South Seas School is unlike any facility in Aotearoa - You will get real experience and see how film and television departments really collaborate.
Through a steady stream of practical filmed projects, we broaden and challenge the scope of your development as an actor.
This two-year diploma provides in-depth and practical training through developing your toolbox: voice, body, imagination and collaboration. We allow time for your physical and vocal practice to become embodied. You will explore multiple acting techniques for screen and live performance, and develop your own critical and creative thinking. Alongside this core training, you will get real experience of how film and television departments collaborate through a steady stream of practical filmed projects. We broaden and challenge the scope of your development as an actor by providing opportunities for live performance; this serves to deepen your craft and self-knowledge as a performer, to help you to carve out a sustainable and lifelong acting career.
You need to be committed, disciplined, wildly passionate, empathetic, punctual and hardworking to succeed in this industry, therefore we support you to build the resilience, rigour and creative drive that you need by creating a positive, challenging campus environment. South Seas tutors are experienced industry professionals who have worked on many screen projects such as Shortland Street, The Brokenwood Mysteries, Outrageous Fortune, Eagle vs Shark, In Dark Places – to name a few... and through this experience, we're able to help you build necessary skills and knowledge.
We also guide and advise you on how to form industry networks – a crucial part of maintaining relevance in this ever evolving film and television industry.
Successfully complete this course and you’ll receive the New Zealand Diploma in Drama (Screen Acting) (Level 6) - Skills Active Aotearoa Limited.
What you'll learn
YEAR ONE
YEAR TWO
Critic, develop, reflect and succeed
Alongside developing specific skills for working on-screen, you will engage in rigorous physical and vocal training and be introduced to multiple approaches to acting. You will develop skills in analysing text and reflect on your own performance and progress.
Practise makes perfect
You will practise your craft on and off camera, and your familiarity and confidence with the technical aspects of screen acting will grow throughout the year. You will gain a deeper understanding of acting through our holistic approach.