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Raw Footage: Making Music Videos, Grades 7-10
Holiday course Love music and have an interest in filmmaking? Bring these two worlds together as you learn the skills required to shoot a music video! Create a concept based on a piece of music, develop your ideas and advance your pre and post production skills as you collaborate with an industry expert to bring a music video to life. Course components Collaboration: Engage in a creative process to develop a music video, assume a variety of roles in a production capacity....
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NIDA Murder Mystery , Grades 7-10
Holiday course That’s it! No pencils. No Scripts. Just a ‘real live murder’ at the party. The mystery is solved by revealing secrets, investigating clues and enacting events surrounding the murder. In role, come in costume and play a character, pursue objectives and build relationships to solve the crime before making your accusations. Who will be the victim? Who will be the murderer? Get ready for some serious super sleuthing. Important information Please read our Cancellation and...
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Acting Boot Camp, Grades 7-10
Holiday course A fast-paced intensive course for acting recruits: build skills in fundamental acting technique including improvisation, character development and scenework. Course components Spontaneity: Explore stories, ideas and narrative scene work through improvisation. Creative Expression: Participate in fun and engaging acting exercises to develop new creative ideas with others. Text analysis: Bring to life through the application of acting technique a short written text for...
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Pop Up Bard - Shakespeare on the Go! Grades 11-12
Holiday course Immerse yourself in the architectural possibilities of the NIDA building to create your own site-specific soliloquy. Take your audience on a ride through space and discover Shakespeare like he’s never been performed before. Course components Technique: Gain confidence in the application of Shakespearean text analysis, iambic pentameter and figurative speech. Production: Discover the benefits and challenges of site-specific theatre as you put on your very own...
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Writer's Boot Camp, Grades 7-10
Holiday course Identify and develop the essential skills required to write a short script. Be introduced to fundamental story principles through the practice of writing scenes and create a synopsis for a short stage play. No experience required, just a love of the written word and a desire to see those words come to life on stage! Course components Unlocking creativity: Discover where ideas come from and harness your imagination to develop a storytelling point of view. Dramatic...
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Acting Boot Camp, Grades 11-12
Holiday course A fast-paced intensive course for acting recruits: build skills in improvisation, character and scenework. Course components Improvisation: Discover the key principles and improve your spontaneity as a performer. Characterisation: Participate in practical exercises under the guidance of an industry expert designed to provide you with tools to create diverse character depictions. Technique: Unpack NIDA’s acting technique to identify the given circumstances of your...
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Spells, Smoke and Mirrors: Magic, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Introduce yourself to the thrill of live magic with this exciting introductory course. Work with a NIDA expert to understand simple illusions, learn basic magic tricks and discover how to perform them for a live audience. Create a short presentation for family and friends. Course components Introduction to basic magic tricks for live performance Develop presentation and communication skills Presentation and performance techniques – share your work with family and...
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Screen Acting Boot Camp, Grades 7-10
Holiday course Identify and experience the essentials of screen acting. Build your on screen confidence as you develop skills in improvisation, character development and script work. Course components Spontaneity: Utilise improvisation skills to build a screen performance. Creative Expression: Participate in fun and engaging acting exercises to develop new creative ideas with others. Text interpretation: Bring to life through the application of acting technique a short written text...
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Picture This, 4-5 years (without parents)
Holiday course Put yourself in the picture and bring to life a favourite picture book story from this year’s National Book Week Shortlist. Use your body and voice in a creative play adventure inspired by the story and grab a taste of NIDA’s creative classes for 2-5 years olds. What is creative play? NIDA Creative Play actively engages children and parents in storytelling and artistic practice through voice, movement and dramatic play based activities. Children are supported by our...
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NIDA Heroes, Villains and Spies: Screen Acting, Grades 3-6
Holiday course Get ready for three days of outrageously fun on-screen antics as you act out scenes from famous hero, villain and spy adventures. Stop moving trains, intercept international secrets and save the world – all from the safety of the rehearsal room! Develop skills in acting and characterisation as you rehearse and film scenes to camera. Present live and on-screen scenes at the end of the course for family and friends. Course components Technique: Practice acting to...
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