Programme Overview
Our three-year pathway offers an ideal starting point for students who want to build their creative, technical, and academic skills before beginning the BA (Hons) Acting for Screen degree.
This pathway provides a supportive, skills-focused introduction to acting, while also expanding your abilities across filmmaking, screenwriting and post-production.
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Train with industry professionals – develop acting technique through voice, movement, textual analysis, and collaboration.
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Work across screen media – build practical experience in ADR, motion capture, animation, and voice-over alongside live-action performance.
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Graduate showcase & industry preparation – leave with a polished showreel and perform in a final industry showcase to launch your career.
Programme Facts
The first year of this pathway, the Foundation Year, is a dynamic, hands-on experience designed to expand your abilities across the full production process, allowing you to discover your strengths while building core creative and professional skills before transitioning into the full BA (Hons) Acting for Screen degree.
Throughout our full three-year programme, you'll gain the skills, insight, and versatility needed to bring characters to life across film, television, and emerging media.
Guided by experienced industry professionals, you’ll learn textual analysis, physical expression, voice, and collaboration skills.
You’ll work with filmmakers, screenwriters, and fellow creatives on projects designed to reflect professional industry practice, all while gaining experience in areas such as ADR, motion capture, animation, and voice-over.
The course also prepares you for the professional landscape of acting, with dedicated training in audition and interview skills, as well as guidance on producing a high quality showreel.
In your final major project, you’ll perform in a short screen production, showcased to industry guests as part of your own actor’s showcase. By graduation, you’ll leave with the craft, and confidence to pursue a wide range of professional opportunities.
- 64 UCAS points for September 2026 intake - Check our UK qualifications page for further information.
- Students not from a Majority English Speaking country will need IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in any band) or equivalent.
- All applicants must submit a creative work sample and personal statement with their application. The creative work sample should consist of a recorded contemporary monologue (1 minute in length), a short film or a recorded theatre project (2-3 minutes in length) uploaded to vimeo/YouTube.
Your name and role must appear in the credits
- Applicants for this course will be invited to attend an interview.
- If you are an international student and unsure of your eligibility please contact us on courses@centralfilmschool.com.
Understanding the costs and financing options open to you as you plan your studies will help you to make a wise investment in your future career.
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| Year 1 | £9,275 | £15,975 |
| Year 2 | £11,130 | £23,950 |
| Year 3 | £11,130 | £23,950 |
| Modules include: |
| Foundation In Screen Practice |
| Screen Industries Research |
| Writing Short Scripts |
| Professional Practice |
| Final Group Project |
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“I think it’s really interesting to learn such a broad range of acting and film skills - not just the basics of acting and acting for screen, but also script analysis, working with the camera and behind the camera, learning to write for ourselves, and producing our own work. These are such key elements when going into the industry, and great skills to have. "
Darcey Hawks
BA Acting for Screen, 2025
Progression
On successful completion of the Foundation Year, you’ll move directly into the two-year BA (Hons) Acting for Screen programme
Graduates of the three-year BA Acting for Screen degree are well-positioned to embark on successful careers as actors within the screen industries. With a solid foundation in screen performance, they leave with the technical skills, creative discipline, and professional training required to thrive in a highly competitive field.
Our programme also prepares students to explore different acting specialisations, including radio, performance capture, presenting and voice-over work
The course also provides scope to pursue a wide range of acting specialisations beyond traditional screen roles. Graduates gain transferable expertise that can be applied to radio, performance capture, presenting, and voice-over work, as well as emerging opportunities in interactive and immersive media.
Alumni Stories
Hear the motivating journeys of previous alumni, and how Central Film School has given them the necessary skills to step into the screen industries with confidence.
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