Your Six Week Screen Acting Summer School
Enhance your screen craft, learn how to make bold choices and land the roles you really want with acting coach Finlay Robertson.
“Finlay absolutely changed the game for me … I attribute so much of the actor I am today to his teaching. I have no doubt that I’ll keep coming back to Finlay throughout my career.”
Ambika Mod, star of One Day and This Is Going To Hurt.
Not sure why your self-tapes aren’t landing you roles? Want to make the leap from theatre to film but don’t know how? Need fresh techniques to make small parts more memorable or larger roles more emotionally complex? Then Join Screen Gang this summer!
In just six weeks you’ll have material to make a showreel you’re proud of, knowledge of what excites casting directors and the ability to produce self-tapes and performances that get to the heart of the character and story every time.
I’ve helped actors secure representation; book series leads, and make meaningful connections with casting directors. And I’d love to do the same for you.
There are ten spots available. The places go quickly. Get in touch now to secure yours!
Over six weeks you will:
Learn how to communicate your thoughts directly with the camera
Understand the power of simple technique in screen acting
Know the tools you need to audition, book and play on screen a character that is compelling and truthful to your vision
Think like a writer and solve the puzzle of the scene, finding its gold and telling the writer’s story
Learn the tools to give emotional depth to all sizes of roles
Demystify the concept of “making bold choices”
Understand how the TV and film business and industry work
Learn the techniques to step onto set with confidence in every aspect of a day’s filmmaking
You will shoot all your own material on your phones with studio lighting and take home that footage for study, show reel editing or socials.
Finlay Robertson is an actor (BBC1, ITV, Channel 4 and Netflix; currently starring in BBC1’s The Bombing of Pan Am 103.) He is also a director and teacher.
As an acting coach, he’s worked with Ambika Mod on her breakout roles in This Is Going To Hurt and One Day, alongside Mawaan Rizwan on his BAFTA-winning series Juice and 1:1 with Kat Sadler on her BAFTA-winning series Such Brave Girls.
With more than 25 years on stage and screen, he can teach you how to do a brilliant audition, how to develop fully rounded characters and how to nail the skills you need to get signed, book jobs and feel confident on set.
"Finlay is an expert in understanding the emotional depth of a scene and getting to the heart of a character's choices. He's not only helped me trust my instincts but also provided me with techniques I can take straight to set. ”
Mawaan Rizwan, creator and star of BAFTA-winning show Juice.
SCREEN GANG SUMMER 2025
Date: Wednesday June 18, 25 and Wednesday July 2, 9, 16, 23
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Place: The Audition House, W1
https://theauditionhouse.co.uk
Cost: £200