Diploma - Acting for Media

2 years: Duration

19,760 CAD/year: Price

Rolling admission: Start

Rolling admission: Deadline

Diploma: Degree

Campus: Format

Toronto / Canada: Location

George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology: School

Program description

The Acting for Media curriculum includes training in areas other than film and television acting, such as acting technique, movement, voice, and script analysis. Through screen characterisation, on-camera experience, and audition etiquette and standards, students will learn to articulate themselves. Students who complete the program will have a solid understanding of the industry, including its history, structure and hierarchy, and professional standards. Workshop simulations, on-camera exercises, voice-over demos, green-screen training, and motion-capture suit training prepare students to be great actors in the field.

Because of technical improvements in the film industry, performers are being asked to play characters in novel and exciting ways. Students will gain a fundamental understanding of new technologies such as phonography and immersive environments.

Selection of Students

Enrollment is limited to ensure that each student receives adequate personal attention. Admission is competitive, depending on audition and question results. To be promoted to the next semester, you must have a minimum academic standing as well as passing grades in acting.

Program structure

Semester 1

Basics of Acting
Movement I
Actor as Artist I
Speech I
Improvisation
Mise-en-Scène & Film Structures
College English

Semester 2

Acting for the Camera
Movement II
Actor as Artist II
Speech II
Meisner Technique
Combat for Film I

Semester 3

Scene Study I
Movement III
Character Study
Speech III
Business Skills for Actors
Combat for Film II

Semester 4

Audition Techniques
Writing for Actors
New Technology Acting
Voice-over Characterization
Scene Study II
Promotional Preparation and Entrepreneurship

Price

Base tuition fee (for two semesters - 1 year):

19,760 CAD for international students

Additional fees:

Application Fee - 110 CAD
Incidental Fees (student ID, student association membership, etc) - 2,000 CAD
Mandatory Health Insurance - 790 CAD for 1 year coverage
Audition fee - 50 CAD

Requirements for applicants

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent
grade 12 English (C or U)
questionnaire
audition*

*All applicants who meet the academic requirements will receive an invitation to a Zoom audition. Potential students are to present one monologue and one scene from pre-selected choices set out by the College. Both selections must be memorized.

English language proficiency

George Brown English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Program - Level 8;
IELTS (Academic) - 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band;
TOEFL - 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band;
Duolingo English Test - 105;
MELAB - 80;
PTE (Academic) - 54, overall minimum, 50 in each skill band;
CAEL - 60 (overall);
Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - 169 or more (with no individual skill below 162).

About the university

George Brown College opened its doors in 1968, welcoming just over 2,000 students.

Since then, full-time student population has grown to more than 30,000. People come to George Brown from across the Greater Toronto Area, the country and the world to develop the skills and gain the real-world experience needed to succeed in the workplace. Since 2004, under current President Anne Sado’s leadership, George Brown has more than doubled in size, broadened international partnerships and increased commitment to strengthening the cultural, economic and social fabric of Toronto.

About George Brown College

The college located in Toronto, Canada. It has three campuses - Casa Loma, St.James, Waterfront, other locations where students attend classes and Student Residence.

George Brown College educates a blend of theory and hands-on experience, prioritizes real-world learning and provides students with opportunities to work alongside industry professionals in applied research and fields education opportunities. Its industry partnerships mean students get the latest trends and tech they can expect in the field. The college offers 170 programs in 7 centers. They include Art, Design and Infromation technology, Business, Community Services and early childhood, Construction and Engineering technologies, Health Sciences, Hospitality and Culinary arts, Preparatory and liberal studies.

Experiental and work-integrated learning oportunities are availabale to students to take part in.