NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FILM AND FINE ARTS

MEMBER OF NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE , GOVT.OF INDIA & AFFILIATE TO THE FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES OF INDIA

35A, TOWN SHEND ROAD, BHAWANIPUR, KOLKATA-700025, WEST BENGAL

ESTD.-1990

FILM ACTING

STAGE & FILM ACTING (ENTRY LEVEL)

DIPLOMA COURSE

COURSE DURATION: 24 MONTHS

CLASS: TWICE IN A WEEK (THEORY: 1:30 HRS.

PRACTICAL: 3:00 HRS)

FIRST SEMESTER

  • Theory of Acting
  • Preparation of Actors Media
  • Voice Production
  • Improvisation (Basic)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • Advanced Improvisation
  • Body Preparation
  • Stage Acting Practice on Classical/Historical & Modern Drama

THIRD SEMESTER

  • Film Acting Orientation
  • Method of Film Acting
  • Workshop on Film Acting
  • Shooting Practical

FOURTH SEMESTER

  • Advanced Workshop on Methodical Acting
  • Practice of Playback Singing (Lip Synch)
  • Dubbing Practice
  • Shooting Practical
  • Diploma Film Shooting

ADVANCED ACTING (Semi Professional)

12 months certificate course

FIRST SEMESTER

  • Theory of Acting.
  • Analysis of Film & Film Acting.
  • Workshop on Voice production.
  • Basic Improvisation on Background Music, Effect sound and light.
  • Shooting practical.
  • Workshop on body preparation.

SECOND SEMESTER

  • Lens acting method.
  • Monologue Practice.
  • Duet Acting Practice.
  • Work on Short film project.
  • Sketching of a character.
  • Shooting practical.

Facilities -

  • Facilities to Act in a Diploma Film, duration of 5 to 7 minutes. Directed by the final year Direction students.

ADVANCED ACTING (Professional)

18 months certificate course

FIRST SEMESTER

  • Theory of Acting.
  • Analysis of Film & Film Acting.
  • Workshop on Voice production .
  • Basic Improvisation on Background Music, Effect sound and light.
  • Shooting practical.
  • Workshop on body preparation.
  • Project film work as an actor

SECOND SEMESTER

  • Lens acting method.
  • Monologue Practice.
  • Duet Acting Practice.
  • Work on Short film project.
  • Sketching of a character.
  • Shooting practical.
  • Project film work as an actor

THIRD SEMESTER

  • Advanced Characterization.
  • Shooting practical (Advanced)
  • Dubbing Practice.
  • Lip Synchronization.
  • Final Project Work.

Facilities -

  • Own show rill variety of Acting scene and lip synchronization.
  • Facilities to Act in a diploma Film, duration of 05 to 15 minutes, directed by the final year direction students.

METHOD ACTING WORKSHOP

A Method Acting workshop focuses on deep psychological immersion, teaching actors to use personal emotions and sensory memory to create authentic performances. Based on the techniques of Konstantin Stanislavski and Lee Strasberg, the training includes intense relaxation, emotional recall, sensory exercises, and script analysis to inhabit a character truthfully.

Core Components of a Method Acting Workshop

  • Relaxation Exercises: Crucial for freeing the body and mind from tension, allowing actors to connect with genuine emotional life rather than forcing emotion. This often involves physical movement exercises to release tension from head to toe.
  • Sensory Exercises (Sense Memory): Actors learn to recall and reproduce physical sensations (smell, touch, sight, taste) from their past, enabling them to react realistically to an imaginary environment (e.g., imagining a hot day in a cold studio).
  • Affective Memory (Emotional Memory): A cornerstone of the Lee Strasberg method, this involves recalling specific emotional experiences from an actor's own life to unlock genuine feelings for a scene's emotional requirements.
  • Substitution and Personalization: Techniques used to substitute characters or situations in the script with people or experiences from the actor's own life to create authentic responses.
  • Private Moments: An exercise where actors perform everyday actions on stage — often actions they would do only alone — to build comfort and natural behavior in front of an audience.
  • Scene Study and Script Analysis: Analyzing scripts to identify a character's motivations, objectives, and the "through-line" of action.
  • Improvisation: Used to discover natural behavior and the character's subconscious goals.

Workshop Structure and Intensity:

  • Routine : weekly class of three hour workshop based.
  • Duration : Eight months Certificate course in method acting.
  • Focus : It emphasizes "living the role" rather than just acting it.
Workshops are designed to train the actor’s instrument (voice, body, mind) to create genuine behavior, often involving emotional memory, sensory training, and character work to reach a profound level of realism.

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