BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen Bachelor's degree at East London

This module introduces you to a psychophysical Actor Training, linking imagination, mind, emotion and body. The module uses exercises and tasks which allow engagement with impulse, instinct, imagination, awareness of tension, enabling you to develop your own presence with a widening creative expression through both your body, voice and imagination.

This module explores a range of physical techniques to develop your skills in physical storytelling. As an actor you will need to be able to exert control of your physicality, demonstrating both the ability to inhabit the subtlety of characterisation and the more expressionistic and abstract forms used in physical theatre practice. Through a rigorous training of movement practices that reference diverse practitioners you will build on your physical, choreographic and compositional skills to crea

This module delves into camera and text essentials within a comprehensive project covering Introduction to Screen Acting, Actor and the Text and Digital Proficiency in Camera Play. Screen Acting sessions emphasise key technical principles for on-camera acting and individual filming projects exploring visual decoding of images. Text fundamentals classes prepare you for contemporary text-based rehearsals, culminating in scene sharing from one-person plays, fostering a multidisciplinary approach to

This module focuses on the application of techniques to classical and contemporary scene studies. You will explore the ways in which imaginative and creative processes lead into rehearsal and studio practice, developing your ability to approach characterisation, script analysis and performance. You will learn how to execute your creative work with awareness of professional standards as an emerging artist.

In this module you will apply progressive applications of acting technique in order to investigate character transformation. This will be evidenced in two strands: Auditioning for Television and Playing Shakespeare. In your Acting for Screen work you will take part in a series of screen technique sessions, arming you with the tools required for successful TV auditioning. In your Acting for Stage work, you will be introduced to the key techniques and principles for working with Shakespearean text

The module is split into two areas of study: Movement for actors: This component focuses on developing movement techniques that help actors embody their characters more fully. By understanding and refining their physicality, actors can make more intentional choices that enhance their performance. Through various methodologies, they will explore how movement influences character work and storytelling. Actors and filmmakers: This component provides a unique opportunity for you to develop your own

This module transforms the rehearsal room into a Laboratory, guiding you to experiment with scenes and enhance practical skills through advanced acting techniques, stage combat sessions and independent research. Prioritising 'living truthfully under imaginary circumstances,' the focus is on naturalism, emphasising techniques to establish believability when acting within a naturalistic scene and a scene involving combat. You will compare renowned acting approaches and collaborate in research grou

Over the course of this module, you will collaborate in groups to devise and develop your own script for a short fiction film. The module is taught via a series of practical workshops, where you will learn fundamental skills of screenwriting, including idea generation, story structure, character design, and how to write dialogue. The module is assessed through a portfolio of work which you will build throughout the module, culminating in a table read performance of your script.

Assessment: Portfolio of work culminating in a table read performance

This module builds on the skills developed in Actors Laboratory: Stage and gives you the opportunity to apply them to Acting for Screen. Emphasising the 'theatrical,' especially in situation comedy, it combines contemporary and classical acting techniques. Exploring genre evolution from the 20th to 21st centuries, practical sessions delve into advanced approaches, addressing the 'live audience' and on-camera techniques. Rooted in practitioner methodologies, sessions aim to transcend naturalism,

This module focuses on creating theatre for specific audiences. This might include schools, colleges, youth centres or other community settings. The emphasis is on devising and provides you with an opportunity to work as an ensemble to meet a particular brief. The module culminates in a tour of schools / colleges and focuses on developing industry level professional practice.

You will reflect on the success of the strategies that they employed to further develop your reflective skills, self-awareness, 'life style' and 'self-care' approaches and where necessary improve approaches. Having developed skills and understanding in the key developmental areas of competency, you will facilitate and produce projects and events for FUEL, a performance and production events microbusiness for the performing and creative arts, as defined by project briefs. You will have opportunit

In this module you will extend your exploration of creative practice in relation to people and places, communities and the public sphere. You will apply creative production work in your discipline with consideration of its connections to social and political issues. You will develop approaches to audiences and participants exploring the challenges of engaging diverse groups. Alongside professional creative activities you will further build understanding of ethical practice in relation to communi

In this module, you will apply your skills in real-world contexts that engage with the public sphere. Working as an ensemble, you will collaborate on a full-scale production, bringing a script to life while gaining hands-on experience in a professional theatre setting. This process will not only refine your performance abilities but also strengthen your industry connections, preparing you for the demands of a professional career in theatre.

In this module, you will bring your short film, developed in Term 1, from concept to completion. You will take full creative and logistical control, managing casting, location scouting, camera hire, and all aspects of production. Additionally, you will refine your post-production skills in preparation for the final screening at UEL Short Film Festival. Beyond technical proficiency, this module will strengthen your abilities in creative collaboration, facilitation, project management, and pro

In this module you will develop and apply advanced skills in professional creative activities to project work in your discipline. You will explore subject-specific methods of making, developing and presenting your work with close reference to industry standards. Projects may take the form of a public presentation, performance, installation, creative production, staged or site-specific performance, or event.

In this module you will use research methods to explore a chosen topic related to creative practice, developing a review of literature or relevant practice-research resources to build an independently defined project. This could be a film or stage project where you have control of the process and product. This is a practice-research approach in which you will undertake your research using making and doing in combination with reading, analysis and writing.

This module will build on the techniques learned in Mental Wealth and develop advanced skills and understanding of self-taping and digital self-promotion through a series of practical workshops, analytical discussions and a digital showcase distributed to industry professionals via the Spotlight Graduate Showcase. You will work with a range of different genres through both contemporary and classical scripts from TV and Film. You will consider your individual casting as an actor entrepreneur, inv

In this module, you will perform a full length play to a public audience. Supported by your tutors and peers, you will develop, refine, rehearse and publicly present work that showcases your skills and creativity. Having established skills, techniques and approaches throughout your degree, and in Final Performance Project 1, you will draw on these foundations.