Star Making - Shenyang Drama College Examiner Face-to-Face - Essential Guide for Acting Program Applicants

Author: Li Xuetong
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Every year, candidates from all over the country come through various channels to seek tutelage and learn acting. In recent years, with the prosperity of film and television dramas, this "examination army" has shown an increasing trend annually. A significant portion of these candidates, along with their parents, often lack awareness. They do not understand what a "drama college" is like; what qualities actors need to possess; why acting is a four-year undergraduate major; what courses are studied over the four years; what the admission exams cover; what preparations students need to make; whether there are career prospects after graduation; the current state of the entertainment industry; and whether their own children are suitable for pursuing this path.
Every year, candidates from all over the country come through various channels to seek tutelage and learn acting. In recent years, with the prosperity of film and television dramas, this "examination army" has shown an increasing trend annually. A significant portion of these candidates, along with their parents, often lack awareness. They do not understand what a "drama college" is like; what qualities actors need to possess; why acting is a four-year undergraduate major; what courses are studied over the four years; what the admission exams cover; what preparations students need to make; whether there are career prospects after graduation; the current state of the entertainment industry; and whether their own children are suitable for pursuing this path.
In the eyes of the general public, the acting program at the Shanghai Theatre Academy is designed to cultivate theater and film actors, whose lives often carry a certain mystique. Every year, tens of thousands of candidates from across the country take the entrance exams, but only a handful ultimately succeed, demonstrating the intense competition. How the admission exams for the acting program are conducted, how teachers and students interact in class, and even what their daily lives are like—given that the Shanghai Theatre Academy has produced so many artists and celebrities, people are eager to gain a deeper understanding. It is hoped that this book will open a gateway to the of art for candidates and their parents applying to the acting program at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, as well as for the readers who are interested in the development of the program!