Where
Online + Pinewood Studios
Format
Weekday Evenings + Monthly Weekends
Outcome
Starring Role in a Short Film
Next Intake
September 2026 – August 2027
Fully Booked
May 2027 – April 2028
Applications Open
Course Highlights
Your Journey To
The Silver Screen
A 12-month professional screen acting programme for actors ready to stop training in isolation, and start building a real career.
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Film Industry Access
Most Actors Train.
Few Enter The Industry.
Many acting courses teach performance in isolation. Few show you how the industry actually works. At Actors Studio, training happens inside the film industry.
Industry Made.
Industry Ready.
Train with professionals working in film and television and develop the skills casting directors look for.
Work With Directors
Train with working film and television directors.
Learn how directors shape performance, communicate notes and guide actors through scenes — giving you the confidence to collaborate professionally on set.
Professional Film Sets
Learn the processes used in real productions.
Understand blocking, continuity, camera awareness and the rhythm of a working set.
The Language of Production
Actors who succeed on screen understand how Film & TV sets function.
You’ll learn how to work with cinematographers, sound teams and production crews — helping you move through productions with confidence and professionalism.
Bespoke Showreels
Hero. Or villain?
Over the 12 Month programme, you will film scenes in multiple genres, developing a growing body of professional showreel material that casting directors actually want to watch.
Cinematic Scenes.
Shot for the Big Screen.
Your scenes are filmed with cinema cameras, crafted lighting and carefully designed framing — creating footage that looks and feels like it belongs in film and television.
Scenes Filmed using Sony CineAlta Cameras.
Range That
Reveals You.
Explore contrasting characters, tones and genres across your scenes, giving casting directors a clear sense of your range and where you truly come alive.
Bespoke scripts written by award-winning writers.
Cut for
Casting.
Your showreel scenes are edited to highlight you.
Each cut is shaped around the strongest beats of your performance so the final footage works exactly as it should — putting your acting front and centre.
Professionally edited and colour graded deliverables.
Casting Ready
First impressions.
Done properly.
Your course includes professional headshots .
Three Cinematic
Headshot Looks.
Professional headshots are fundamental to showcasing your look on an Acting CV.
You’ll participate in a professional headshot shoot showcasing different looks, designed to represent you authentically and professionally.
Star In a Short Film
A lead role.
This time it’s you.
In the final month of the programme, training becomes production. You step onto set as the lead actor in a professionally produced short film, working with an industry director and full crew to bring a story to life.
Graduates of our 1 Year Screen Acting Programme took to the Red Carpet for the exclusive screening of two films at Pinewood Studios.
Red Carpet Screening Event
Award-Winning Talent
You will work alongside award-winning crews of industry professionals in various productions as you accumulate cinematic showreel material.
Apply your new skills on a professional set as you star in a short film.
A Marketing Tool for Success
You’ll lead in a short film which will be submitted to various film festivals, including the Cannes Short Film Corner.
Gain credibility with a leading role in a professionally produced film.
Premiere at Pinewood Studios
Attend top Film Festivals, including BFI and Raindance, included as part of your course providing an opportunity to network.
Get your acting work seen by the industry as you launch your brand.
Course Breakdown.
Your Year.
Behind The Scenes.
See the full progression of skills, shoots, and milestones that shape you into a working screen actor.
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Unit 1 - Fundamentals of Screen Performance
Unit 1: Introduction to Screen Acting
Amongst being able to define key screen acting terms you will apply the differences between stage and screen acting and develop on-camera presence in practical filming sessions.
Unit 2 - Physical & Vocal Screen Development
Unit 2: Physical and Vocal Screen Development
Having built the structure for performing on screen, Unit 2 will arm you with a unique skillset for bringing emotion to your performance, supported by psychological gestures, vocal delivery and physical freedom on set.
Unit 3 - Self-Taping & Auditioning
Unit 3: Self-Taping & Auditioning
This month is dedicated to not only teaching the foundational skills required for successful auditions but also to identifying and addressing the individual fallbacks or weaknesses that each student may have.
This self-awareness and targeted improvement will be crucial for your growth as an actor for future months of the course and enable tutors to provide more specificity in their direction.
Unit 4- Advanced Scene Analysis & Showreel Scene Filming
Unit 4: Advanced Scene Analysis & Showreel Scene Filming
Unlock the secrets of subtext in screenwriting enabling you to discover complex emotions and thoughts beyond the text of the script. Working with Director Sue Dunerdale, you will learn how to build upon overarching scene analysis by dissecting dialogue line by line, building specific subtext for every word of a character.
To support analysis of the text, you will introduce non-verbal communication and develop skills in improvisation, supported by character and story motivations; fundamental for successful auditions and fresh performance delivery on set.
Unit 5 - Critical Film Analysis & The Period Drama
Unit 5: Critical Film Analysis & The Period Drama
You will explore the history of film and discover how technological innovations have shaped the way films are made. You’ll also examine why certain films, filmmakers and technical contributions have had such a significant impact on the development of cinema.
You will also work on your physicality, exploring how to adapt your movement, posture and mannerisms for different periods and historical settings, helping you create authentic characters across a range of period dramas.
Unit 6- Principles of the Meisner Technique
Unit 6: Discovering the Meisner Technique
This unit introduces you to the fundamental principles of the Meisner Technique, helping you develop a more truthful, spontaneous and instinctive approach to acting. You will explore how to listen and respond truthfully to your scene partner, rather than simply planning or anticipating your next line.
Through practical exercises, you will work on being present, active listening, emotional truth, repetition and genuine responses, developing your ability to react naturally and authentically in the moment.
The aim is to help you move beyond simply “performing” a character and instead create believable behaviour and relationships that feel truthful and alive on camera.
Unit 7- The Chubbuck Technique
Unit 7: The Chubbuck Technique
Explore Ivana Chubbuck’s 12-step acting technique, focusing on how actors can use personal objectives, emotional connection and strong actions to create truthful, compelling performances.
Unit 8- Acting for Comedy & Showreel Scene Filming
Unit 8: Acting for Comedy
Comedy on screen requires precision, confidence and a strong understanding of timing. This unit explores how to create truthful, engaging comic performances without forcing the humour. Actors will develop the skills to respond naturally to the script, character and other performers while understanding how camera technique, pacing and direction can shape a comedic performance.
Unit 9- Shakespearean Verse Speaking & Monologue Filming
Unit 9: Shakespearean Verse Speaking & Monologue Filming
Explore Shakespeare through the language and text of the First Folio, then discover how his work is adapted for a contemporary screen audience. This unit will help actors move beyond simply “performing Shakespeare” to finding truthful, accessible and camera-ready performances while respecting the original text.
Unit 10 - American & RP: Essential Dialects for Professional Actors
Unit 10: Dialect & Accents On Screen
Expand your casting potential and ability to authentically portray characters from diverse backgrounds and regions with the asset of accents.
Through hands-on exercises, interactive workshops, and expert guidance from a dialect and accent coach, you will develop a keen ear for accents and learn the techniques necessary to convincingly embody characters with precision and authenticity.
These tools can be applied to any accent and help those who’s English is their second language improve on their delivery of dialogue in varying genres.
Unit 11 -Advanced Acting for Drama and Showreel Scene Filming
Unit 11: Advanced Acting for Drama and Showreel Scene Filming
Develop the precision, subtlety and adaptability required for professional screen acting. This unit explores how to create detailed, truthful performances while responding to the camera, other actors and the demands of a working set.
Month 9: Success On Screen - Audition Success
Unit 12: Short Film Production
Unit 12 is your film shoot. You step into the lead of a professionally made short film, working with an industry director and full crew to bring your character to life.
You’ll rehearse, block, and film like a working actor — then walk away as the star of a polished, professional short film ready to showcase your talent.
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