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 Advanced Diploma


   of Film, Television and Theatre Acting...

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A nationally recognised full-time vocational A.Q.F qualification, custom designed with industry consultation, to incorporate a broad cross section of practical skills and knowledge.

The Advanced Diploma develops actors in preparation for employment in the Film, Television or Theatre industries. Outcomes suitable for employment are recognised in the following areas:

  • Short, Independent and Feature Films
  • Corporate and Training Videos
  • Voice Over and A.D.R. Work
  • Television Drama and Sitcoms
  • Commercial Advertisements
  • Host Presenting for Lifestyle and Variety Programs
  • Documentaries
  • Music Film Clips
  • Professional, Profit Share and Fringe Theatre
  • Street Theatre
  • Corporate and Event Entertainment
  • Corporate Role Play Work
  • Festival Performances
  • Shakespearean Theatre
  • Self-devised shows for School Touring
  • Other self generated employment opportunities

The Advanced Diploma consists of extended core training in
Acting Technique, Voice, Movement
Improvisation, Camera and Theatre

Specialised training areas include:

  • Shakespeare
  • Monologues
  • American Accent
  • Host Presenting
  • Professional Development
  • Audition Technique
  • Stage Combat
  • Film Analysis
  • Writing Structure
  • Sensory Awareness
  • Phonetics
  • Group Devised Performance

Specialised classes include:

  • A week with renowned Master Voice Teacher Rowena Balos.
  • A dedicated week with Sue Manger, casting agent with over 30 years experience.

Training commences late in January for a duration of two years and meets AUSTUDY requirements.

There are 28 contact hours of training per week.
There are 40 weeks of intensive training per year.
Rehearsals and work experience must also be undertaken.

The Advanced Diploma of Film, Television and Theatre Acting includes all units of competency from the Diploma of Film and Television Acting and the Certificate IV in Film and Television Acting.

Students may also attain the qualification through part time, self paced training.

A PDF file of the course outline can be downloaded here.

Applicants should contact the school to book an interview with the Principal and to receive an application form.

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An amazingly technical yet basic device,the lenses job is simply to see. In extreme close-up the slightest hesitation or vacancy by the actor will be picked up. Vice versa, it loves thoughtful, rehearsed and committed actors.
Emotion is a visceral reaction to a situation or circumstance. Feeling is the intellectual faculty of choice.
Repetition is a device for throwing an idea into prominence. Répétition is also the french word for rehearsal.
The protagonist is a wilful being, powerful enough to sustain desire, through conflict, having strength to take action and cause change.
Release. Breathing. Centering. Articulation. Diction. Resonance. Projection. Intonation. Pitch. Pause. Phonetics. Cold Reads. Radio Plays. Vocal Warmups.
Jungian archetypes are an important tool for character analysis & creation. In essence, most archetypes are patterns derived from historical roles in life or universal events/situations (initiation, death, rebirth etc). Archetypes are further shaped by unique individual unconsciousness.
With the Village Roadshow Studios nearby, actors should seek the ability to produce a credible general american accent on cue.
Good listening skills are a vital part of communication and therefore spontaneity of a scene. Hearing is something ears do. Listening is a psychological process that plays a major part in our action/reaction mechanisms.
Accounts written by Aristotle more than 2300 years ago suggest Thespis of Icaria was the first person brave enough to invoke a character on stage. This legendary moment is considered to be the birthplace of acting in the western world.
FLOURISH, LUNGING SWORD STRIKE! Actually, there is a lot more to stage combat than fisticuffs. It's about presenting the natural intentions of the characters during their fight, struggle, manoeuvre or fall, numerous times for camera or audience, while maintaining safety for all involved or watching.
A shot over the shoulder of one actor (whose shoulder may be recognised as 'dirty in frame'), focusing normally on the face and upper torso of the other actor in a scene; generally shot in pairs so both actors expressions can later be edited together.
England's Monarchy was restored in 1660 with King Charles II's return. The 'Merrie Monarch' ended puritan ways with french ideals. He re-opened the theatres and allowed females to the stage for the first time. He encouraged the notorious sexually explicit comedies which soon permeated England.
Choreographed by Director & DOP to give the scene different positions. Marks can be placed at specific points for the actor to move. Hitting the mark is one of the most vital skills an actor must sustain. When 'starting positions' is called, the actor is to return to their first position.
Myths are stories that hold a universal truth. Not literal, but beyond the literal. They are the stories we tell to explain the inexplicable. The cosmos around us: the roots of our existence: the cogs of our perspective.
"Theatre is simply what cannot be expressed by any other means; a complexity of words, movements, gestures that convey a vision of the world inexpressible in any other way."... Eugene Ionesco
The actor's adjustment of body position away from what might be absolutely "natural" in order to accommodate the camera; can also mean looking in a different place from where the other actor actually is.
The Camera Emotion vs Feeling Repetition Protagonist Voice Archetypes American Accent Listening & Reacting Thespis Stage Combat Over-The-Shoulder Restoration Technical Blocking Myths Eugene Ionesco Cheat-The-Angle