Thursday, February 14, 2008

FASHION & ACTING DEGREES

FASHION DEGREES

India which has always been a centre for the textile and garment trade is also growing into a centre of innovation in garment and accessory design Fashion degrees are considered to be the most rewarding and glamorous career in every country mostly in London America India Fashion designers combine their knowledge and skills with artistic ability to create the designs for fashion pieces Designers specialize in one type of garment or accessory such as men women wear childrens garments swimwear lingerie handbags shoes According to the U S Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics only about 15 000 people were employed as fashion designers in America in 2002 and while total employment in fashion and apparelindustry positions that require a higher education is much greater its still a competitive field An internship certainly helps qualify you for employment its very important to have a good resume and portfolio and any school worth its scissors will help to place you in a position Students seeking an online fashion degree will find various options at the Academy of Art University which offers online associates bachelors and masters degrees with concentrations in Fashion Design Their main responsibility is creative they work up designs for individual pieces or entire lines of clothing and accessories While some lead designers are self employed or head their own labels many others work for apparel manufacturers designing fashions to be sold to the discriminating few through highend catalogs or to the millions who shop at discount shops

TECHNICAL FASHION DESIGNING

They work up specifications for new clothing and accessories have samples made and work with marketing and production facilities to ensure that finished pieces are made correctly and profitably Technical institutes typically offer a variety of twoyear degrees and certificates in fashion design while colleges and university will offer both twoyear fouryear and even fiveyear programs Twoyear fashion degree programs generally focus on developing basic skills in fashion and also building students backgrounds in industry terms and trends Depending on the school the department and the program a student might receive an Associate or Bachelors degree in any of the following Arts Applied Arts Fine Arts Science


ACTING

Actors work with producers and directors to bring ideas concepts and images to life in creative ways they entertain instruct or inform an audience This career is not easy as it looks It requires passion for acting which is absolutely essential to survive Most actors struggle through their entire careers to find steady employment and pay and competition for even the low paying scenes Formal education in fields such as drama communications and broadcasting usually gives an actor a leg up because they now have the confidence and skills necessary to approach professional acting Online acting students will access most of their course information through the Internet and submit work online Hollywood Actors Studio offers online lessons for $75 00 per session Continuing education in acting is usually designed for those who are already active in the profession or have a degree already Many weekend courses are offered in this field The lessons include a phone consultation and plan of action work assignments evaluation of taped work and coaching by phone email There are lot of degree courses available in this field offered Full time or through online distance education schemes

NATIONAL ASSOSCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF THEATRE provides accreditation which helps a student to get confidence that the institution has been evaluated and approved by theatre professionals and that the acting program is recognized by the profession as being pertinent to their employment NAST founded in 1965 is an organization of schools conservatories colleges and universities It has approximately 135 accredited institutional members It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and other credentials


POST GRADUATE DEGREE IN CAMERA LIGHTING TECHNIQUES

Graduates of a recognized university who have interests in visual literacy and skills in camera operations and the art of lighting in depth are usually admitted for this course There are a number of skills that are essential for operating a movie or television camera which have to be developed This course is of 1 year duration which helps a student get to know how images are recorded and what angles are best for picturising a movie

DIPLOMA IN ACTING FOR FILM TELEVISION

The objective of acting is to create something believable and to make the audience think while they are being amused moved enlightened informed or scared out of their wits The actors have to try to find a way of conveying thoughts and experience of their character and to do this they have to use a number of techniques and several skills that enables them to convey their understanding of a character and allows a great variety of expressiveness The students of this course are trained in various departments of verbal and non verbal communication

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TV JOURNALISM COMMUNICATION

The objective of the Post Graduate Diploma in TV Journalism and Communication is to educate and train the creative talentive people to gain an appropriate professional standard for the screen presentation Men and women with a degree from an Indian or overseas university passion for informing and educating the masses strong will to succeed as a television professional team spirit and talent are admitted for this course

DIPLOMA IN DRAMATIC ARTS FROM NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA

The Diploma in Dramatic Arts has been recognized by the Government of India for the purpose of recruitment to superior posts and services under the Central Government where specialization in the field of Dramatics is required This certificate course is equivalent to any PostGraduate Degree and is eligible for appointment as teachers in colleges and universities and is also eligible for the registration to Ph D programs The admission notice for the Diploma course is published in all leading newspapers in the month of February every year This is a 3 year course which covers Acting Voice Speech Music Theatre Techniques Improvisation through a series of workshops conducted by eminent theatre practitioners

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