Speech and Drama have a huge and well- known acting alumni and graduates that now work in all areas of the industry hence why this institution appeals to me so much.