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

$750 $675

Duration

5 days, 30 hours

Grade Requirements

Intermediate

Screen Acting Techniques: Performance In Focus (11 January 2027)

Kensington

Jan 11, 2027 - Jan 15, 2027

$750
$675
Sessions
DateTime
11 January 202710:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
11 January 20272:00 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
12 January 202710:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
12 January 20272:00 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
13 January 202710:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
13 January 20272:00 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
14 January 202710:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
14 January 20272:00 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT
15 January 202710:00 AM - 1:15 PM AEDT
15 January 20272:00 PM - 5:00 PM AEDT

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11:00am - 5:00pm AEST
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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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