Under the guidance of LMU faculty, who are longtime professional actors with credits including 24, That 70s Show, Entourage, Beauty Shop, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Mad Men, The Mentalist, Switched at Birth and The Big Bang Theory, students will explore the techniques used to craft performances for the camera, with a focus on film, television and web series.

Non-credit

Residential

Accepts International Students

Final project

Application fee waiver

Each day will consist of a morning session for two and a half hours, where students will get to know each other, build relationships, experience college-level lectures as well as participate in live performance. Students will record scene work then share with the group for feedback. Each afternoon, coaching sessions will be scheduled with the professor while other students work with a partner.

In the first week of the program, each student will prepare two to three monologues. In week two students will create a silent scenario that they will shoot on their own and share with the group for feedback. Multiple angles and frame sizes for this exercise will be edited by a graduate teaching assistant. Finally, students will rehearse and shoot one to two scenes of their choosing. The final product will be edited by the professor and a teaching assistant. Students will have the chance to participate in the editing process to learn how editing can effect the final product of their performance.

Edited scenes and all the work done in the course will be delivered to the students at the completion of the program.

Los Angeles Area Excursion
Students enrolled in the Acting for the Camera course will have the opportunity to tour a local film or television studio.

Program Outcomes:
- Develop practical communication skills while enhancing acting techniques;
- Gain exposure to the demands and challenges of acting on camera;
- Explore the human experience through performance.

Session 1

Jun 25 - Jul 08

2 weeks

Residential

5400 USD

Session 2

Jul 16 - Jul 29

2 weeks

Residential

5400 USD

Tuition and Fees
Application Fee: $65

2023 Program Cost: $5,400

The program cost includes:
- Tuition for two-week, non-credit course
- Housing and meals for two weeks
- Course materials
- Use of campus recreation facilities
- Class field trips
- Two weekend social trips off campus

Application Fee: A $65 non-refundable application fee is due to the Summer Programs office to complete your application. Application Fees can be paid online using a credit card or via personal check payable to Loyola Marymount University.

Enrollment Deposit: A non-refundable deposit of $350 must be submitted once a student has been notified of his or her acceptance into the program. Enrollment deposits can be paid online with credit card or via personal check, payable to Loyola Marymount University. To ensure their spot in the program, deposits are due no later than two weeks after a student's acceptance into his or her program.

Program Balance: The final balance must be paid in full no later than Thursday, June 1, 2023. Program balances can be paid with credit card or via personal check, payable to Loyola Marymount University.

Financial Aid

Application fee waivers are granted rarely and only in extreme circumstances.