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Professional Actor Diploma
Program Overview
The Professional Actor Diploma program is a state-of-the-art hybrid of classic, core acting techniques, emergent cutting-edge skills, and business training that prepare students for professional careers in live-action and voice over performance for film, television, commercials, animation, video games, podcasts, and other emergent media. These 6-months create the skills and knowledge required for a lifetime career.
Learning Objective
Successful graduates will be able to dissect and identify the structural elements of a script. They will be able to access variations on command through grounded
performances and presence exercises. They will have greater control of their body and voice so they can create different characters and sounds through the different physical resonators and positions. Students will be able set, measure, and reset short term and long-term goals to ensure ongoing creative and professional progress.
Admission Requirements
To qualify for Story Institute programs applicants must have a strong work ethic and an insatiable willingness to learn. Applicants will be interviewed by a Director or member of the school’s admissions team where they will have an opportunity to exhibit their ability to take direction and showcase their preparation abilities via a prepared audition piece and written or video essay based on assigned homework for the interview. This program requires applicants to have graduated from grade 12 (or equivalent) or being 19 years of age before the start of classes. Applicants must be able to pass the IELTS test with a minimum overall score of 6.5, with a minimum score of 6.0 in each category for the Academic test.
Learn from Professionals
Curriculum
March 29th, 2021 to Sept 24th, 2021
Sept 27th, 2021 to March 26th, 2022
Term 1 - 12 weeks
Creating Successful Habits
Personal Budgeting
Casting Process
Unions
Agents
Social Media
Industry Guest Speakers
Creating Your Own Work
Accepting Offers
Committing
Conflict
Subtext
Audition vs Performance
Active Listening
Raising the Stakes
Environment
Finding Your Voices
Expanding Your Range
Vocal Care
8 Tones of Selling
Walla
Narration
Taking Direction
Personalizations
Grounding
Goals
Identifying Beats
Emotional Accessibility
Goals
Results & Emotions
Relationships
Character Building
Goals
Results
Emotions
Assertions
Tactics & Obstacles
Personalizations
Relationships
The Types of Time
Term 2 - 12 weeks
Headshots
Multiple Revenue Streams
Visas & Green Cards
Set Roles
Industry Guest Speakers
Agent Submission Prep
Show Reel Preparation
Actor Materials
Simplify & Specifiy
Primal Motivations
Taking Direction
Finding the Fun
Archetypes
Status
Animal Work
How to Build a Show
Voice matching
Working with Beeps
What’s Not on the Page
Expanding Range
Archetypes
Building a Home Studio
Multiple Revenue Streams
VO Demo Creation
Conflict
Emotional Change
Subtext
Creating Business
Animal Work
Moment Before
Finding the Fun
Performance
Character
Betrayed Expectations
Eyelines
Preparing Multiple Scenes
Research
What’s Not on the Page
Props & Wardrobe
Creating Your Demo
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Tuition
Professional Actor Diploma-
Credential: Diploma
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480 hours
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Mon thru Friday 4 hours a day
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Spring 2021 pricing, price goes up for Fall intake