Overview

Along with our regular screen acting classes - which are specifically designed to produce credible acting skills and to develop essential life skills - the school also offers a unique series of master classes.

These specialist courses are suitable for Intermediate to Advanced Level Teen and Adult students, graduates and established actors. The Master Class Program is designed to teach students the additional technical and performance skills required at the cutting edge of film and television production.

The Master Class Program is held throughout the year in conjunction with our regular acting classes. Course information (including dates, times, fees and tutors) is available in-house to established students and by mail-out to our inquiries list, graduates and professional actors. Master Class course information is also posted on our web site, six weeks prior to commencement of course.

Current master classes include:-

Short Film

In these dynamic film-making workshops, students are cast in a fully produced short film and directed through the creation of a scripted character.

Some of the films produced in these workshops have been acclaimed at national and international video festivals, thereby gaining an acting profile for the students involved.

The Short Film Master Class 2007 will be run this year by independent film maker Ian Nicholson, and will be shot in High Definition video. Book now!

Voice Development and Movement

To successfully communicate the character's intent to an audience requires far more than a basic understanding of on-camera acting technique. Two vital components of a truthful and well-rounded performance are the voice and economical and meaningful movement. This fun course will develop your overall acting skills to a higher and far more effective level.

Acting with Green-Screen (Chromakey) Special Effects

Many new films (Matrix, Star Wars, Superman etc) rely heavily upon the use of 'green screen' special effects where the backgrounds are put in as computer effects (CGI) after shooting.

Learning to act effectively in a green-screen environment takes practice and requires special considerations (you're acting in a empty set!). The Screen Actors Workshop provides insight to filming techniques in our own green-screen studio and teaches the skills vital to gain work in such projects. Actors with these skills are highly sought after.

Due to their familiarity with Green Screen our students have performed with confidence and conviction in a wide range of productions featuring high-end special effects, including:-

The Matrix, The Phantom, The Island of Dr Moreau, Star Wars "Attack of the Clones" and numerous effects-driven television commercials and music clips

American Accents and Dialects

Many films and TV commercials are being made right here in Sydney for the US market. As a result, the demand for actors capable of speaking with an authentic American accent is steadily growing.

Bill Pepper is Australia's leading voice coach and has worked with many of Australia's A-list movie stars. Bill's master class in the American accent covers all the major dialects required for film and TV. Essential if you wish to get work in this lucrative area.

The On-Camera Audition Process

Ok, so you're becoming a pretty good actor and you're hungry for work. But how do you show everyone just how good you really are if you don't have the skills to successfully audition for the part?

This intensive workshop will give you the knowledge and the technique to confidently audition for roles in commercials, feature films and television drama.

Armoury and the Actor

Firearms and special effects are an integral part of television drama and feature films. This highly-specialised hands-on course is designed to instruct actors in the safe and correct handling and discharge of a wide range of weapons.

During this intensive and exciting one-day master class, you will have the opportunity to handle and fire live ammunition from weapons such as M-16s, Uzi 9mm, Magnum .44, Glocks, pump-action and sawn-off shotguns, Colt .45 etc.

The course also demystifies the SFX process of body hits, impact and movement. This master class is restricted to advanced-level adult students, graduates and professional actors only.

Singing for Actors

This fun, exciting and challenging course tutored by Australia's leading singing coach - the dynamic "Little Pattie" Amphlett - will develop your singing voice and vocal range for confident and powerful performance in film, theatre and musical theatre productions. The course also covers the protocol and technique of successfully auditioning for a wide range of singing roles.

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