Talent Casting (Classroom and Synchronous E-Learning)
About This Course
This course focuses on the process of conducting auditions to select talent for various production needs, emphasising creative considerations and talent requirements. Participants will learn to identify specific acting needs for main characters, narrators, voice-over artists, and supporting roles. The module covers various acting techniques, styles, and improvisation methods based on scripts. Participants will explore different audition and selection processes, understand commercial and aesthetic criteria for selecting talent, and methods for identifying emerging talents and marketability.
Through practical exercises, participants will review and implement appropriate audition processes, create and evaluate talent briefs, and conduct interviews and auditions. The module also emphasises assessing the strengths and weaknesses of performers and their overall impact on production quality.
What You'll Learn
- Review and select appropriate audition or selection processes for the production
- Provide input on talent briefs and suggest alternatives
- Conduct interviews and auditions with talent, narrators, and voice-over artists
- Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of talent
- Assess the performer's impact on the production
Entry Requirements
- Minimum Age: 18
- Academic Requirement: Obtain Pass Grade in GCE O-Level subjects including at least B4 for English (or IELTS overall band score 6.5 and above or equivalent) and 2 other subjects or equivalent
- Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements may still apply and will be considered based on: At least 1 year working experience in any industry; and/or English language proficiency assessment (written and/or oral) by Singapore Media Academy to determine suitability for the course