Film and television acting classes prepare students for the on-camera entertainment world, such as sitcoms, TV series, voice-overs, and film. Classes can involve specific lessons addressing camera and crew directions, how to appeal to a television viewer, how to improvise, and other specifics required to being an on-camera actor. Classes may also involve preparation for auditions.
Method acting classes teach the students specific methods for polishing their acting craft. The Stanislavski approach to acting, developed by Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski, inspired other acting methods from teachers such as Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner and Stella Adler. Each requires dedication and a realistic approach for understanding a character and making that character believable. The methods are applied to theater as well as film and television acting.
Classical acting classes are geared toward students wanting to learn Shakespearean and other historical acting theories and techniques. Classical acting classes may include instruction in voice dialect and projection, specific stage movement and gestures, history of the theater, lessons in dramatic literature, and how to perform stage combat, developing characters, and research. Classes may require reading and speaking the classical texts and plays such as Shakespeare.
Voice acting classes teach the art of the voice-over by improving or developing the voice skills of the actor. Voice acting classes may teach the student how to communicate more effectively, relay a certain attitude through his voice, and evoke emotion through the sound of his voice. Classes may teach a student how to develop many different voices, sustain the same voice for a long duration, and switch between various voices quickly. Voice-over work includes television, film, animation, commercials, cartoons and radio.