Acting

Screen Acting Techniques: Finding Your Frame

Explore the fundamental elements of screen performance and create believable and authentic characters.

Screen Acting Techniques: Finding Your Frame

Locations

Melbourne

Course Fee

$605.00 - $725.00

Duration

8 Weeks / 5 Days

Age Requirements

18+

At Melbourne

Sat 8 Aug - Sat 5 Sep 2026
NIDA Melbourne, Southbank
11:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$695 $626

At Other Locations

Mon 6 Jul - Fri 10 Jul 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$725 $653
Tue 28 Jul - Tue 15 Sep 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
6:30pm - 9:30pm AEST
$695 $626
Sat 8 Aug - Sat 5 Sep 2026
TAFE Brisbane, South Bank
11:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$695 $626
Mon 21 Sep - Thu 24 Sep 2026
Melbourne, Venue TBC
10:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$605 $545
Mon 28 Sep - Fri 2 Oct 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$725 $653
Sun 1 Nov - Sun 29 Nov 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$725 $653

Screen Acting Techniques: Finding Your Frame

Overview

Jumpstart your screen acting journey with NIDA Open. Explore the fundamental elements of screen performance and create believable and authentic characters. Apply the basics of the Stanislavski system of acting and engage in the technical demands of screen as you rehearse and shoot scenes from film and television.   

Components  

  • Explore fundamental acting skills in voice, physicality and improvisation for the screen.   
  • Introduction to script analysis and character development.   
  • Explore the importance of camera angles, eyelines, and marks. 

Prerequisite 

This course is classified as Beginner.

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.