VCA vs NIDA
Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 09:34 pmnicola_a14 posts in thread
VCA vs NIDA
Sun, 28 Oct 2007, 09:34 pmDear one and all,
I'm trying to find out as much as possible about both the NIDA and the VCA Production Courses. Has anyone been through one or the other, or knows people who have? What are the differences between them as far as teaching methods, values, general quality and focus goes?
I'm from Brisbane and have applied for both, the catch being I have always wanted to live in Melbourne but I simply cannot find out anything about the VCA Production Course other than what is on their website. I know a fair bit about NIDA (namely that you are guaranteed work when you come out of it) but I'm not as keen on living in Sydney as in Melbourne.
Obviously I am simply trying to plan my life in advance as I am yet to be accepted into either, both or none of these courses. I'm just playing with hypotheticals.
Can anyone give me any info, particularly on the specifics of VCA Production?
Thanks so much
Nicola
and just to add to my last post....
Sun, 20 Jan 2008, 03:16 amWalter Plinge
The other really important thing to remember is that NIDA is an Institute the others are departments within Universities. This means they are run fundamentally differently. Again, primarily a money advantage. Also, NIDA has around one hundred people total all courses -that's it. It's a smaller community, your teachers and staff practically live with you and it's all very tight and hands on. Take a third year show for example, the Acting class perform, the designers design the set and cossies, the props students make em, the costume students stitch em, and the TPs run the whole shebang. It's a real family atmosphere. Because the people who know, run the machine (and not university boards), I suspect this allows the syllabus to flex and be as fluid and tailored to the skills of a particular class as necessary.