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Award winning director Darren S. Cook returns to the International School of Screen Acting, to shoot this year’s graduation scenes for the school’s annual showcase screening at BAFTA.

In 2009, the school, in association with Cook, picked up the Cri de Coeur prize at Cannes.

The International School of Screen Acting, the Drama School with a difference, is probably the only dedicated school of its kind in the world and the first to acknowledge screen acting as a craft in its own right. This unique school offers Full Time professional Vocational actor training specifically for film and television, on a par with the long established traditional theatre-oriented drama schools.(Students spend 75% of their time in front of the camera.)

The International School of Screen Acting is based at the prestigious 3 Mills Studios where well known features are made: Corpse Bride/Brick Lane/How to Alienate Friends and Lose People/28 Days Later/Sunshine/Fantastic Mr Fox/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Established in 2001, in acknowledgement of the shifting status quo between film and theatre, (where the graduate stage actor’s first paid work is often for the camera), as well as to address the serious problem of screen acting remaining something of an afterthought, or ‘glossed-over’ introduction at best, albeit, included in UK’s world class Drama Schools.

Aspiring actors graduating from stage training, therefore, may well find themselves wary about working in camera, as well as meeting the tough demands of film.

June 2011

International School of Screen Acting   -  Postgraduate courses

The International School of Screen Acting is a unique school set in East London’s trendy 3 Mills film studios, offering just what every graduating drama or dance student needs – screen acting skills for television and film.

Most drama students leave college with great stage experience but are insecure or lack experience in front of a camera. The International School of Screen Acting postgraduate course will sort that out. Their one year course is targeted not just at drama school graduates, but general graduates with stage experience looking at a career on screen.

Leigh Shine, a leading television and film director and ISSA tutor comments that he hasn’t got time to teach good young stage performers camera techniques once a production is up and running and that drama students need more screen acting training – ISSA is where they should be looking to round off their skill base.

ISSA has been going for five years now and attracts students from around the world. The teaching staff are screen industry professionals, led by the three principals, David Craik, Michael Eriera and Mark Normandy. The school is set in well appointed studios where Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels were shot. Students can share their canteen lunches and network with stars and production staff from major feature films and television shows. The school has great contacts in the industry and well-known names give regular masterclasses.

The postgraduate course consists of four eight-week modules, designed to incrementally increase the student’s knowledge base and screen acting skills. The modules develop from foundation module through specialised television, film and finally a consolidation module including professional presentation, film projects audition techniques and production of a show reel.

For more details and for an informal discussion call 020 8555 5775.

For further information regarding this Press Release contact David Craik on 020 8555 5775

22 March 2007