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THE NEW YORK CONSERVATORY
FOR DRAMATIC ARTS
(Formerly School for Film and Television)

Summer Program (Level II)

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• Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Summer Program (Level II)

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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Summer Program (Level II) section

Titles and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Summer Program (Level II) section can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following links to go directly to other sections: 

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Summer Program (Level I)

SUMMER PROGRAM (Level II)
Acting II (ACT210)
Acting II  (ACT212)
Alexander Technique (DAN201)
Commercial Course (COM201)
Introduction to the Camera (FIL201)
Introduction to the Camera (FIL210)
Masks (DAN221)
Masks (DAN222)
Michael Chekhov Technique for Actors (DAN223)
Scene Study (FIL212)
Stage Combat (DAN211)
Stage Combat (DAN212)
Summer Commercial Course (COM201)
Summer Voice Shakespeare Workshop (SPE2110)
Voice-Over Microphone Technique (SPE211)
Voice Shakespeare Workshop (SPE201)

SUMMER PROGRAM (Level II)

Acting II  (ACT212)
(formerly Acting II (ACT210)
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 30 hours (6 weeks). Version 2:  27 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - August 2006.
Objectives: Version 1: Create believable behavior in imaginary circumstances. Version 2: Free the body and voice to get in touch with one’s personal life; analyze a script; act using “given circumstances.”
Instruction: Version 1: This course builds on skills learned in Acting I (ACT110); scenes are assigned and students use script analysis and deeper craft work to explore the creation of three-dimensional characters. Version 2: This course builds on the skills learned in Acting I (ACT112); scenes are assigned and students use script analysis and deeper craft work to explore the creation of three-dimensional characters. Exercises are provided to free the body and voice.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (7/04 revalidation).

Alexander Technique (DAN201)
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length:  22.5  hours (3 weeks).
Dates: June 2002 - August 2004.
Objectives: Inhibit undesired excessive tension and to consciously redirect new learned patterns of ease and poise in movement and voice.
Instruction: This course explores the use of monologues and songs in solo and group activities to connect the student with him/herself as a whole.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02).

Introduction to the Camera (FIL210)
(formerly Introduction to the Camera [FIL201])
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length: Version 1: 30 hours (6 weeks). Version 2:  27 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - August 2006.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Grasp and apply creative and technical requirements of working on a film or TV set.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Students prepare a monologue and scene, learn how to hit marks and lights, how to prepare, and how to work with a scene partner.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (7/04 revalidation).

Masks (DAN222)
(formerly Masks (DAN221)
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length:  Version 1: 27 hours (6 weeks). Version 2: 15 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - August 2006.
Objectives:  Version 1 or 2: Recognize when the creative state induced by mask work takes over and is given control of the dramatic situation; take greater risks in character work.
Instruction:  Version 1 or 2: A physical warm up to find students’ physical strengths and weaknesses through the utilization of masks to free the actor from self.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02). Version 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (7/04 revalidation).

Michael Chekhov Technique for Actors (DAN223)
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length: 15 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: June 2007 - Present.
Objectives: Approach acting through the basic principles and exercises outlined in Chekhov’s book To the Actor, including psycho/physical exercises, character work, and ensemble improvisation.
Instruction: This class explores Michael Chekhov's "psycho-physical" approach to acting through the basic principles and exercises outlined in Chekhov's book To the Actor, including psycho/physical exercises, character work, and ensemble improvisation. Each class begins with a warm-up specifically designed to develop the organic connection between the actor's inner life, creative imagination and expressive body. Through the rigorous practice of Chekhov's core exercises students explore: Archetypes, Imaginary Centers, Imaginary Body, Character Atmospheres, Overall Scenic Atmospheres, Qualities of Movement, Imaginary Place and Psychological Gesture, and on-camera adjustments.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (7/07) (6/08 revalidation).

Scene Study (FIL212)
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length: 40 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: June 2007 - Present.
Objectives: More advanced students review their craft and begin to learn how to apply the actor's work to the camera. Prepare scenes chosen from film and television scripts on their own and show up to the set camera ready. Develop technical skills of memorization, hitting marks, finding your camera, acting in specific shots, and on-set behavior.
Instruction: The student takes the acting skills they have learned up to this point and begins to learn how to apply them to the camera. While learning camera technique, the teacher will continue to move the student’s acting skills forward. Scenes are taped, and students have the opportunity to view their work outside of class.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (7/07) (6/08 revalidation).

Stage Combat (DAN212)
(Formerly Stage Combat [DAN211])
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length:  Version 1: 18 hours (3 weeks). Version 2: 15 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - Present.
Objectives: Version 1 or 2: Apply basic principles and safety factors to unarmed stage combat.
Instruction: Version 1 or 2: Students engage in exercises to illustrate various concepts, such as body centering and grounding, slaps, punches, chokes, slaps, punches, kicks, and reactions.
Credit recommendation: Version 1 or 2: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02) (7/04 revalidation). NOTE: This course or its former version, (DAN211), and Stage Combat (DAN112) or its former version, (DAN103), are identical. Credit is recommended for the completion of only one course.
 
Commercial Course (COM201)
[Formerly Summer Commercial Course (COM201)]
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length:  Version 1: 27 hours (3 weeks). Version 2: 27 hours (4 weeks). Version 3: 22.5 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - May 2005. Version 3: June 2005 - Present.
Objectives: Version 1, 2, or 3: Handle basic demands of a variety of commercial auditions.
Instruction: Version 1, 2, or 3: Students engage in exercises in MOS (without sound) commercials, tasting, eating, one-line auditions, and spokesperson auditions, and gain familiarity with cue card usage. Professional behavior and decorum in auditioning is emphasized.
Credit recommendation: Version 1: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02). Version 2 or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (7/04 revalidation).

Voice Shakespeare Workshop (SPE201)
[Formerly Summer Voice Shakespeare Workshop (SPE210)]
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length:  Version 1: 22.5 hours (3 weeks). Version 2: 27 hours (4 weeks). Version 3: 25 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - May 2005. Version 3: June 2005 - Present.
Objectives: Version 1, 2, or 3: Appreciate and handle classical text material, particularly in verse; apply basic skills in breath, articulation, resonance, and pitch.
Instruction: Version 1, 2, or 3: This course explores blank verse, Shakespearean texts, and vocal technique.
Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2, or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02) (7/04 revalidation).

Voice-Over Microphone Technique (SPE211)
Location: The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, 39 West 19th Street, New York, NY.
Length:  Version 1: 18 hours (3 weeks). Version 2: 18 hours (4 weeks). Version 3: 22.5 hours (4 weeks).
Dates: Version 1: June 2002 - August 2004. Version 2: September 2004 - May 2005. Version 3: June 2005 - Present.
Objectives: Version 1, 2, or 3: Act and speak specifically in voice-over microphone work; prepare the moment before; apply subtext to meaning and inflection; identify key words; work with a partner.
Instruction: Version 1, 2, or 3: Students engage in exercises in physical alignment, inner dialogue, breaking down texts, styles, tags, slating, accents and character, focus, breath awareness, and broadcast jargon. Credit recommendation: Version 1, 2, or 3: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Theatre, Drama, Communications, or Radio and Television (12/02) (7/04 revalidation).

Updated 7/18/08

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