Is Drama School Necessary?
Thu, 3 July 2003, 07:57 amWalter Plinge13 posts in thread
Is Drama School Necessary?
Thu, 3 July 2003, 07:57 amHi I've been wondering about this for quite some time.
Is it necessary to get into a drama school to be an actor? I spend quite alot of time training myself and doing as much short films and plays as I can so I can put my theories into practice.
I go to paid classes I try to do as much as I can without going to Drama school because it is so hard to get in, so I try to learn as much as I can through my own endeavours. I am my own drama school.
People who don't get in are considered talentless, but I think if you let them affect you like this and give up your dream then you have lost eveything.
How important is Drama School? Is it the be all and end all of acting?
Me I don't think so, I think it all depends on your committment and effort you put in, but it would be nice to be in one.
What are your thoughts? Experiences?
Cheers
Is it necessary to get into a drama school to be an actor? I spend quite alot of time training myself and doing as much short films and plays as I can so I can put my theories into practice.
I go to paid classes I try to do as much as I can without going to Drama school because it is so hard to get in, so I try to learn as much as I can through my own endeavours. I am my own drama school.
People who don't get in are considered talentless, but I think if you let them affect you like this and give up your dream then you have lost eveything.
How important is Drama School? Is it the be all and end all of acting?
Me I don't think so, I think it all depends on your committment and effort you put in, but it would be nice to be in one.
What are your thoughts? Experiences?
Cheers
Re: Is Drama School Necessary?
Fri, 11 July 2003, 08:55 amWalter Plinge
I'm currently at an acting school and I'm finding that it's helping me to become a better actor. That said, I really think it depends on the type of course that you do and what you're looking for in it.
The course that I am doing is a non-university course and is more paractical based with just a few theory based subjects that cover things like 'planning strategies for acting as a business' which looks at legal/financial and other business related aspects that are important to know and analysing scripts (non-analytical analysis)....
But then again I do know some actors that have had no training that have been reasonably successful. What I would suggest is maybe looking at some courses to see what they offer and if what they offer could be of benefit to you... The biggest thing that I have found is that if you attend an acting/drama school you need to find one that will work for you, not just the one with the biggest name to it. And if you do decide to go that way ask for recommendations, ask students that are currently enrolled there or that studied there what they thought of the school.
The course that I am doing is a non-university course and is more paractical based with just a few theory based subjects that cover things like 'planning strategies for acting as a business' which looks at legal/financial and other business related aspects that are important to know and analysing scripts (non-analytical analysis)....
But then again I do know some actors that have had no training that have been reasonably successful. What I would suggest is maybe looking at some courses to see what they offer and if what they offer could be of benefit to you... The biggest thing that I have found is that if you attend an acting/drama school you need to find one that will work for you, not just the one with the biggest name to it. And if you do decide to go that way ask for recommendations, ask students that are currently enrolled there or that studied there what they thought of the school.