Acting

Screen Acting Techniques: Performance in Focus 

Develop your existing screen acting skills through character-driven exercises that challenge and inspire.

Screen Acting Techniques: Performance in Focus 

Locations

Kensington

Course Fee

$725

Duration

8 Weeks

UPCOMING CLASSES

Mon 12 Jan - Fri 16 Jan 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEDT
$725 $653

Screen Acting Techniques: Performance in Focus 

Overview

Develop your existing screen acting skills through character-driven exercises that challenge and inspire. This course offers a practical pathway to deepen your craft, with a strong focus on developing authentic, engaging performances for film and television.  

Gain valuable insight into industry expectations through focused work on screen tests, castings and callbacks, and build the technical skills and on-camera confidence needed to stand out in a competitive screen environment. 

Components  

  • Develop physical and vocal techniques for creating on-screen characters.   
  • Apply strategies to confidently analyse a range of texts for screen performance.  
  • Gain an insight into industry best-practice through a series of simulated casting exercises. 

Prerequisites

This course is classified as Intermediate

NIDA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we learn and tell stories, the Bidjigal, Gadigal, Dharawal and Dharug peoples, and we pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present.