Screen Academy
We believe our Screen Academy is one of the very few groups across the country that focuses solely on screen acting.
The Screen Academy meets on Sundays and is broken into the following groups:
Juniors Group 1 (9:30am until 12pm)
Juniors Group 2 (12pm until 2:30pm)
Uppers (9:30am until 12pm)
Seniors Group 1 (12pm until 2:30pm)
Seniors Group 2 (2:30pm until 5pm)
The Screen Academy undertakes many projects every year, both in-front and behind the camera. These projects include: Showreels, Silent Movies, Trailers, Competition Films and the Long Project – an opportunity for all actors in the Screen Academy to produce a feature film based on their own ideas and work, shot on location. Each year the Screen Academy Actors are invited to our ‘Red Carpet Event’ where they walk the red carpet surrounded by family and friends to watch the premiere of their film on the big screen.
Actors in the Screen Academy company also take part in a wide variety of workshops and masterclasses focussed both on pure acting, acting on camera and behind the scenes.
(Fees per 12 week term: £419)
Company led by:
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Josh Cavendish
Head of Screen Academy
Josh Cavendish was an actor at YAC in Cambridge for 8 years, before training at East 15 Acting School. He has worked as an actor and fight performer on stage and screen, most notably working at the Royal Opera House on several productions. He now works as a professional fight choreographer for theatre and film.
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Kat Causton
Screen Academy Director
Kat has been working at the Young Actors Company for two and a half years now. During this time she has worked as an Assistant Director in both the Stage and Screen Academies and as a Director for the YACtots and Junior Stage.
Kat has been performing for many years and trained in acting, dance, and musical theatre. During her career she has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in the West End.
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Sam Hunt
Screen Academy Director
Sam trained at YAC as a teenager, and has been acting and making films ever since. During this time at YAC, he was cast as Kevin in ‘Man Down’, working for Channel 4 and Netflix, along with other short and student films. He later trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. His most recent theatre credits include A Few Good Men and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. His theatre company, Pelmear Theatre, produced and sold out the UK premiere of the play ‘The In-Between’ in London.
Before becoming a director, Sam was an Assistant Screen Director, helping run classes, and directing films. He is excited to continue sharing his passion for filmmaking and screen acting with the next generation of actors.
