Learner Name – Learner Number – Hinchingbrooke School 22203 An Actor’s Life for Me! BTEC L3 Extended Certificate in Performing Arts [Acting] Unit 2; Developing Skills and Techniques for Live Performance Feel free to change the design of these slides, some parts will take up more than one slide. You can also add your own slides. When you present this, it needs to take 15 minutes so ensure you have the detail required for this. Please do not copy and paste information and make a note of your sources for the webography at the end. Remember that the internet is a good source but not the only one; newspapers, TV shows, people with experience and books can also be useful. Also remember to only used reputable sources (Wikipedia is not a reputable source). Also use photos and make this look as jazzy as you like! Learner Name – Learner Number –

How do you get into Theatre School? Research the qualifications / requirements for getting into a theatre school and how they vary between institutions (give examples).

Foundation courses, btec diploma Research the alternatives to a full degree by telling us about Foundation Courses and BTEC diplomas; what are they and where can you do them? What’s the difference to a BA?

THEATRE SCHOOL AUDITIONS Research the alternatives to a full degree by telling us about Foundation Courses and BTEC diplomas; what are they and where can you do them? What’s the difference to a BA?

Embed video about getting into acting school Find your video online Click insert (banner above) Click Video (third icon from right) Click ‘online video’ Copy and paste the full web address into ‘from a video embed code’ Research the alternatives to a full degree by telling us about Foundation Courses and BTEC diplomas; what are they and where can you do them? What’s the difference to a BA?

LIFE AT THEATRE SCHOOL Add information about what happens during a typical day at theatre school, what are the hours like? What things are studied? For how long? You can use theatre school websites to find out more about this.

Student case study Find a case study of a student talking about what theatre school life is like. You can embed another video here or write out a timetable, you can also quote from them.

SHOWCASES What is an end of course showcase? Who attends them and what sorts of things happen?

EQUITY Research the actor’s union ‘equity’ – what is it? What does it do for actor’s? How do you join?

AGENTS What is an acting agent? What do they do? What are the rules of having one and who are the best in the business? Add examples.

LIFE OF AN ACTOR What is it like to be a professional theatre actor? What sorts of hours or working conditions do they experience?

LIFE OF AN ACTOR What are the good things and what are the challenges about being a professional theatre actor? How do actors cope with these challenges? Can you find any videos with advice for actors to embed? What do you think are the best and worst things about this job?

CASE STUDY – BIO, TRAINING, ADVICE AND NOTABLE WORK Choose a well known theatre actor (could also do film acting but has to have done theatre work) to case study. Find out all about how they got into the profession, how and where they trained, how they became well known and what their famous works are. Finding interviews with your actor will be very useful, you can embed interviews and photos as part of your case study.

Bibliography Add all of your sources here, please ensure you copy and paste the full web address and not just it’s name (e.g. ‘BBC website’).