DRA 135 Acting for the Camera I

Lecture: 1 Lab: 4 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course provides an applied study of the camera actor’s craft. Topics include commercial, dramatic, and print performance styles. Upon completion, students should be able to explore their creativity in on-camera performance.

This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

Course is typically offered in Spring.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At completion of the course, the student should be able to do the following:

Interpret challenges, demands, and rewards inherent to acting in front of a camera through in-class activities and written analysis.
Demonstrate relaxation technique(s) for on-camera acting through in-class activities and written articulation.
Implement logistical aspects of acting for the camera including hitting marks, eye-lines, and reducing extraneous movement in close-up through in-class activities and critique.
Compare performances in film and television by identifying style and genre components through performance-based and written assignments.
Perform a monologue or scene, demonstrating efficacy of techniques synthesized from in-class work and reading.