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An Actor communicates ideas and portrays characters in theatre, film, television,

stage, radio, video, and other performing media for entertainment, information or

education purposes. The actor has to spend time in research of their character's

traits, and interpret the writer's script to entertain or educate the audience.

Acting as a career involves more than just performing in movies. Working actors

perform in live theater productions, at theme parks, in commercials, and on television

shows. As actors start their careers, many work multiple jobs, such as working as

extras in films or TV, to support themselves financially.

While many actors live in large metropolitan areas, such as Los Angeles or New York,

production companies all over the U.S. hire actors on a regular basis. Travel is often

necessary, and competition for acting positions is extremely high. Acting can be a

tiring career, both physically and emotionally; actors often spend hours at a time at

repetitive auditions and rehearsals. Rejection is constant for new actors starting their

careers.

Degree

Level Not required; bachelor's degree helpful in learning the craft

Degree

Field

There are no formal education requirements to become an actor but a

bachelor's degree in theater arts, drama, acting/ and performing

Experience

Having more, may be helpful in learning technical skills. Experience is of

great importance in this career, as experience will leads to bigger, and

higher paying roles

Key Skills

Creativity; speaking, literacy, and reading skills; memorization; physical

stamina; persistence, discipline, and dedication; ability to communicate

with a wide variety of people

Salary

(2015) $18.80 (median hourly wage for actors)

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

There are no formal education requirements to become an actor but a bachelor's

degree in theater arts, drama, acting and performing, may be helpful in learning

technical skills. Experience is of great importance in this career, as experience leads

to bigger and higher paying roles. Skills an actor needs include creativity, speaking

skills, literacy and reading skills, memorization, physical stamina, persistence,

discipline, dedication, and ability to communicate with a wide variety of people.

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According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, the median hourly wage for actors as of

2015 was $18.80. It is important to note though, that wages vary greatly. The range

from the lowest 10% to the highest 10% of earners was $9.27-$48.79

COURSES

Acting can be developed by the training but not can be produced by the training and

any course. There are few schools of drama in India that offer the acting programmes

round the year.

Many of our celebrities has been opened the classes and schools for providing the

training and short-term certificate and diploma course in acting. There is just

one degree in performing art and drama which offers by the few of schools of arts.

There is no requirement of a degree course to become an actor or actress. You should

have a zeal for this and you may go for the short-term, certificate and diploma

courses offer by the various small and big banner schools in India.

These courses cost the 35000 to 150000 per complete. Short term or certificate

courses take the duration of days to maximum six months and diploma courses takes

the duration of 1 – 2 years. The B.A in art and drama takes the duration of three

years as the graduation degree programme.

Three months certificate course:

Facing Audience & Removing Inhibition, Freeing Mind & Body

Clap Board, Ask Yourself Questions

Voice Projection & Voice Modulation stresses & pauses

Body Language

Acting Exercises, Mirror Exercises

Cinemascope

Getups, approaching a character, Observation, Improvisation

Camera Facing, Miming, Understanding Different Emotions, Mannerism

Discussing films

Biography of famous actors/actresses

Sound – Background music, SFX

Six months certificate course:

Diction Exercises

Elements of Modelling

Dance – Exercises, Movement, Dance Steps

Stunts – Basic Ground Movements, Exercises for Flexibility, Action Reaction, Jumps

& Acrobats, Choreography of Stunts, Use of Spring Boards

Acting in Side Roles & its importance

Lip Sync, Feeling the Lyrics

Character Dubbing

Synchronization of steps with others

Setting full song with other artists

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Complicated Dance steps

Making of Show reels

ENTRANCE EXAMS

National school of Drama entrance test

State level Natya academys

B.H.U BFA Entrance Examination

Delhi University entrance exam

JNAFAU Entrance Exam

TOP COLLEGES

1.Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune

Established in 1960 on the erstwhile Prabhat Studio premises at Pune, FTII boasts of

a rich legacy in quality Indian cinema. The Prabhat Studio was declared as a heritage

site by the Pune Municipal Corporation and is used by students to this day. “The

Institute was renamed 'The Film and Television Institute of India' in 1971. The

Television Wing, earlier located at Mandi House, New Delhi was shifted to Pune in the

early seventies, bringing together the training in film and television under a common

roof” states the official website.

FTII is a member of CILECT (International Liaison Centre of Schools of Cinema and

Television), an organisation of the world's leading schools of film and television.

Courses offered at Film and Television Institute of India: FTII offers 12 seats in the

below mentioned programmes-

One Year Post

Graduate Certificate

Course in Feature

Film Screenplay

Writing (Film)

One Year Post

Graduate Certificate

Course in Direction

(TV)

One Year Post

Graduate Certificate

Course in Electronic

Cinematography (TV)

One Year Post

Graduate Certificate

Course in Video

Editing (TV)

One Year Post

Graduate Certificate

Course in Sound

Recording and TV

Engineering (TV)

Three year

postgraduate diploma

courses in film

direction, editing,

cinematography and

audiography

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Two year PG diploma

in art direction

Two year PG diploma

in acting

One and a half year

course in computer

graphics and animation

2.Barry John Acting Studio, Mumbai

Established in 1999 in Film City, Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Barry John Acting Studio

(BJAS) operates under the Theatre in Education Trust, a non-profit association. In

2002, the course moved to a studio in Saidulajab, Saket in New Delhi. The official

website informs that “By request of students, casting directors and producers, Barry

John and Sanjay Sujitabh, the Directors, decided to move to Mumbai, where the

school was renamed Barry John Acting Studio”.

Courses offered at Barry John Acting Studio

Certificate in acting

(weekend course)

Diploma in film

acting

Diploma courses in

film arts

Customised film

workshops

Young actors club (Theatre workshops for

children)

Famous Alumni of Barry John Acting Studio

Shahrukh Khan Manoj Bajpai Samir Soni

Shiney Ahuja Freida Pinto Jacqueline Fernandez

Richa Chadda Varun Dhawan Arjun Kapoor

Mira Nair Rana Daggubati Sushant Singh Rajput

3.National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi

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“It was set up by the Sangeet Natak Akademi as one of its constituent units in 1959.

In 1975, it became an independent entity and was registered as an autonomous

organisation under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, fully financed by the

Ministry of Culture, Government of India”, informs the official website. At National

School of Drama as part of their training, students are required to produce plays

which are then performed before the public.

Courses offered at National School of Drama : NSD offers diploma in dramatic arts

along with the below mentioned spheres:

Modern Indian drama Classical Indian drama World drama

Voice & speech Yoga Theatre music

Mime and movement

4.Ramesh Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment (RSACE)

Offering theoretical as well as practical knowledge by industry professionals, Ramesh

Sippy Academy of Cinema and Entertainment (RSACE) was established by Ramesh

Sippy. RSACE has a tie-up with University of Mumbai in association with the Garware

Institute of Career Education and Development. Aspirants who complete the film

making programmes offered by RSACE will be awarded graduate degrees by Mumbai

University’s Garware Institute of Career Education and Development.

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RSACE has many dignitaries on its panel with Ramesh Sippy being its Chairman and

Founder and Kiran Joneja Sippy as the Managing Director of the film school. The

Board of Directors of RSACE include names like Hema Malini, Manmohan Shetty and

Rohan Sippy. The Advisory Board of this film school has prominent artists on board

such as Kamal Haasan, Sonu Nigam, Vidya Balan, Jackie Shroff, Kabir Khan, Vijay

Krishna Acharya, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Daggubati Suresh Babu, Ashish Kulkarni, Sajid

Nadiadwala, Sheena Sippy, Sabbas Joseph, Sunil Alagh, Anupama Chopra, Rajnikant V

Shah and Mukesh Sharma.

Courses offered at RSACE

Bachelor in Film Art Bachelor in Screen

Writing

Bachelor in Visual

Effects

Bachelor in Film Production & Management Bachelor in ANimation

5.Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares, Mumbai

Established in 2005 by Anupam Kher, this acting school stands apart because it

regularly welcomes Bollywood celebrities who share with students their invaluable on-

the-job experiences and tips to succeed. The official website reveals that, “Each

student receives individual guidance and counselling from the country’s most

successful, trained teacher-actor, Anupam Kher, throughout the programme”.

Some of the guest speakers who visited this acting school are Preity Zinta, Anil

Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Om Puri, Imtiaz Ali, Ranbir Kapoor, Shabana Azmi,

Shekhar Kapoor, Mahesh Bhatt, Vikram Bhatt, Boman Irani, Dimple Kapadia and many

more.

Courses offered at Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares

3 month Full time Diploma Course 1 month Part time Certificate

Course

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Personalised Training programmes Acting Workshops

6.AAFT (Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi)

Established in 1993, Asian Academy of Film & Television (AAFT) was sponsored by

Asian Society of Film & Television and became the first ever media school in the

private sector. AAFT is the first ISO 9001:2000 film school. It is approved as an

international level training center by the City & Guilds, UK in 2002. AAFT is also

affiliated to International Film & Television club.Media firms which visit AAFT for

campus placement are Star Plus, Star News, AAJ Tak, B4U Music, SONY, NDTV,

Sahara Samay, Channel 7, BBC, Sadhna, Colors, India TV, ESPN, Times Now, Zee

Network, Star One, Doordarshan, Discovery, Network 18, Bag Network, Balaji

Telefilms, MTV, CNN IBN, ETV, NDTV Imagine etc.

Courses offered at AAFT

Diploma in Acting for

Film and Television

Acting and

Presentation

BSc in Cinema +

Graduate Level

Diploma in Cinema

MSc in Multimedia +

Post Graduate

Diploma in Multimedia

MSc in Mass

Communication + Post

Graduate Diploma in

Mass Communication

MSc in Cinema + Post

Graduate Diploma in

Electronic Media

MSc in Cinema +

Direction

MSc in Cinema + Sound

Recording

BSc in Mass

Communication +

Graduate Level

Diploma in Mass

Communication

BSc in Electronic

Media + Graduate

Level Diploma in

BBA + Media and

Entertainment

MSc in Cinema +

Cinematography

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Electronic Media

MSc in Cinema + Post

Graduate Diploma in

Cinema

MA Film Production Diploma in Visual

Communication

MSc in Cinema + Post

Production

Screenplay Writing Diploma in Camera and

Lighting Techniques

BSc in Multimedia

Production + Graduate

Diploma in Multimedia

BA (Hons) Film and TV

Screenwriting

BA (Hons) Film

Production

Post Graduate

Diploma in Film & TV

Production

Camera and Lighting

Techniques

Sound Recording and

Radio Production

Video Editing and

Sound Recording

Production Direction

and TV Journalism

TV Graphics and

Animation

Post Graduate

Diploma in Print and

Photo Journalism

BSc International

Journalism

Post Graduate Diploma

in TV Journalism and

Communication

MSc in Journalism

Mass Media Research

and Planning

BBA + Media and

Entertainment

PGD in Media and Entertainment

7.Whistling Woods International, Mumbai

Established in 2006 by filmmaker Subhash Ghai, Whistling Woods International

(WWI) is an institute for film, fashion and communication. WWI has also successfully

diversified into allied fields like animation, media & entertainment, communication and

fashion.

Some of the acclaims and recognition received by this film school are as follows:

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Hollywood Reporter has named WWI as one of the top ten film schools in the world

WWI is an invited partner for International campuses in United Kingdom & Nigeria

On invitation from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India,

WWI has structured curriculum and guidelines for Media Studies at the High

School level

Television giants like Star & Colors receive digitisation training from WWI faculty

Sony set up a Global Centre of Excellence in association with WWI

Associations with technology partners ensures that the students receive training on

the latest equipment and technology

WWI was accepted as a full member of the prestigious CILECT (Centre

International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television) - A global association

of film schools

Courses offered at WWI: The main campus housed in Film City, Mumbai offers short-

term and long-term degree and diploma programmes in Acting, Animation,

Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing, Screenwriting, Sound, Visual Effects,

Fashion Design & Media Management Studies. Degree courses on offer are a BSc in

Filmmaking, a BSc in Digital Filmmaking (focusing on Animation), an MBA in Media &

Entertainment and a BBA in Media & Communication.

BA in

Screenwriting

BA in Acting BSc/BA in Filmmaking with

specialisations

Diploma in

Screenwriting

BSc/BA in Animation

Filmmaking

Advanced Diploma in Acting

Advanced Diploma in Filmmaking (with specialisations)

8.R K Films & Media Academy, New Delhi

Located at Pusa road in New Delhi, R K Films & Media Academy (RKFMA) offers

“quality training in the studios besides regular modern classroom interactions and

practical training with special stress on show cases of legends in the respective media

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field”, states the official website. Started as an ‘Acting School & Institute for Mass

Communication’, RKFMA now offers a wide range of certificate courses in radio

jockeying, anchoring and news reading in association with Delhi university’s colleges

like Hansraj College, Miranda House, Janki Devi Memorial College and Shyam Lal

College.

Courses Offered at R K Films & Media Academy: RKFMA offers degree and diploma

courses in mass communication, journalism and advertising. It also offers diploma and

certificate courses such as:

Film Acting Digital Still

Photography

Sound Recording &

Dubbing

Anchoring &

Broadcasting

Radio & TV Journalism Print Journalism

Non-Linear Video Editing with Special Effects & Animation

9.ZIMA, Mumbai

Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA)

The Zee Institute of Media Arts (ZIMA) is an integral part of Zee Learn Limited,

education division of Zee Networks. This media school offers cutting-edge technology,

a rich wealth of teaching faculty and diverse, updated and relevant courseware to suit

individual talents and industry demands. “The technically-advanced, personalised,

proactive and creatively-charged environment at ZIMA, where each and every student

is groomed and honed with personal and utmost care, offers the flexibility, diversity,

modernity and scalability needed to take-off successfully in the future of media and

film making”, informs the official website.

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Some of the famous recruiting companies which visit the campus are UTV, Prime

Focus, Pixion, Sony, Zee Tv, Shemaroo, Star Plus, Times Now, Ramoji Film City,

Vishesh Films, Balaji, Yash Raj Films, MTV, Radio City 91.1 FM, Neo Sports, Rajshri

Studio, Music India, Oye 104.8 FM, Relaince Media Works and many more.

Courses offered at ZIMA

Certificate in Acting Certificate in

Cinematography

Bachelors in Film

Making

Certificate in Ad

Film Making

Certificate in Executive

Production

Hand’s on Film Making

Masters in Film

Making

Bachelors in Film Making Certificate in

Direction

Certificate in Script

Writing

Certificate in

Cinematography

Certificate in Editing

Certificate in Ad

Film Making

Certificate in Voicing &

TV Presentation

Certificate in Sound

Engineering

10.Delhi Film Institute, New Delhi

The institute offers state-of-the-art infrastructure, resources and technology to

students. Delhi Film Institute offers training to students such that they understand

the overall working of the electronic media such as film, television and radio.

Some of the top recruiters visiting the campus are Aaj Tak, Times Now, IBN 7, News

X, Radio City, My FM, Azad News, Red FM, The Pioneer, Dainik Jagran etc.

Courses offered at Delhi Film Institute: The film school offers Bachelors in Mass

Communication, Advertising & Journalism as well as Masters in Mass Communication,

Advertising & Journalism. Apart from this the institute also offers short term

autonomous courses such as-

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Camera & Lighting Non-Linear Editing Sound Recording

Radio Jockeying, Anchoring & News Reading Acting for Radio &

Television

JOB OPPORTUNITITIES

It is an ample of job opportunity field but it is a more competitive field. You can start

your career right from the Bollywood or TV channels. The TV channels are growing in

order to the several popular TV serials, game show and reality shows.

There is no age bound to work in the acting field. You may be a child, young or old

person. An actor may play a lead role in any serial as per the physical features and

experience and skills. Beside the lead role he/she may play the side role, negative role

or family or friend role.

A movie or serial or add is not the task of one person. To make a movie, more than

2000 people work as the vital role. And you may be out of them.

There is a good opportunity to work in Bollywood, Hollywood and Tollywood with

various big banners and with various famous like Salman Khan, Katrina, Saif, Karan

Johor, Saroj Khan, Akshaya Kumar and many more.

The job profiles of this field are:

Actor/actress

Lead actor/actress

Co-actor/actress

Supporting actor/actress

Crowd actor/actress

Acting instructor

Dialogue instructor

Villains

Co-villains

Stunt man

RECRUITERS

After the completion of this course, you can get the job opportunity in:

Aamir Khan Productions

Balaji Telefilms

Dharma Productions

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Eros International

Gemini Studios – Chennai

Mukta Arts

PVR Pictures

Rajshri Productions – Mumbai

Reliance Big Entertainment

R.K. Films

Trimurti Films

T-Series

UTV Motion Pictures

Viacom 18 Motion Pictures

Vishesh Films

Yash Raj Films

REMUNERATION

The salary in this field is not fixed for an actor and actress. By a survey in the year

2008 the average salary of an actor or actress is $29 per working hour or Rs 1500 –

2000 per hour.

A struggling actor on TV channel can earn the rupees 2000 to 10000 per episode. An

experienced one can earn the 10000 to 200000 per episode.

In Bollywood, a movie lead actor has no bar of salary or payment.