Acting for TV - Scenework Essentials - Screen Acting Courses

Beginner - 8 weeks
This course focuses on how to approach a script and how to bring the most believable character to life for the camera. It introduces techniques that will help free the actor from inhibitions, giving them greater access to their emotional and imaginative life. Throughout the course you will work through a number of scenes from a variety of genres.
This course also covers auditioning techniques and you will be screen tested by a casting director following the course. You will walk away with pieces on tape suitable for use on your show reel.
By the end of the course students will have learnt skills to help them commit to a truthful performance, been exposed to numerous acting techniques and will have learnt how to cope with performance nerves You will also be put on 2 Divas casting database to be considered for suitable castings.

Suitable for:
This course is suitable for anyone who has an interest in acting for television or film. It covers the foundational elements of on camera acting. No prior experience is necessary to participate in this course.

COURSE DATES:

Tuesday evenings
20th & 27th of April. 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th of May. 1st & 8th of June 2010
From 7.00pm - 10.00pm
Course Director: Tony Nikolakopoulos
Location: Brave Studios
* Early Bird Offer: Pay only $465.00 if you enrol and pay in full by the 26th March 2010

Thursday evenings
27th of May. 3rd, 10th, 17th & 24th of June. 1st, 8th & 15th of July 2010
From 7.00pm - 10.00pm
Course Director: Kim Krejus
Location: Brave Studios - 227 Brighton Rd, Elwood (corner of Coleridge St)
* Early Bird Offer: Pay only $465.00 if you enrol and pay in full by the 13th May 2010

Cost: $495 inc. GST (cash and most credit cards accepted)

LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE - RETURN YOUR ENROLMENT FORM WITH MINIMUM DEPOSIT OF $150 TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE or phone (03) 9531 9933 or email info@bravestudios.com

Course Director:
Kim Krejus is an AFI nominee and an extremely experienced and committed acting teacher who brings a wealth of knowledge with her from having studied at the world's best acting schools. She has studied at NIDA, the Drama Centre in London, at the HB studios in New York with Uta Hagan and with Phillipe Gaulier in Paris as well as the prestigious Atlantic Theatre Company Acting School in NY.
Whilst living in the US she toured the country in the Broadway production "Noises Of" and since returning to Australia has worked on many Australian productions including CBS telemovie "The Flood" for Warner Bros and has been employed as an acting coach on feature film "Aquamarine" for Fox Studios. She has taught at NIDA, VCA, Central Queensland Uni and the National Theatre and is qualified to teach Practical Aesthetics technique in Victoria.
In 2009 Kim returned from Los Angeles where she trained under master acting coach Ivana Chubbuck who has trained proffessional actors such as Halle Berry, Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron (to name a few), Kim has been endorsed to train the Ivana Chubbuck technique in Australia.
Courses: Acting for TV Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Practical Aesthetics, Auditioning the Scene.

Course Director:
Tony Nikolakopoulos has had an impressive career as an actor, director, writer and producer.
He has appeared in productions such as Malthouse Theatre: The Spook. Thirdcosta Productions: Wog Story. Ranters Theatre Co: Roulette. STCSA: Court Yard of Miracles. National Tour: Wog and his Mates. Kali Techni Productions: Honeymoon in Hellas and more recently Las Vegas the musical at the State Theatre in Sydney, Tony was also in August Osage County for the MTC.
He has directed over 100 productions for the CPCA over the past 15 years. He lectured in the Drama department at Rusden/Deakin University for 6 years and directed over 10 productions for Kali Techni Productions which included Last Proxy, (director, writer and producer),which toured nationally for 2 years.
Tony's television credits include Pacific, Underbelly, All Saints, East West 101, Whatever happened to that guy, Tangle, City Homicide, Pirate Island "Lost Treasure of Fiji", Little Oberon, Jason, Holly's Heroes, The Murray Whelan Series, Scooter Secret Agent, Stingers, Blue Heelers, State Coroner, SeaChange, Janus, Embassy. Equally impressive are his film credits: Head On, The Independent, Bad Language, The Wog Boy, The Extra, Tom White, The Wannabes, Kangaroo Jack, Life. Short Film: Award winning 296 Smith St Where Tony also received the Melbourne International Film Festival award for his performance, The Bombshell Drop, Alice, Name Day, The Director, Seaborne, AD Hope.
Tony holds a Bachelor of Education in Drama Rusden College 1988 and certificate in Performance

A MINIMUM DEPOSIT OF $150.00 IS REQUIRED. $75.00 OF THIS DEPOSIT IS REFUNDABLE UPON 5 WORKING DAYS NOTICE OF ANY CANCELLATION.

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