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Overview
- The only undergraduate degree for aspiring professional actors in Queensland
- Graduate as an employable stage and screen actor, prepared to perform in both studio and on-location shoots
- Opportunities to work with professional directors and production designers, and nationally known directors and cinematographers
- Your stage and screen work will be showcased in Sydney and Brisbane, and your showreel distributed nationally and internationally to directors and management agents
| QTAC course code | 421912 |
| QUT course code | KK34 |
| Attendance | Full-time |
| Course duration | 3 years full-time |
| Start month | 2013 February |
| Delivery |
On campus
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| Faculty |
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| Course contact | Enquire |
| CRICOS code | 060810B |
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Details
This conservatoire-style acting course will educate, train and nurture your creative potential from a novice to a professional. It offers a rich program of study that fosters the development of bold, truthful, and passionate actors. The staff are committed to offering you a learning environment that challenges and inspires you to be an innovative and imaginative actor. You will graduate with an understanding of the profession, ready to identify your niche within it.
Why choose this course?
The QUT acting course is the only undergraduate degree in acting in Queensland and is designed for those who want to become professional actors. It is highly regarded in the profession for the readiness of its graduates to work across the media, and for the rigour and dedication of the teaching staff. We offer you a strong focus on acting for the screen as well as traditional actor training for the stage.
You will experience three years of intensive training and performing, and graduate as an employable stage and screen actor. Your screen work will include both studio and on-location shoots. QUT’s Gardens Theatre includes Acting’s five main stage productions in their professional subscription season. This means you will be working at a young professional level during year two and as an industry-ready graduate during your final year.
Our strong links with industry mean that you will graduate with networking skills and contacts. Public performance seasons in your second and third years will provide opportunities to work with professional directors and production designers. Your film shoots will be under the guidance of a professional film crew.
At the end of your final year, your stage and screen work will be showcased to industry in Brisbane and Sydney. Your showreel will be distributed nationally and internationally to directors and management agents.
Career outcomes
Graduates work as actors for stage, film and television both nationally and internationally. They have won leading roles in national and state theatre companies, television series, mini-series and feature films. For example, Gyton Grantley from Underbelly won both an Australian Film Institute Award and a Logie for Best Actor in 2009. Others such as Oliver Torr and Matt Zeremes successfully write and self produce their own work in film and in theatre.
Units
Your course
Year 1
The first-year acting studio is the basis for your future career. You will also study voice, singing, improvisation, Alexander, combat, and movement. You will learn the foundations of organic (or method) acting which is based on a fierce commitment to emotional honesty.
Year 2
This is your development year. You will continue to refine your talent through acting studio and rehearsals, and continue your studies in voice, movement and combat. Your acting studio work is designed to address the whole artist: to bring your voice, mind, body and emotions together through a range of role and performance opportunities. You will undertake film shoots, contemporary and classical stage productions, stand-up comedy, clowning and Shakespeare. You will study complementary areas through your electives, e.g. theatre and film history.
Year 3
This is your professional year which comprises performance for both stage and screen in a variety of venues. Typically, this includes a theatre season of three plays and two film shoots. Your professional development and readiness for the industry are anchored to the real world by your connection with professional directors and management agents. You will identify relevant issues relating to your planned career and learn how to position yourself effectively for entry into an international industry. QUT Acting Showcase (also known as Industry Day) in Brisbane and in Sydney will show your stage and film work to employers, management agents, casting agents and directors.
Entry requirements
Minimum academic requirements
Still not sure if you meet the entry requirements? Contact us.
Don't meet the academic requirements? We can help!
We offer pathway courses to help you meet the academic requirements for this course.
- Accelerated Foundation
- Standard Foundation
- Extended Foundation
- University Certificate in Tertiary Preparation
When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which pathway course you should enrol in.
Minimum English language requirements
Students must meet the English proficiency requirements.
| IELTS (International English Language Testing System) | |
|---|---|
| speaking | 6.0 |
| writing | 6.0 |
| reading | 6.0 |
| listening | 6.0 |
| overall | 6.5 |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | |
|---|---|
| speaking | 20.0 |
| writing | 20.0 |
| reading | 20.0 |
| listening | 20.0 |
| overall | 90.0 |
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Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer courses to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we'll recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Haven't completed an English language test? We can help!
You can complete an IELTS test at our Kelvin Grove campus.
Additional entry requirements
Prerequisite
Successful audition
Minimum completion of comparable Australian Year 12
Closing date
There are no closing dates for international applicants. We encourage you to apply as soon as you decide on the course you wish to study, to help you with visa requirements.
Additional Entry Requirements
Please send the following documents along with your F Form to QUT. You may post or e-mail your application.
- All documents requested on the F form
- Current passport sized photograph
- Resume or curriculum vitae, no more than two pages long, listing any performance experience, workshop attendance or other acting work you may have done
- YouTube link/ DVD of your work if you are unable to attend the first audition
Please send copies only – documents will not be returned.
Frequently Asked Questions
I am unable to attend the first audition. Is it possible for me to submit a YouTube link/ DVD of my work?
Yes, you can. When making your YouTube link/ DVD, you should use the following format:
1. Include a brief description of who you are, where you are from and your expectations and goals for a career in acting any why you’re choosing QUT for your course of study.
2. Perform two contrasting monologues ensuring that one monologue is shot in medium close up and one is full body. Perform monologues that you can see yourself being cast for (be it theatre or film and television).
Are there any specific audition pieces for me to prepare?
**Prepare two contrasting audition pieces no more than two and a half minutes long per piece**
Download the Acting Audition Pieces (PDF file, 644KB).. These pieces are not compulsory. If you decide to present pieces not on the list, please choose monologues not more than three minutes in length and ensure the two pieces you choose are contrasting.
When choosing material for your audition, pick two pieces that will make us listen and feel something for you:
- How does this piece affect you?
- What emotions does the character go through?
- What does your character want?
- What are the circumstances?
- What is the character doing physically?
What are we looking for in an applicant?
In auditioning potential students, QUT looks especially for the following qualities:
Serious commitment to an acting career in stage, film and television.
- A potential for vital, individualistic, trainable growth.
- Energy, openness of mind, enthusiasm, and a readiness to take risks.
- A body, voice and imaginative/emotional powers promising significant dramatic development.
- A potential for identification with the thought process of their text.
- A sense of humour, a sense of language, a sense of rhythm, and a capacity for sustained concentration.
- A readiness for hard, rigorous work
In preparation for your audition
1. Know the lines well enough so that nervousness will not paralyse you. Understand that fear and nervousness is a part of the acting process. It is the adrenaline that allows you to show your best work.
2. We encourage you to make bold choices in your interpretation and in your performance.
3. Do not use audition pieces you have devised or written yourself as those auditioning you want to see how you apply your imagination to another writer's words.
4. Do not use audition pieces extracted from poems or novels as they are mostly inherently undramatic.
5. Bring food and drink on the day
6. We encourage you to read Dean Carey's book, The Actor's Audition Manual, Currency Press. His advice on preparing and performing pieces is invaluable.
Do I have to audition in costume/make-up?
No, you don't. Nor do you need to bring props. Instead, we suggest that you:
• Wear footwear and clothing that allow you to move and work easily
• Avoid wearing jewellery that could fall off, get tangled, or become lost or damaged
• Remove any tongue or facial piercing.
How do I know if I am required to attend a recall?
The process will be explained to you at the time of your first audition. If you are unable to attend the first audition, you will be notified of the outcome by email.
Audition Locations and Dates
First audition
If you’re not submitting a DVD or YouTube audition you are required to attend one of the following auditions, depending on your location.
Brisbane
QUT Kelvin Grove Campus, from Monday 26 until Friday 30 of November 2012
Sydney
Sydney Actors Centre, from Friday 09 until Saturday 10 of November 2012
Melbourne
Malthouse Theatre, Sturt St Southbank, Saturday17 of November 2012
Recalls
If you are successful, you will receive a call back for a first recall. Successful applicants from the first recall will then be required to attend the final recall.
If you are successful in receiving a recall you MUST make yourself available to attend an in person audition at Brisbane, QUT Kelvin Grove Campus on one of the following dates. You will perform the same pieces from your first audition.
First Recall
Tuesday 4 or Thursday 6 of December 2012
Final Recall
Friday 7 of December 2012
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $11,800 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
These scholarships are available for this course:
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How to apply for Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
You're ready to apply if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3
- Checked important dates
- Semester 1
201318 January Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.8 February Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available. - Semester 2
20137 June Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 3, 4 and 5 applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available.5 July Final date for accepting applications (degree programs only) from offshore Assessment Level 1 and 2 applicants and onshore applicants. Student visa assessment levels are available. - Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked costs and scholarships
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Gathered supporting documents
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
