Build the essential foundations of professional screen acting, from script and scene analysis to character development and truthful performance. Actors learn how to work technically for the camera, including marks, eyelines, continuity, framing and adjusting performance for different shot sizes, while developing the confidence and awareness required to work effectively on set.

Develop spontaneity, confidence and the ability to stay genuinely present in a scene. Through practical improvisation exercises, Nathalie Antonia helps actors trust their instincts, listen and respond truthfully, take creative risks and make stronger choices without overthinking, building skills that translate directly into scripted performance, auditions and life on set.

Learn how to break down a script and uncover the information that drives a scene. Working with Osamah Sami, actors explore character, relationships, objectives, circumstances, beats and subtext, developing a practical process for moving beyond the words on the page and making specific, informed performance choices.

Develop a practical understanding of how the camera sees you and how framing affects performance. Actors explore the differences between wide shots, mid shots and close-ups, learning how movement, physicality, eyelines, marks and performance need to adjust within each frame while maintaining continuity and truth.

Put technique into practice through sustained work on scripted scenes. Drawing on her experience as both an actor and television director, Simone Buchanan works with actors on character, relationships, listening, emotional connection and responding to direction, helping develop performances that are detailed, truthful and ready for the demands of a professional set.

Explore John Orcsik’s signature approach to emotional preparation and connection across two progressive modules. Actors develop practical techniques for accessing genuine emotion and personalising circumstances without relying on trauma recall or revisiting painful personal experiences. Designed specifically for the realities of screen acting, the technique helps actors access and reproduce emotional states quickly and consistently across multiple takes, while maintaining truthful connection and the technical control required on a professional set.

Develop an authentic and consistent Standard American accent with one of Australia’s most experienced US dialect coaches. Across two progressive modules, Tyler works with actors on placement, rhythm, sound changes and speech patterns, applying the accent directly to performance so it becomes integrated into character rather than simply layered over a scene.

Develop a clearer understanding of the professional screen industry and what is expected beyond the craft itself. This module explores the practical side of building and sustaining an acting career, giving actors greater awareness of professional expectations, industry relationships, representation, materials and navigating opportunities.

Explore the craft and precision behind truthful comedy with one of Australia’s most experienced comedic performers. Actors work on timing, character, rhythm, specificity and committing fully to choices, discovering how strong comedy comes from playing circumstances truthfully rather than simply trying to be funny.

Step onto the floor with a working film and television director and experience scene work from the director’s perspective. Actors work through scenes as they would on a professional set, taking direction, making adjustments and balancing performance with the technical requirements of camera, blocking, coverage and continuity.

Explore how performance shifts within heightened genres such as horror, thriller and action while remaining grounded and believable on screen. Working with a professional director, actors learn to build tension, respond to heightened circumstances and make strong choices while navigating the technical demands and pace of genre filmmaking.

Bring accent and performance together in a simulated professional set environment. Actors work on scenes with a working director and US accent coach in tandem, learning to take performance direction while maintaining a consistent American accent, just as they may be required to do on an international production.

Understand where you fit within the industry and how casting decisions are made. John Orcsik explores castability, branding and how an actor’s individual qualities can influence the roles they are considered for, while breaking down the casting process and helping actors better understand how they present themselves professionally.

Scene Selection is where we personally help select the right scenes for your end of program Showreel, which will lead us in to Showreel Week. Where your selected scene will be professionally filmed on location, giving you a polished, industry-standard piece to use as a calling card for future opportunities.

Work directly with two leading working casting directors throughout the program, gaining first-hand experience of the professional casting process. Actors work on audition material, receive individual direction and feedback, and gain valuable insight into what casting directors are looking for in the room and on tape.

Work individually with John Orcsik to select the right material for your end-of-program showreel, considering your casting, strengths and the kind of roles you want to pursue. The focus is on choosing scenes that showcase you effectively rather than simply choosing material you enjoy, before moving into preparation and rehearsal.

Take your selected showreel scenes from the page towards production through blocking, rehearsal and detailed performance preparation. Actors refine character, relationships, choices and movement while preparing for the practical realities of filming on location, ensuring they arrive at the shoot confident and ready to work.

The program culminates in a professional showreel shoot, where each actor films two individually selected scenes on location with a professional crew. Both scenes are professionally filmed and edited, giving actors two polished, industry-standard pieces that showcase their range and can be used across their professional casting materials.