Unit 7 Presentation

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By Gracie Lee

UNIT 7 -Preparing for progression

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In this presentation I will be exploring my possiblities and talking about Unis/drama schools I would to attend in the future.

no.3URDANG

Personal Satement

no.2Mountview

Units

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no.1royal central school of speech + drama

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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Acting (Musical Theatre), BA

a glimpse of Central:

ADDRESS Eton Avenue, London, NW3 3HY, UK

Central’s BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre) degree course provides you with the skills to work in classical and contemporary theatre, musicals, feature film, television and radio. Throughout the course, you will explore acting through a range of contemporary approaches to sung and spoken voice, movement and dance.

Intensive musical theatre training with the emphasis on acting Extensive engagement with industry professionals External performance opportunities/collaboration with artists, theatre companies and producers 3 years full-time, and students are entitled to full Equity status upon graduation

This Course offers:

YEAR 3:

YEAR 1:

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Again, the tutition fee is £9,250 along-side extra expenses. However, they offer many different bursaries and scholarships.

FEES + FUNDING:

Information:

STRUCTURE:

Full-time schedule in acting fundamentals, acting through song/singing (incuding 1:1 singing lessons), ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, clowning, text anyalysis, musical theatre repoitre, etc. Undertake performance projects that include Russian + British heritage.

Performance projects that include many different genres + proffesional preperation. Perform in public production book musical alongside final year students. Skills are further explored + enhance creativity.

Public production performances, West end industry showcase, acting for camera and radio training. Also, working with proffesional creatrive teams.

APPLICATION + DEADLINE:

The applications open in September and close on the 31st of January.

To apply you are required to have: -They aren't too fussed about GCSE's.-64 UCAS points.-They accept a range of qualifications, A-levels, BTEC's, T-levels and many more.Alongside all these, in the auditions process they want to see: -Evidence of real commitment to acting.-Knowledge of range theatrical forms/genres,-Experienced gained in post-education.

what are they looking for?

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ADDRESS 120 Peckham Hill Street London SE15 5JT

Mountview

Study takes place over three 12-week terms a year for three years. Students work in small classes and receive over 25 hours of direct teaching time each week, including one-to-one singing lessons.

BA (Hons) Performance - Musical Theatre

a glimpse of mountview:

Mountview aren't looking for specfic traits in students however they just want to see that you are committed to everything you do and prepared to do anything that is thrown at you/long hours/intense.

YEAR 3:

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Again, the tutition fee is £9,250 along-side other expenses like dance wear - £250 per year, headshots - £350 (year 3), etc.

FEES + FUNDING:

Information:

STRUCTURE:

Realism projects, ensemble work, song + dance projects.Various dance genres, singing, a lot of improvising, research, Alexander technique, etc.

Book musicals and bespoke text, reflecting on acting practice.Further dance classes, singing, stage combat, musicianship, career development, audition techniques, etc.

Three public performances, industry showcase, TV showreel, recorded voice reel, etc. Down to three strict dance catergorys and improving skills to full extent.

APPLICATION + DEADLINE:

The applications open in September and close on the 31st of January.

To apply you are required to have: Addmission onto course is by audition and previous academic qualifications are not essential. However, the following are desirable:-Five passed GCSE's -BTEC with atleast a merit grade

TALENT

POTENTIAL

DISCIPLINED

COMMITTED

AMBITION

HARDWORKING

PERSONALITY

uRDANG look for students with:

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ADDRESS Urdang, The Old Finsbury Town Hall, Rosebery Avenue, London EC1R 4RP

URDANG - City, University of London

"Our triple threat programme offers you intensive specialist training in dance, singing and acting, equipping you with the skills needed for a career in the professional entertainment industry."

Professional Dance and Musical Theatre BA (Hons)

a glimpse of urdang:

YEAR 3:

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Like most University's, for 1 academic year the tutions is £9,250. They entire course is over 3 years so overall you would spend £27,750 just on the fee's to attend the school while spending on travel, food, etc as well. This increase will be 5% for each subsequent year of study.

FEES + FUNDING:

Information:

STRUCTURE:

In the first year you study all disciplines in order to develop your skills required for musical theatre and dance.

During second year, alongside the core modules, you may choose a more focused study track.

In third year, you continure your chosen track alongside the core modules.

Assesments:

Each module is assesed indipendantly and methods may include: End-of-semester exams Written assesments Oral and poster presentations Class tests Practical and performance assesments Project reports

APPLICATION + DEADLINE:

The applications open in September and close on the 31st of January.

To apply you are required to have: -GCSE-Atleast a 4 in Maths and English-80 UCAS points-EPQ-Contextual Offers

I am currently at City and Islington college (CANDI) where I study a UAL Level 3 performing and production arts diploma. So far, from this course, I have doubled in knowledge, but I still have a lot to learn about the industry. I would like to learn more in musical theatre, more singing lessons and how to cope with the lifestyle of being an actor. Since I started, I have improved greatly. Before college I did not have much experience in acting because I never had anywhere to peruse it (more dance), however I have developed not just as an actor but also as a person. My skills in ensemble work have improved, I am more open to working people I have not worked with before which has helped build my confidence up which I struggled with a lot in secondary. At my dance school we do annual shows and I have never felt stage-fright, but it felt different to act on stage at college, because you are putting yourself out there while thinking about a whole character you must maintain. I remember the first time I went to see a west-end show, I saw mamma-Mia, that was the moment I fell in-love of the thought of being a performer. Since I was young, I was always entertaining my family putting on small shows for them in the living room and singing songs, but over the years I became a bit more self-conscious, especially in year 8 onwards. Towards the end of secondary I decided I was going to make my own choice and focus on my passion for performing. I started going to dance 4 times a week, at home I found my own scripts and practised them in my free-time, and it was worth the time. Whenever I go to see a theatre show or if I am performing myself, I get motivation and a rush of feeling like this is what I am meant to do. Also, I come from a highly creative family, my uncles and grandad are musicians/actors, my mum is a DJ and writer/illustrator, so I have grown up being influenced by their creativity.

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PERSONAL STATMENT

In the past 2 years I have had various work-experience. Last year, I started work experience as an assistant teacher for the younger classes (reception-year 3) at my dance school, I am still doing this now as a job. This has helped me with working with younger children which I had not done before, and it has taught me to take control when needed and to be firm. I love the feeling of seeing how happy a student is when they finally get something right, it makes you feel successful in your skills. Also, recently at college I have volunteered at ‘Angel Shed’-Childrens Theatre Group, which is an inclusive drama group. I have gained a lot of new information about kids with disabilities. Over the 2023 summer holidays, I helped back-stage at one of Urdang’s show cases which was really fascinating to see how the university worked. While watching all the students on stage, I was holding myself back because all I wanted to do was get on the stage. At my dance school, throughout the 13 years I have been going there, we have done around 10 performances. For instance, we have done Annie, Little mermaid, Wizard of Oz and many more. I have been voted dance captain at my school, we do not go to competitions, but I just lead the counts and go through the choreography with the group if our teacher is busy. In secondary, I was head girl of my form because my class believed that I was somebody who can listen to everyone and take in their ideas/questions. Attending a drama school/university would make my choice of a performing career really feel real and not just something I do on the side. I am very eager to learn new skills and to see if I have what it takes to be in this industry.

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