In April, we were delighted to have actors Kate Dickie (Game of Thrones, Prometheus) and Paul Higgins (In the Thick of It, In the Loop) at the University Screen Academy Scotland Production Centre to deliver an Acting Masterclass for Postgraduate students, which was facilitated by Director Hope Dickson Leach.
The two stars spoke about their recent film Couple in a Hole, which was released on Saturday 9 April. Couple in a Hole is about a Scottish couple who end up living like savages in a hole in the middle of a vast forest in the French Pyrenees.
At the masterclass, Paul and Kate told our students first-hand what attracted them to the script, what challenges and opportunities it presented for them and what the Director and production did to help support the cast. This session also looked at the importance of the script, the relationship with the director, crew and the role of the production and the craft of the Actor.
Following the masterclass there was a BAFTA
screening of Couple in a Hole at Cineworld, Fountain Park followed by a Q&A, co-hosted by BAFTA Scotland and Screen Academy Scotland, with the Actors and Screen Academy Screenwriting Programme Leader James Mavor.
This Masterclass shows how we are achieving the aims of Strategy 2020, delivering an excellent, personalised student experience for our Postgraduate Screen Academy students.