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Career : ACTINGProgram: THE One Step Up Career Program

www.onestepup.in

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About the Profession

Acting

Film

TelevisionTheatre

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Learn Acting

Film schools

Drama schools

Theatre groups

Acting workshops

Where can you study?

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Where can you study?

National School of Drama, New Delhi

Whistling woods, Mumbai

Actor Prepares (Anupam Kher’s Institute)

Film and Television Institute of India, Pune

The Imago School of Acting

Satyajit Ray Film Institute, Kolkata

Course duration varies from 3 months to 2 years

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Getting into collegesNSD

10 years theatre / 6

theatre productions

Graduation (Free With

Stipend if In)

Written test + Interview

Whistling Woods

10th plus work ex or

12th

Pay fee 8 – 16 lakh

Enter Foundation

Course

Satyajit Ray Graduation 2.5 lakh Entrance +

Interview

FTII Graduation 60 grand to 2.5 lakh

General and Mental

Ability test

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Create a portfolio with photographs and amateur work

Networking individually or through agents who take cut

Audition for roles and Final Screen Test

Share screen space with stars!

Remember there is no studied approach to getting that

big break, some actors have skipped all these steps to

land big roles!

How do you get work?

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Rewards & Challenges

To act/film.. ..or not to act/film!

Not well paying initially

Work long hours

Not an organized industry

Tough to get a break, networking is key

Get to travel

If successful, its well paying

Creatively Satisfying

Fame & Recognition

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Qualities that help

Self drivenPatience, can

work long hours

Talent, Spontaneous

Networking skills

Ability to face the audience

Knowledge of dance, martial

arts

Fitness helps

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Useful Websites

www.ftiindia.com

http://nsd.gov.in/

http://srfti.gov.in/

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Dates to Remember

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FTII

• Jan 21, 2013: Availability of prospectus

• March 16, 2013: Last date for submission

• May 19, 2013: Written Test

NIFT

• NOV-JAN: Availability of forms

• JAN: Last date for submission

• FEB: Written Test

• APRIL-MAY: Situation Test

Pearl Academy

• MARCH: Availability of forms

• MAY: Last date for submission

• JUNE: Entrance Exam & Situation Test