Acting on Screen Grades 7-8, NIDA Kensington
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Practical skill-based learning in the performing arts led by industry experts with a focus on personal and creative development.
Learning framework
Each term we focus on a specific area of performance practice to ensure students have a varied experience and learn a range of essential creative skills.
Students are able to join us at the start of any term during the year.
NIDA Open Acting on Screen courses are designed across a four term structure within the following learning framework:
Term one Improvisation and Performance Craft
Term two Voice and Movement
Term three Devising and Contemporary Practice
Term four Script Work and Technique
Term 1, 2023: Here's Looking at You
The most memorable on-screen moments in film history are nowhere to be found in the script! Join legends of the big screen as you explore how to improvise beyond the life of a scene. Bring your unique interpretation to well-known TV and film scenes and learn how to remain relaxed and free take after take.
Course components
- Spontaneity: Utilise improvisation skills to build a screen performance.
Acting technique: Explore characterisation through building technical skills such as making and accepting offers, actions and objectives.
Ensemble: Work as part of a team on recorded performance exercises.
Term 2, 2023: Showdowns on Set
From the Wild West to Wonder Woman, be captured by stories and characters from your favourite action and adventure films! Engage voice and movement skills to create the good, the bad and the ugly characters from your favourite films. Shoot and star in an onscreen showdown of your own.
Course components
- Vocal expression- Learn how the voice works, develop confidence and vocal technique in a recorded performance.
Physical awareness: Develop physical skills to move and shape character of a set period.
Creative Expression: Participate in fun and engaging acting and technical screenmaking exercises to develop new creative ideas with others.
Term 3, 2023: Time-Warp and Replay
Given the chance, would you go back in time and do things differently? Would you right every wrong you made? Inspired by time-warp movies like Back To The Future and Freaky Friday, work in a group to create scenes for your own time-warp TV pilot. Adapt to new worlds and refine your skills for acting on-screen.
Course components
- Collaboration: Work in a group, incorporate shared ideas into a new, recorded performance work.
Screen Writing: Devise and script original scenes for screen.
Character Development: Deepen your connection to character as you explore their personal history.
Term 4, 2023: Australian TV - Fastforward/Rewind
Work with a NIDA Open teaching artist to re-create scenes from some of the best contemporary and classic Australian Film and TV shows. Get camera ready as you learn the technical skills required to give an engaging on-screen performance every time.
Course components
- Acting Technique: Practice and refine acting to camera techniques.
Text Analysis: Apply screen-acting skills to analyse and interpret the events of a scene.
Screen Performance Craft: Consider the elements that contribute to the physical realisation of a performance.
Important information
- Please read our Cancellation and Transfer Policy.
- Please wear comfortable clothing you can move in for all drama and performance related courses. Clothing that restricts movement is inappropriate.
- Please wear closed-in shoes. Shoes may be removed in the rehearsal room on the direction of the class tutor.
- Please bring along a pen, notebook and bottle of water to all classes.
- If you are running late to collect your child, please call NIDA reception on 02 9697 7600. NIDA will only provide supervision during advertised course times.
- NIDA staff will supervise students in courses for Grades 3 to 10 during breaks. These students will not be permitted to leave the advertised venue without parental permission.
- Students in courses for Grades 11 and 12 will not be supervised during breaks and are free to leave the venue at designated break times should they wish.
Enrol for the full year in advance to receive a 15% discount off the full price!
- Discount is only applicable when booking all four terms within the same calendar year.
- Discount is not available online. Please book over the phone by calling the office on 1300 450 417 to receive the discount.
- If students do not attend all four terms, the discount is no longer valid.
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
Site Directions
NIDA Kensington
215 Anzac Parade, Kensington NSW 2033
Parking
There is no parking on-site at NIDA however there is paid parking on the University of NSW campus. The parking is a 10-15 minute walk from the NIDA building and is located at Gate 14 of the campus on Barker Street.
The UNSW parking area next door to NIDA, entrance via Day street, has free parking on weekends only. Other times it has permit parking for UNSW staff only.
There is also free all-day parking on some of the streets behind NIDA such as Day Ave, Doncaster Ave and Mooramie Ave, but places are limited and can fill early if UNSW students are on campus.
Public Transport
The new light rail now stops directly outside NIDA.
From Central Railway Station catch the L3 to ‘Juniors Kingsford’ from either the ‘Haymarket’ or ‘Chalmers Street’ stops and alight at the ‘UNSW Anzac Parade’ stop.
The following buses come past NIDA:
From Circular Quay 392, 394, 396, 397, 399, Express L94
From Redfern 302, 303
From Central Railway 391, 393, 395
From Bondi Junction 348
Sydney Airport 400
From Leichhardt, Glebe, Newtown 370
The Metro 10 bus also comes past NIDA
Other Information
Accommodation
There are several accommodation options within a 5 km radius of NIDA Kensington.
NIDA currently has no associations with any providers to either recommend or offer special rates. We suggest an internet search for the best suitable option for your individual needs.
Sessions
| When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 23 Jul 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney | |
| Sun 30 Jul 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney | |
| Sun 6 Aug 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney | |
| Sun 13 Aug 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney | |
| Sun 20 Aug 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney | |
| Sun 27 Aug 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney | |
| Sun 3 Sep 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney | |
| Sun 10 Sep 2023 | 11am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | NIDA Kensington, Sydney |