MFA Acting with Digital Media at University of Essex

MFA Acting with Digital Media is an industry-focused, conservatoire-style training programme. The first year builds core acting skills and the second year focuses on acting for screen, recorded voice and performance capture, with a motion capture volume, voice booth and film studio.

Department: East 15 Acting School  |  Duration: 1 year 8 months full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 (Loughton Campus) covers acting classes, voice, movement, a six-week Shakespeare study including a three-week residency at Shakespeare's Globe, a devised show and a public theatre production; Year 2 (Colchester Campus) has six 30-credit modules on motion capture, screen acting, recorded voice, movement and industry preparation, ending in an online digital media showcase.

Career pathways

Graduates pursue professional acting careers in theatre, screen and digital media, working in countries including the USA, China, Norway and South Korea.

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