Short Courses / Acting
Screen Acting Over 35s - Level 1
10 weeks / Mondays
This practical ten-week course introduces students to the processes involved in successful screen acting and developing confidence in front of the camera.
Overview
Participants will learn the differences between what is effective on stage versus the demands of the screen. As well as developing strategies for meeting the demands of screen acting, students will become more familiar with the filming process, acting for camera, the equipment and roles of the crew members including the terminology used.
The course will allow each participant to experience the fundamentals of screen acting technique, such as hitting marks, staying in your light, finding the light in a tracking shot, working with sound crew and continuity as well as dispelling some of the myths surrounding the process of screen acting.
The course will begin with camera-based classes that are designed to show students how the camera can aid a performance rather than hinder it.
Suitable for aspiring actors who are interested in screen acting, film acting and acting for beginners classes.
How to book...
- You can book directly through the BOOK NOW button above
- You can also pay in instalments via Klarna - contact shortcourses@thelir.ie to receive a payment link
About the tutor
Sarah-Jane Scott is an actor and writer from Tuam, County Galway, working across screen, theatre and radio in both the English and Irish languages.
She studied Drama and Theatre Studies at Queens’ University, Belfast and then trained as an actor at the Oxford School of Drama. She spent a decade working as an actor in London, before returning to Ireland to start making her own work, as well as continuing to act.
Screen credits include: Going Dutch (Fox Entertainment), Fidil Ghorm (Ann McCabe, TG4 Cine 4, Abú Media), The Bright Side (Ruth Meehan, Playground Films),
Rose Plays Julie (Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor, Samson Films), Stay ( Wiebke von Carosfeld, Samson Films), The Marijana Method (Gabby Best, Wildseed Studios),
Art Is... (Barry Bliss, New Troy).
Theatre includes: A Day In May By Colin Murphy, National Theatre London, Shakespeare’s Globe, Polka Theatre, DryWrite, Tonic Theatre, Nabokov and Fevered Sleep.
Her own work includes: short film GHOSTED (2023, Screen Ireland Actor As Creator, directed by Jeda De Brí, Winner Spirit of The Festival at The Dublin International Comedy Film Festival) which she wrote, starred in and executive produced, enjoyed a national and international festival run. Her one-person play APPROPRIATE (Winner, Summerhall Lustrum Award, Edinburgh Fringe; Winner, Spirit of the Festival, New York First Irish Festival) is in development as a feature film with EZ films.
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The full course fee is payable as acceptance of an offer of a place on the course.
Any withdrawals before the course start date, irrespective of circumstances, will result in the forfeiture of the entire fee.
Please note, acceptance onto the course is at the discretion of The Lir Academy. If The Lir Academy feels for whatever reason that a participant is not suitable for the course, they will not be accepted. All decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
Any refunds will be processed within 28 days of notice.
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“I wasn’t sure what to expect, coming from a theatre background. I was surprised with how much I learned about screen acting vs theatre.”
Jack