<p>^ Recent college grads often pull it off by stacking 3-6 in two bedroom apartments. It’s tough …
You can’t speak globally on that since some take to the technical aspects more quickly than others, but generally I’d say no if only for the various stylistic considerations and the practical matter of preparation time you get in TV and Film versus Theatre which takes some getting used to. And most American schools don’t even get to it until the final semester which isn’t nearly enough. Absent having done a lot of high quality student film and ULB projects, graduates usually still need some work. [Bob</a> Krakower](<a href=“http://www.bobkrakower.com/]Bob”>http://www.bobkrakower.com/) in New York and [Stan</a> Kirsch](<a href=“http://stankirschstudios.com/]Stan”>http://stankirschstudios.com/) and [Jen</a> Krater](<a href=“http://kraterstudios.com/]Jen”>http://kraterstudios.com/) in LA tend to be popular “finishing schools” for BFA grads trying to break into screen acting along with [Lesly</a> Kahn](<a href=“http://www.leslykahn.com/]Lesly”>http://www.leslykahn.com/) who oddly doesn’t include a camera in her classes. I personally had some private coaching sessions with Bob (genius) and it really was eye-opening. There are a lot of popular on-camera audition coaches who sometimes seem to suffice, too, and some LA agents and managers actually require new clients they’ve signed from showcases to take those classes before they’ll submit them for anything. Even the girl I mentioned in the “NO Notable Alumni” thread who has a fairly amazing reel is already signed up for [Annie</a> Grindlay’s audition intensive](<a href=“http://anniegrindlay.com/]Annie”>http://anniegrindlay.com/) which she plans to follow up with Stan’s or Jen’s ongoing classes to hit the ground running when she moves out in June. </p>
<p>The British on the other hand have caught onto this and some of their schools have begun to teach proper camera and mic technique as early as first year, so they tend to be a bit more “plug and play” than their American counterparts. Some others even offer a Masters in Screen Acting. Like the girl I mentioned got kind of upset when she stumbled across a short film made using third year LAMDA students because she’s had to scratch and claw to make her own projects on her on time to get the equivalent of what they simply got as part of their prescribed training. Here it is … [LAMDA</a> Films: YOUNG RADICALS on Vimeo](<a href=“http://vimeo.com/44216358]LAMDA”>LAMDA Films: YOUNG RADICALS on Vimeo) They’re definitely doing something right over there because every one of those actors has excellent on-camera skills.</p>