February-April 2023

Happy New Year!

Here’s to a creative and fun 2023!

Fireworks display Sydney New Year

There’s not much to report this time of year as the industry slowly crawls back from the summer break.

But in the meantime, some good advice from one of the greats …

Term Dates

Classes return from Tuesday 31 January through to Saturday 4 February.

I look forward to working with our established students again and to welcome the new students commencing classes with us this term.

January Film Acting Workshop

The workshop which ran from Wednesday the 11 to Friday the 13th January was a great success. I had a wonderful cast of kids performing the scripted roles and I can’t wait to edit the film.

**Well done to Lily Dufty, Tom Underwood, Kyra Leisegang, Brooklyn Clayton-Ashe, Mael Bacchi, Savannah Clayton-Ashe and Milana Smith for a fun and productive 3 day workshop.**

Student News

There’s not much to report as the industry gets back on its feet after the long summer break.

But there is something to report on an activity I’m currently setting up for an internationally known Aussie actor to have a chat with our classes and a Q&A session to follow. I’ll let you know once things have been arranged and a date has been set for a session at the school.

Just a short newsletter to catch everyone up and I’ll be back near the end of this term with a much more comprehensive newsletter.

Alan Nurthen (Director)

Tyre Kickers

Every term of classes or so, we run into a time wasting “Tyre kicker.” Tyre kickers are the term we use to describe fearful people. The type of person who wants to do something different and exciting but whose fear of failure prevents them from doing anything meaningful. This type of person will book into […]

Getting Started

You’ve got an agent now. They like you. You like them. Then you get your first job. It’s an extra bit. Standard issue starting point. You turn up to the set. Don’t be nervous. You’re undergoing training and you were picked to be on-set. Relax. Have a look around. Take it all in. Do what […]

Wooden Acting

When an actor’s performance is described as “wooden,” what does that mean? Basically it means that the performance is forced, in other words, the feelings and emotions are “acted,” not felt. Good acting is living in the moment and truthfully experiencing what the character is feeling emotionally from moment to moment. Wooden acting can be […]

Finding the right acting tutor

The first step in commencing your budding acting career is to find the right acting school and, most importantly, the right acting teacher for you. If you want to learn stage acting then you have a wide choice of institutions. If you want to study screen acting, the choices are limited. But the most critical […]

Truthful Acting

Truthful acting means just that. It means don’t ACT for the camera but instead have an experience! Feel what the character is feeling from moment to moment and immerse yourself fully into the role. The camera is a great bullshit detector and if you’re “acting” then the camera will immediately read the performance as phony […]