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

Course Fee

$695 $626

Duration

5 days, 25 hours

Screen Acting Techniques: Performance In Focus (7 November 2026)

Nov 7, 2026 - Dec 5, 2026

$695
$626
Sessions
DateTime
7 November 202611:00 AM - 1:30 PM AEST
7 November 20262:15 PM - 5:00 PM AEST
14 November 202611:00 AM - 1:30 PM AEST
14 November 20262:15 PM - 5:00 PM AEST
21 November 202611:00 AM - 1:30 PM AEST
21 November 20262:15 PM - 5:00 PM AEST
28 November 202611:00 AM - 1:30 PM AEST
28 November 20262:15 PM - 5:00 PM AEST
5 December 202611:00 AM - 1:30 PM AEST
5 December 20262:15 PM - 5:00 PM AEST

OTHER UPCOMING CLASSES

Mon 14 Sep - Fri 18 Sep 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
10:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$725 $653
Mon 19 Oct - Mon 7 Dec 2026
NIDA Kensington, Sydney
6:30pm - 9:30pm AEST
$695 $626
Sat 31 Oct - Sat 28 Nov 2026
TAFE Brisbane, South Bank
11:00am - 5:00pm AEST
$695 $626

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 asĀ Intermediate

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