ACTOR TRAINING
SELF-TAPE CLASS
SMALL CLASSES. REAL AUDITION SCENES. WEEKLY FOOTAGE.
Practical, camera-focused training for actors who want to make stronger choices, work truthfully on screen and stay ready for auditions.
Studio 418 Weekly Screen Actor Training gives actors the opportunity to train consistently, take risks and understand exactly how their work translates on camera.
WEEKLY SCREEN ACTOR TRAINING
This is a term based training programme for actors who want more than a one off workshop.
Each week, you will work with audition scenes and screen material, explore different approaches, receive specific direction and watch your work back. The emphasis is on making clear, truthful choices and developing the ability to adjust when directed.
Each term contains 13 weekly sessions with the same small group of actors. This allows the work to develop from week to week and creates the consistency needed for meaningful progress.
The aim is not simply to produce one good take. It is to help you become a more prepared, adaptable and confident screen actor.
What’s included
- Weekly scene work with material provided
- Script and character analysis
- Audition and self tape technique
- On camera performance practice
- Working with scene partners and readers
- Specific direction followed by another take
- Camera awareness, including eyeline, stillness and framing
- Group playback and practical feedback
- Footage from each session for personal review
- Professional lighting, camera and sound
- A focused group of no more than 10 actors
Who's it for
This programme is ideal for actors who want to:
- Train consistently between auditions
- Make stronger and more specific performance choices
- Improve their script analysis
- Feel more natural and confident on camera
- Become more responsive to direction
- Understand what reaches the screen
- Work regularly with other committed actors
- Build greater consistency across their screen work
The programme is suitable for emerging and working actors who are serious about developing their screen craft.
Class Details
- Day: Tuesdays
- Session length: 2 hours
- Term length: 13 weekly sessions
- Class size: Maximum 10 actors
- Format: Weekly term based programme
- Material: Scenes provided
- Price: £25 per session
- Location: Studio 418, Unit 415, 4th Floor, Broadstone Mill, Stockport, SK5 7DL
TRAINING LED BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
Training is led by Studio 418 founder Jason Lamar Ricketts, Actor, Director and former Drama Tutor with the BAFTA Award Winning Television Workshop. His screen credits include Paramount+’s The Gray House, FBI: International, Waterloo Road and Brassic.
ACCESS AND SUPPORT.
Studio 418 aims to provide an inclusive and supportive training environment.
If you are neurodivergent or have any access or learning requirements, please contact us before attending so we can discuss any useful adjustments.
BUILD CONSISTENCY. STAY READY.
Register your interest in the next Studio 418 Weekly Screen Actor Training term.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Actors can either pay for the full term in advance or secure their place with a £50 deposit and pay for the remaining sessions weekly.
The £50 deposit covers your first two paid sessions. All remaining sessions are then paid weekly at £25.
Places are booked for the full 13 session term. Weekly payment is a payment option and does not operate as a drop in class.
INTERESTED IN JOINING?
New actors can register their interest at any time.
Because the same group trains together throughout each term, we generally offer new places before the next term begins. We will provide details of upcoming terms and any available taster sessions when you enquire.
1-1 SELF TAPE LAB
A focused 1-1 session for actors who want to improve their self-tape technique, screen presence, and confidence on camera.
This is an opportunity to utilise a self-taping session without the pressure of it being an audition.
You’ll bring a scene of around three pages, though not limited to three. We will break down the material, look at the character, explore your choices, and work the scene on camera.
What’s included
- 1-1 coaching
- Scene and character breakdown
- Reader support
- Performance direction where useful
- On-camera practice
- Professional lighting and clear audio
- A calm, actor-focused studio environment
- An edited scene you can use for your own material
Who's it for
This session is ideal for actors who want to:
- Practise self-tapes outside of auditions
- Feel more natural on camera
- Build confidence with a reader
- Make clearer performance choices
- Understand how their work reads on screen
Session Details
- Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Price: £45
- Format: 1-1
- Material: Bring your own scene, ideally around three pages
- Booking: Pay as you go
BOOK A SESSION
1-1 Self Tape Lab sessions are available to book now at Studio 418.
