Also, there have been cases where past actors, failed wannabes and other assorted people ‘related to the film industry' have started their film acting schools for Bollywood. Another breed of individuals who create film acting schools are nameless personalities who are best known as the ‘second extra in the thirteenth action scene in the debut movie of that producer's blue eyed girl', or better still, ‘that child artist in that movie which won that prize in that film festival in that country in 1963'. Other people are the crème de le crème of fly-by-night film acting schools. These people are just related (related, as in sons, daughters, cousins, friends) of some veteran and well known actor.
There is Hope, after all
Before we lose hope and shun the ideas of entering the indian film industry entirely, let me confess that there is hope. Though there are schools not worth the papers on which they give you a receipt of your fee, there are some good film acting schools in Mumbai. These are the schools that have a better chance of having their students in Mumbai film productions. These film acting schools in Mumbai have a definite structure, syllabi and a teaching method. While most other film schools would propound about things like ‘everybody is creative' and ‘anyone can achieve whatever they want', professional film schools will give a definite roadmap to your dream destination.
These schools are a bit on the expensive side. Expensive is good, because one thing that an expensive school fee does is make a person self analyze and decide whether they actually want to pursue their dreams. But then, one can safely say that the fee of these expensive schools is worth it, what with their way of teaching. Many schools like these do have veteran and experienced personalities of the film industry as their teaching or guest teaching staff.
So, here's a quick checklist to go through before opting for a film acting school in Mumbai:
Research: Take as much time as you wish before signing any document at a film acting school. Spend time on the premises. Look around and see whether there is actually some teaching going on.
There is Hope, after all
Before we lose hope and shun the ideas of entering the indian film industry entirely, let me confess that there is hope. Though there are schools not worth the papers on which they give you a receipt of your fee, there are some good film acting schools in Mumbai. These are the schools that have a better chance of having their students in Mumbai film productions. These film acting schools in Mumbai have a definite structure, syllabi and a teaching method. While most other film schools would propound about things like ‘everybody is creative' and ‘anyone can achieve whatever they want', professional film schools will give a definite roadmap to your dream destination.
These schools are a bit on the expensive side. Expensive is good, because one thing that an expensive school fee does is make a person self analyze and decide whether they actually want to pursue their dreams. But then, one can safely say that the fee of these expensive schools is worth it, what with their way of teaching. Many schools like these do have veteran and experienced personalities of the film industry as their teaching or guest teaching staff.
So, here's a quick checklist to go through before opting for a film acting school in Mumbai:
Research: Take as much time as you wish before signing any document at a film acting school. Spend time on the premises. Look around and see whether there is actually some teaching going on.
Learn: Take a look at the past of the film acting school. Find out what the pass outs from the school have been up to. Better still, try to communicate with the current students. You are certain to find some inside information on the way the school runs.
Acknowledge: Acknowledge the fact that even though it's a film acting school, it is a school. A film acting school is never ambiguous and has various courses and a set duration for the same. Finally, going to a film acting school is just like going back to school. Just ensure that the school is as serious as you are in your pursuit of celluloid dreams, and no doubt, you will be on the big screen soon enough.
Acknowledge: Acknowledge the fact that even though it's a film acting school, it is a school. A film acting school is never ambiguous and has various courses and a set duration for the same. Finally, going to a film acting school is just like going back to school. Just ensure that the school is as serious as you are in your pursuit of celluloid dreams, and no doubt, you will be on the big screen soon enough.
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