Script Analysis Technique Course
Some actors run on instinct alone - and are left faltering once they hit an obstacle and can't 'find' their character'.
But there is another way.
The actor's job is to portray a character using the script and their own ideas - and then refine and play that character under the director's guidance.
To do this, you need technique - a process you can use to nail down your ideas and create something that's faithful to the script.
This course will teach you how to do just that - how to mine a script for clues to your character, then how to translate those clues into a full-bodied character for stage or screen.
You will learn and perform a scene and a monologue for this course.
ACCREDITED: Yes, if you enrol as an accredited student and complete the assessments, you will complete NAT10915002 Use text to create character. However, if you don't wish to complete the assessments, you can simply participate in the week-to-week classes and the performance.
WHEN: 6pm - 9:30pm, Tuesday nights, 13 February 2024 through to 2 April 2024
DURATION: 8 weeks
VENUE: Perform Australia HQ, 2A Barker St, Griffith ACT 2603
COST: $1,110 Discounted cost $990! Save $120!
Discounted cost is only valid until 5 PM, 9 February 2024.
(Don't have the money upfront? Simply call our office for a payment plan - on 1300 908 905).
What you'll learn
How Scripts Work
You'll learn to examine scripts inside out - scripts will become so much more to you than words on a page! As a blueprint for performance, you'll begin to notice the conventions of different types of scripts and how to read a script as an actor approaching a professional role.
Understand "given circumstances"
Learn the language actors use around 'given circumstances', and how that's a key tool for developing your character from a script. Learn how to find your character's given circumstances, and how to translate these ideas into a living, breathing character for stage or screen.
Apply your knowledge in performance
You'll apply your knowledge to both a monologue and a scene performance, embodying the characters you've developed through a thorough script analysis process. Your tutor will work with you over a number of weeks to refine your performance, which you'll present to family and friends during the course.
If you're looking to audition for roles this year, this 10-week course will help you develop your own process as an actor - a technique that you can apply every time you come to a new script. You'll be able to approach every acting challenge with the confidence that you know where to start and how to prepare yourself for the role ahead.
Perform Australia is a registered training organisation (RTO 40859), which means we are able to issue qualifications. 'The Actor's Process' is one subject within the 10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting, with the unit of study being NAT10915002 Use text to create character. When you join this course, you can opt to enrol as an accredited student, complete the assessments, and at the end, receive a Statement of Attainment for the unit. If you prefer to do 'The Actor's Process' for leisure, that's ok too - but please make sure you attend all the required rehearsals and performances as part of your commitment to the course.
Your tutor is James Scott, Perform Australia's Director of Artistic Development. James holds a Diploma of Performance from the Actors' College of Theatre and Television and a Master of Arts Practice in Acting from Charles Sturt University, as well as a Diploma in Vocational Education and Training. James's performance credits include a wide range of stage and screen projects over more than 25 years of performance.
Some of his favourite works that he's performed on stage include 'Lies, Love and Hitler' (2010, 2014), 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged' (2015), 'Underneath the Lintel (2015, 2023), 'Henry Five' (2016), 'It's A Wonderful Life: The Live Radio Play' (2017), 'Mistakes Were Made' (2018), 'The Woman in Black' (2019), 'Danny The Champion Of The World' (2020), 'According to Mark' (2021) and 'Anastasia Krupnik' (2022) - the majority of these with Honest Puck Theatre, a company he founded. He has also participated in several play development projects at The Street Theatre, Canberra.
He is currently shooting a feature film.
2A Barker St, Griffith, adjacent to the Shoprite supermarket in the Griffith shops precinct. Accessible by public transport and free parking front and rear of the building.
