Ready to learn acting?
Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey into the world of acting? Our 12 month Acting for Film & Television program is designed to provide aspiring actors with the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to thrive in the dynamic and competitive entertainment industry.
This hands-on program covers the key skills you’ll need to get noticed and land your dream role, including:
- A variety of acting techniques including specific techniques required across film, television and stage
- Voice and speech skills including articulation, dialect, and breathwork.
- Physical body awareness and development
- How to effectively communicate with actors, directors, crew, audience, and with the camera.
- An understanding of industry standards for auditions including the creation of a demo reel, voice over reel, head shots, and resume
- The ability to analyze scripts and develop complex characters
Our Grads Power the
Arts & Tech Economy
CAT’s creative and technical programs are directly connected to a creative sector that makes a $6 Billion contribution to the British Columbia economy every year. Graduates from our 2D and 3D animation, filmmaking, graphic design, audio engineering and other programs are among the over 120,000 skilled arts and tech workers employed provincially in this vibrant, constantly growing ‘creative economy’. Over the years, hundreds of CAT animation graduates have made their mark on the industry, contributing their skills and creativity to numerous award-winning projects. Industry accolades include five Oscar-winning works and over 40 movies, TV shows and games that have garnered Emmys, BAFTAs, and Game Awards including Game of Thrones, Fortnite and Spider-Man: No Way Home just to name a few!
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Industry Connections
Entertainment industry professionals as your Instructors and mentors.
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Hands-on Learning
Courses designed to put you in the middle of the action!
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A Focus on You
With small class sizes, you’ll get the personalized support and feedback you need to succeed.
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Ready? Set. Go!
You’ll finish the program with a professional demo reel, voice over reel, head shots, and resume!
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A day in the life of an Acting for Film & Television student at CAT is varied and as a student, you may find yourself in a few different classrooms around campus. Schedules vary from Quarter to Quarter, so this is just an example of what you could expect.
If you drive, you'll park your car in our student-designated parking lot and make your way across the Landmark Plaza to our campus! If you've opted to walk, bike or take the bus, you'll find lots of great scenery on the short walk from the bike lock-up or transit stop to campus.
You have an Acting Techniques class first up and you love this class because you can really see your skills expanding! Today in class you're working on some new memorization techniques and will have a lecture on understanding character objectives and the important role that plays in making your characters believable and memorable.
After your first class, you have a free block, so you grab a spot in the Student Lounge and spend some time running lines with your scene partner. Lunchtime! You take a break and hit up one of the many great eateries in the Landmark Plaza area. Mmmmm….pizza is on the menu today.
After fueling up, you head back to campus for an Improvisation class. Today you're going to be diving into a new technique to improve your acting flexibility and since you've always loved improv, you're really looking forward to today's class!
Time for your last class of the day; Movement, so you head to class to get yourself set up. Today, you're going to be working on some group choreography and in the last Movement class, your group almost had it down, so you're excited to pick up where you left off.
After class, you feel like you've earned some downtime, so you decide to meet up with some friends to take in a show at the Kelowna Actors Studio downtown!
Let's do this again tomorrow, shall we? New day, new classes, new opportunities.
Interested in seeing for yourself? Book a time with one of our Program Advisors! They can give you a tour of campus, including the acting classrooms, and can even arrange for you to sit in on some classes. What better way to experience the CAT student experience than to become one yourself!
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Why the Best Choose Us
We understand that choosing a post-secondary school is a big decision that usually involves input from some of the most important people in your life. Tuition considerations, support after graduation and key industry connections – these are all part of choosing the best acting school for you. Here are a few reasons why you’ll be happy you chose College for Arts and Technology:
Finance Options
Hands-on, employment-focused education.
Employment-focused programs delivering the soft skills you need for lasting career success and hands-on experience with the latest, industry-standard techniques. Your acting career starts here!
More one-on-one time with your Instructors and mentors.
Small class sizes mean you get more facetime and critical feedback from your education team, to achieve real growth and success.
Personalized support from start to finish.
Financial guidance? We’ve got you covered. Career advice after graduation? We wouldn’t have it any other way. You’re more than a student number to us. We create a personalized experience that you won’t get anywhere else.
Quality you can fact-check.
College for Arts and Technology holds a full designation through Education Quality Assurance and the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit. You’ll only get the best at College for Arts and Technology.