This course introduces the fundamental techniques used by actors to create emotionally engaged and narratively effective performances for film and digital media. It covers the core concepts of the Stanislavski System of Acting, the application of further developments of the System by later teachers and practitioners working specifically within the context of television and film, the technical demands of the actor/camera relationship, the physical skills necessary for the actor to effectively communicate narrative information within an overall pictorial composition, and the ways in which the actors’ creative choices can impact the editorial process, the final assembly of the completed motion picture and, ultimately, the production of meaning.