The Actors Workshop

The Advanced Diploma of Film, Television and Theatre Acting commences late in January each year for a duration of two years. Contact training is in the area of 28 hours per week.

The Diploma of Film and Television Acting commences late into January each year for a duration of two years. Diploma students undertake up to 20 hours contact training per week.

The Certificate IV commences in February and July each year for a duration of one year. Certificate IV students undertake 12 hours contact training per week.

Every competency unit of each course is practical in orientation and application. All pathways presented are current to industry workplace needs and are full time training programs.

Each course has a maximum of 16 students and accelerated programs may be negotiated where classes are smaller.

Work experience opportunities are provided within the training strategy. These opportunities are drawn from the comprehensive network of strategic alliances the school has developed with training, community and industry organisations.

At completion of training, students are referred to agents for professional representation, however, most students secure representation prior to completion, due to the reputation of the school.

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