ACTING COURSE

COURSE SUMMARY

Qualifications / Awards	Year One CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media Year Two CUA60620 Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media
Length	2 years full-time (4 semesters)
Units of Competency	Year One – 15 Units of Competency Year Two – 16 Units of Competency
Delivery	On Campus at Waterloo Studios
Available to	Domestic / International
ATAR	N/A
Course Accreditation	CRICOS (DIP – 107217E) (AD – 110575A)
Financial Information	Course Fees Page
IELTS	Level 6.5
Application Process	Apply Online

The first year of training is foundational acting training that will provide you with the skills required to begin your development as an actor. The Diploma is the first year of this two year course; completed over two 20-week semesters, four days per week.

This first year of training provides the foundational skills and knowledge required to perform as an actor, in a wide variety of contexts in the contemporary screen and electronic media industries. This includes work in television, film, special effects performance, web-projects and voice-over.

Throughout this intensive first year of training, you will above all develop your creative habit; whilst cultivating strong skills in core acting techniques, voice, movement, working with text, research and improvisation. Throughout your training, you will identify your existing strengths as an actor, your areas for improvement, and gain the appropriate tools and exercises to take your acting to the next level of performance.

The second year of training will provide you with the skills required to cultivate a long-lasting career as an actor, whether you want to act in Australia or abroad. The Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media is the second year of this two year course; completed over two 20-week semesters, four days per week.

Throughout the year, you will develop core acting skills, and you will also explore multiple acting techniques and methodologies. This will allow you to formulate your own individual approach to acting.

To maintain a robust acting career in today’s industry, you must have more to offer than the ability to ‘act well’. You must have current knowledge of the industry, and the determination and capacity to create your own work. Our aim is to produce excellent storytellers, with a focus on bridging the gap between acting student and industry professional. 

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UNITS OF COMPETENCY

To successfully complete the first year of training; CUA51020 Diploma of Screen and Media qualification, you must complete 15 units of competency. The units are outlined in the table below:

	UNITS OF COMPETENCY
	CUAAIR412	Refine on-air presentation techniques
	CUACAM411	Shoot different screen content
	CUACAM412	Shoot screen content in a multi-camera environment
	CUACAM511	Shoot material for screen production under special conditions
	CUAIND412	Provide freelance services
	CUAIND512	Enhance professional practice using creative arts industry knowledge
	CUAMWB403	Prepare to work with confronting material and processes in the creative industries
	CUAPOS411	Edit digital content for fast turnaround
	CUAPPM512	Realise productions
	CUAPPR411	Realise a creative project
	CUAPPR415	Develop and discuss ideas for own creative work
	CUAPPR512	Develop sustainability of own professional practice
	CUAPPR515	Establish and maintain safe creative practice
	NAT10923003	Apply a range of acting skills to screen and media performance
	NAT10923005	Develop vocal skills for screen media and live performance

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To successfully complete the second year of training; CUA60620 Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media acting course, you must complete 16 core units of competency. The units are outlined in the table below:

	UNITS OF COMPETENCY
	CORE UNITS
	CUAIND611	Work professionally in the creative arts industry
	CUAPPR515	Establish and maintain safe creative practice (CREDIT TRANSFER)
	CUAPPR613	Engage in the business of creative practice
	CUAPPR615	Evolve ideas for professional creative work
	ELECTIVE UNITS
	CUACAM601	Direct cinematography for screen productions
	CUADRT511	Direct rehearsals of performers
	CUADRT512	Direct performers for screen productions
	CUADRT611	Establish creative vision for screen productions
	CUADRT614	Devise camera coverage
	CUAPPM512	Realise productions (CREDIT TRANSFER)
	CUAPPR512	Develop sustainability of own professional practice (CREDIT TRANSFER)
	CUAWHS612	Develop strategies for maintaining resilience in a competitive environment
	CUAWRT512	Develop storylines and treatments
	NAT10923007	Integrate specialised vocal and physical skills for screen performance
	NAT10923011	Implement professional direction in casting screen tests and performances for stage and screen
	NAT10923012	Produce an acting showreel and voiceover demo

Parallel to your acting and skills classes, you will also undergo training in Technology Craft – a subject which explores the actor’s relationship to all personnel involved in production and post production. The emphasis of this training is on the integration of technical and creative abilities to develop your skills in camera operation, lighting and sound – giving you the capacity to conceive, write, and produce your own creative work.

Throughout the Diploma, students will work within all aspects of screen performance. In the highly competitive film and performance space, actors must be versatile and even more multi-skilled to sustain a career. This course thus prepares our students for that reality. 

COURSE STRUCTURE

YEAR ONE
	SEMESTER ONE
	SUBJECTS		INCLUDES
		ACTING 1		DEVELOPMENT OF THE CREATIVE HABIT
		ACTING FOR CAMERA 1		SCENEWORK ON CAMERA
		FILM STUDIES		INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT PIECE
		IMPROVISATION 1		SHOOTING EXERCISE
		MOVEMENT 1		INDIVIDUAL VOCAL WARM-UP
		TECHNOLOGY CRAFT 1
		VOICE 1
	SEMESTER TWO
	SUBJECTS		INCLUDES
		ACTING 2		INTERNATIONAL SCENEWORK
		ACTING FOR CAMERA 2		SCENEWORK ON CAMERA
		IMPROVISATION 2		CLASSIC TEXT SCENEWORK
		MOVEMENT 2		ANIMAL STUDY
		TECHNOLOGY CRAFT 2		SHOOTING EXERCISE ON LOCATION
		VOICE 2		VOICE-OVER / CHARACTER NARRATION
		PRODUCTION 1		PLAY PRODUCTION 1
				LONG-FORM IMPROVISATION EXERCISE
				ENSEMBLE MOVEMENT PERFORMANCE
				SHORT FILM 1
				ENSEMBLE VOICE PERFORMANCE