{"id":6711,"date":"2017-02-21T17:42:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T17:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/?p=6711"},"modified":"2018-09-26T15:40:34","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:40:34","slug":"inside-acting-emma-kirby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/inside-acting-emma-kirby\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Acting: Emma Kirby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though I was quite a shy and quiet child, I always enjoyed taking part in sports, doing music and acting<\/a> in stage performances. I was born and raised in Perth, Australia, and very academic, so I\u00a0ummed and ahhed for ages about going to performing arts school but my overly practical brain kicked in and I chose to study physiotherapy at university instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After graduating and working for a few years, I desperately sought something more so I booked an around-the-world ticket and ended up in London. It is now been my home for 12 years!\u00a0It's such an addictive city, with so much opportunity to explore so many different creative avenues. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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I took up guitar, I did a live sound engineering course, I had singing lessons, I did open mic nights, and then came City Academy - location and timing wise, it was perfect for me, and they seemed very welcoming in regards to age and ability.<\/p>\n

I did an Introduction to\u00a0Acting<\/a> course, and it\u00a0was great in\u00a0helping me up\u00a0my confidence and let go of my life stressors.\u00a0In the beginning, I felt a bit out of my depth, but as I came back week to week, I learned that it was okay to make mistakes and try new things.\u00a0I work full time as a physio and acting helped me to switch my brain to a completely different mindset - it was very good for my introverted self to just let go of my inhibitions.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then I\u00a0let it go for a long time\u00a0until last year, where I felt like I was in a bit of a rut with my job and needed a creative outlet again. I looked at City Academy once more\u00a0and was impressed by how many different courses they now offered - in particular, Screen Acting.<\/a><\/p>\n

I love TV and film. I'd watch\u00a0Game of Thrones and\u00a0my boyfriend and flatmate would joke around that I would make a good wildling! I\u00a0laughed it off but I did start paying more attention\u00a0to\u00a0how the actors\u00a0might do things differently than if they were on stage. I ended up doing the Introduction course and I loved it from the first\u00a0session! I became engrossed with\u00a0discovering\u00a0the techniques that actors use on screen, and went on to do Level 1 and 2.<\/p>\n

Remembering things\u00a0has always been an area with room for improvement for me, but that is another reason why\u00a0these courses have been so good. They\u00a0have forced me to train my memory and as a result, create better outcomes in front of the camera.\u00a0Even if you don't intend to make a career out of acting, there are many things you can learn about yourself and others. And importantly, it allows you have fun, which we don't allow ourselves enough of as adults.<\/p>\n

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Emma\u00a0has taken Screen Acting - Introduction<\/a>, Level 1<\/a> and Level 2<\/a> in the past. She is currently doing 5 Day Acting\u00a0Foundation Course<\/a> as part of City Academy's Drama School. For all our other Acting courses, see here >>><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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