Screen Acting Teacher (Freelance / Part-Time)

The ideal candidate will bring professional industry insight, technical ability, strong teaching skills, and the ability to prepare and deliver content to suit different ages and abilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently plan and lead weekly group Acting for Screen classes, facilitating an inclusive, engaging environment.
• Teach core screen skills such as blocking for camera, working with framing, eye line and continuity. Introduce students to on-camera performance techniques, including stillness, subtlety, and truthfulness.
• Guide students through exercises in:
  • Script analysis for screen acting
  • Understanding and interpreting character briefs
  • Improvisation and character development for camera
  • Self-taping and audition technique
  • Working with monologues, duologues and group scenes
  • Understanding crew roles, set conventions and etiquette
• Film and review class exercises to help students evaluate and refine their performances.
• Create opportunities for students to build a basic screen portfolio / showreel.
• The ability to facilitate sharing of ideas and contributions at group level and also provide ongoing positive, constructive feedback tailored to each individual student’s development.
• Work collaboratively with the school’s Director to outline and implement plans / themes for each term, encompassing any output / screenings to be made available to parents / guardians.