Bachelor of Creative Arts (Acting)

Course Structure

BACHELOR OF CREATIVE ARTS (ACTING)

CRICOS 104617B*

THE AFTT ADVANTAGE

AFTT proudly claims its space as educators of the next generation of Australian actors, ready to add their unique voice to a long and proud history of performance.

Performance plays a significant role in Australian society and culture. From our indigenous heritage through to contemporary Australian society, performance has played a part in our rituals, storytelling and cultural practices, informing who we are as a collective and our links to our past and to each other.

The Australian performing arts landscape has contributed to our national identity both domestically and internationally, and Australian actors have enjoyed successes in both local and global markets. New and emerging trends in technologies and theatre, screen and other media are creating diverse ways for the consumer to engage with the arts and performance. These new digital platforms are placing expanded demands on the knowledge and skill requirements for the contemporary working actor and adding complexity to the process and scope of managing an acting career.

AFTT are committed to nurturing versatility, flexibility and resilience, enabling our graduates to move with confidence between a variety of performance media, environments and contexts.

The contemporary performing arts industry needs versatile actors - people who have broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge of the profession and the industry, are able to work with flexibility, sustainable practice and innovation and are able to engage and develop opportunities for professional work across the mediums of theatre, film, television and digital performance.

This changing marketplace is also now placing further demands on the flexibility of the actor's skills and knowledge and emotional capacity to be able to adapt to the requirements and stresses of these new media and practices. The importance of a sustainable approach to both the process of acting and the way an actor interacts with the industry is significant. Supporting areas of resilience and wellbeing equip the actor to participate more fully and healthily in a personally demanding and competitive industry.

AFTT acknowledge that a successful and sustainable acting career is one in which the actor boldly claims their personal leadership in the pursuit of creative work opportunities.

Contemporary actors need to be more entrepreneurial, to seek out work, to identify creative business opportunities, to work with resilience and ethical behaviour and to manage themselves in a professional, financial and business sense.

The nature of an acting career is defined as being a portfolio career. Work and business engagements of the actor are from a large range of sources, over a variety of performance media, locations, durations and workplaces. Ongoing professional development and a commitment to lifelong learning is essential in the pursuit of what is referred to informally as a "gig career". The working actor is a professional able to plan and manage themselves sustainably as an independent artist, able to move flexibly through various job opportunities and relish the opportunities that a vibrant and evolving industry presents.

Course Code: CRS1400712

*Awarded by JMC Academy

BACHELOR OF CREATIVE ARTS (ACTING)

CURRICULUM

The Creative Impulse

The Acting Foundation

Introduction to Voice and Movement

Introduction to Professional Practice

Australian Theatre Performance

Voice and Movement in Performance

Actor as Filmmaker

Acting Process and Analysis

New Media and Performance

Heightened Voice and Movement

Devised Theatre

Critical Analysis and Reflection

Heightened Language Production

Actor as Creator

Australian Performance History and Culture

Screen Performance for Showreel

The Working Actor

Advanced Acting Technique

Theatre and Performance Styles

Industry Theatre Production

The Entrepreneurial Actor

Career Sustainability

CAREERS IN THE INDUSTRY

GRADUATES MAY FIND EMPLOYMENT WITH

Upon graduation you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to navigate a career within the performing arts industry. Previous graduates have enjoyed success in both theatre and screen with many gaining employment with theatre companies such as; Belvoir St. Theatre, The Sydney Theatre Company, Sport For Jove as well as numerous independent production houses. On screen our graduates have worked all over the world with guest and lead roles in film and television, as well as gaining recognition through peer awards. Most recent television credits include Underbelly, House Husbands, Sea Patrol and a raft of local and international television and film productions. 

In the independent theatre and film scene our graduates have enjoyed critical and commercial success working as actors, directors and producers across countless theatre and film productions.

AFTT actors are highly skilled and prepared to step confidently into the performing arts industry.

SPECIFIC ROLES MAY INCLUDE

Film actor

Television actor

Theatre actor

Voice-over artist for film or radio

Computer-Generated (CGI) or animation character actor

Motion-capture actor

Music theatre performer

Television commercial actor

Live entertainment performer

Domestic students should contact the institute directly.

Entry Requirement

Career Opportunities

Upon graduation you will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to navigate a career within the performing arts industry. Previous graduates have enjoyed success in both theatre and screen with many gaining employment with theatre companies such as; Belvoir St. Theatre, The Sydney Theatre Company, Sport For Jove as well as numerous independent production houses. On screen our graduates have worked all over the world with guest and lead roles in film and television, as well as gaining recognition through peer awards. Most recent television credits include Underbelly, House Husbands, Sea Patrol and a raft of local and international television and film productions. 

In the independent theatre and film scene our graduates have enjoyed critical and commercial success working as actors, directors and producers across countless theatre and film productions.

AFTT actors are highly skilled and prepared to step confidently into the performing arts industry.