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

$715 $644

Duration

8 days, 24 hours

Grade Requirements

Intermediate

Screen Acting Techniques: Performance In Focus (4 May 2027)

Melbourne

May 4, 2027 - Jun 22, 2027

$715
$644
Sessions
DateTime
4 May 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEST
11 May 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEST
18 May 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEST
25 May 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEST
1 June 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEST
8 June 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEST
15 June 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEST
22 June 20276:30 PM - 9:30 PM 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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