ACTING FOR THE CAMERA
Focuses on the principles of acting for the camera including industry terms, auditioning techniques, and acting techniques for film/television, industrials, and commercials. Learn tools for script analysis, character development, and on-camera performance which will be recorded and critiqued in class.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: THEATRE 250 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate the basic vocabulary, etiquette, and procedures involved in acting for the camera. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop text analysis skills and implement research into performance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Expressively perform for the camera through active listening, reacting, subtext, and business. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply the necessary adaptations in acting techniques from the stage to the screen. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Exhibit critical on-camera audition skills. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify the various production roles of on-camera and “behind the camera” personnel. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate the basic vocabulary, etiquette, and procedures involved in acting for the camera. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop text analysis skills and implement research into performance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Expressively perform for the camera through active listening, reacting, subtext, and business. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Apply the necessary adaptations in acting techniques from the stage to the screen. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Exhibit critical on-camera audition skills. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Identify the various production roles of on-camera and “behind the camera” personnel. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027