Join the Sci-Fi Screen Actor's Workshop with Perform Australia

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Next intake starts Wednesday 9 October -
​taking bookings till 2 October unless sold out prior

Is science fiction among your favourite genres? In this 8-week screen acting course, you'll workshop and recreate some key scenes from top sci-fi films and TV in our studio.

Each week you'll examine scripts from movies and TV shows like Star Wars, Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, and others. You'll learn about the actor's craft, in terms of developing characters and acting for the camera.

You'll also be introduced to the screen environment and important aspects of working as an actor in the sci-fi genre.

Your tutor will workshop some scenes with you and the other actors in your class, and over the duration of the course you'll shoot some of your work. 

When: 7.30pm-9.30pm on Wednesday nights, from October 9 to 27 November
Where: Russian Club of Brisbane, 15 Trafalgar St, Woolloongabba Qld
Cost: $350

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Why you should do this course right now

Reason #1: Your tutor knows what she's talking about

Lillian Duggan is an accomplished actor on stage and screen.

Lillian Duggan is Perform Australia's Queensland manager. She trained at The Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin and studied the Classical Acting Diploma full-time at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA). Lillian has appeared in numerous theatrical productions in Dublin, London and around the UK, including Dancing at Lughnasa, in the Dukes Theatre, Lancaster. She has also done TV work for RTE (Ireland) and the BBC (UK). Lillian has had work in features films including Conspiracy of Silence and appeared in numerous short films and even animation! Her career has also included voiceover work in Dublin, London and Australia. Throughout her acting career Lillian has taught acting and speech and drama to children and young adults. She has also taught audition preparation techniques to actors. Lillian specialises in Dialect Coaching, and since moving to Australia she has been the dialect coach for many school productions, including Olivier and Oklahoma at St Laurence’s.​

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Reason #2: You'll improve your skills as an actor

​Whether this is your first time acting for the camera, or you're an old hand, you'll be able to develop your skills as a screen actor. You'll be able to work with your scene partners to workshop a range of scripts while also working on some skills that are particular to the sci-fi actor. Need to know how to shoot a blaster for your role? You'll even practice in this course! But sci-fi is not only about the gadgets. So many sci-fi movies have in-depth, dramatic and comedic roles for actors. You'll look at some of these and improve your skills as an actor through that experience. 

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Reason #3: It'll be fun and challenging

Our courses at Perform Australia are designed to both educate and entertain. So you'll have fun as you meet and work with other actors, and you'll also have fun learning the actor's craft. That's not to say there won't be challenges - because not everyone's seen themselves on screen before. There's a vulnerability when you act for the camera... and again when you watch the footage back. This can be daunting for the most seasoned of actors. But truth be told, it's a great way to learn. Acting on stage, you rarely have the chance to see what you look like - but the camera sees all. So while it might be challenging to watch yourself on screen, you'll also be able to see how to improve your performance with every take. Our classes are conducted in a good-natured and supportive atmosphere, so you'll have fun but also feel like you're learning. 

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More reasons to join this course

#5: You get to work in a fully-equipped studio

Perform Australia has a fantastic screen studio with state-of-the-art equipment at our premises in Fyshwick. You get to experience it when you do this course. So if you are thinking about professional acting, or you already are one, you'll become familiar with the equipment and expectations when working in film. 

#6: You'll join the Perform Australia community

When you do a course at Perform Australia, you meet your "tribe". You'll meet other actors - people to network with, to work on projects with, and simply to dialogue with. Our students say they enjoy being a part of our artistic community.

​What Our Students Say

I have never really done acting/drama before, but have always wanted to give it a go. Now that I have, I am in love - so I will be looking to continue learning."
​- Alexandria

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