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Costume Design Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Develop original character designs for stage or screen with practical exercises that build skills and inspire visual excellence as a storyteller and collaborator. Course components Extract costume design concepts from a script and explore ideas through practical exercises and feedback. Apply rendering techniques to a costume design. Create a costume design for a character from a play or film to present to an audience. Outcomes Application of design...
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Make-up Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Practise designing and applying make-up and special effects for stage and screen. Course components Design make-up for characters on stage and screen using text as a stimulus. Discover the appropriate make up techniques by applying general stage make-up on your fellow participants. Apply special effects make-up to re-create bruises, injuries and gore. Experiment with fake blood and nu-skin putty for stage and screen characters. Outcomes Effective...
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Directing for the Filmmaker
For adults 18 years + Level: Beginner Develop the fundamentals of screen direction. Identify how to develop a concept and collaborate with a creative team. Explore how to tell a story visually, how to construct scenes and develop your camera skills with your fellow students. Course components Explore cinematic story telling including how sound, image and time converge to create powerful stories. Develop your understanding of pre-production, production and post-production processes....
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Dramatic Writing Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Discover what makes effective characterisation and a good plot. Stretch your imagination and learn how to create original scripts. Course components Create and workshop your ideas for script development in a supportive environment. Develop techniques for effective characterisation and receive feedback from an industry professional. Undertake writing exercises to identify the structural differences between screen and play writing. Outcomes Script...
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Screen Writing Essentials
For adults 18+ Level: Beginner Identify the components of story telling for the screen. Develop a practical understanding of genre, scene construction, character and dialogue. Course components Discover the principles of screen writing with an industry professional. Examine screen play layout to enable you to confidently write a screen play treatment. Gain valuable feedback on the construction of scenes, development of characters and dialogue as you begin to write your own screen...
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Writing for the Stage
For adults 18+ Level: Core Techniques Develop the craft of writing for theatre. Build your ability to use structure, style and narrative. Explore the ways in which character and dialogue support ideas. Identify your voice and create original work that resonates with an audience. Course components Develop techniques for effective characterisation, structure, style and narrative. Discover methods for writing engaging dialogue for stage. Workshop your ideas for script development and...
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Improvisation Techniques
For adults 18+ Level: Core Techniques Enhance your creativity by applying the principles of improvisation including accepting and extending offers, responding authentically to an audience and following a spontaneous impulse. Discover how to perform long and short form improvisation like a professional whilst building your confidence and having fun. Course components Be spontaneous in your performances and consolidate your ability to make and accept offers. Develop your ability to...
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Space Travellers: Intergalactic Adventures, Grades K-2
Holiday course Fly to the moon, swing on a star but beware the black hole! Create intergalactic characters and explore the outer reaches of the universe in an out-of-this-world acting adventure. Devise scenes based on the characters you create and present your scenes for your NIDA friends at the end of the course. Course components Creative Voice: Participate in fun and engaging drama exercises inspired by stories from outer space. Storytelling : Explore stories, character...
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Animals About 2-3 years (with parents)
Holiday course Whether it’s crawling through the garden like a caterpillar, or swimming through the sea like a shark, animals like to get out and about! Explore the inner and outermost reaches of the world from the perspective of your favourite amazing animal in this introduction to NIDA Creative Play. What is Creative Play? Creative Play actively engages children and parents in storytelling and artistic practice through voice, movement and dramatic play based activities. Children...
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NIDA Neverland, Grades K-2
Holiday course With a pinch of fairy dust and a hand full of courage, follow Peter and Tinkerbell into the wild and wonderful Neverland. Adventure through forests, fly on the wind and save your friends from the clutches of Captain Hook! Create characters and develop original short stories inspired by the adventures of Peter Pan. Course components Creative Voice: Participate in fun and engaging exercises to develop new ideas and learn how to share them with others. Storytelling:...
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