Storytelling workshops at Sydney Opera House

Are you Director, Designer, Cinematographer, Actor, Editor or Writer? This is an exciting film-team based 16-week course we are offering, culminating from Sarah Doyle's 15 years experience in screenwriting and film directing internationally, and five years of running filmmaking bootcamps and workshops nationally. 

Filmmaking Fundamentals is open to all years. It comprises of writing and filming exercises, class collaboration in shooting scenes, and self-propelled experimentation with phone cameras to practice dynamic cinematography. By keeping the tools modern and simple, participants will learn about the different phases of creating a film, empowering film teams to see their vision to a finished project. Course covers story and theme selection, script writing and editing, casting, story-boarding, shot-listing, cinematography, production design, directing actors and simple lighting, sound & editing techniques. We will cater for the special interests of participants, so please be sure to reach out and tell us what you are most excited to learn about!

Students will be asked to fill out a questionnaire about their special interests - please look out for this in our emails correspondence closer to the course dates. 

Term 1 & 2 dates:

MONDAY AFTERNOONS

3:20pm - 4:40pm 

Cronulla High School Art Room D17 

term 1: 9th February - 30th March

term 2: 27th April - 22nd June

$500

Limited spots!

Creative Kids Vouchers accepted

Street Art is a powerful 8-week course instructed by professional artist Emma Hill. The course will unlock participants' unique signature to their graffiti art style with a very cool art kit and a huge panel to produce a major work for display. Course will cover lettering, abstract art as graffiti, colour theory, making unique stencils & theme expression. It is very hands-on and participants will work at their own pace with their own ideas to build the skills needed to create unforgettable street art. Panels will exhibit at the school before returning home for your own proud display. The art kits include poscas and stencilling gear, and the class will share the use of professional-grade spray paints! Heaps of fun. Make your mark!

TUESDAY AFTERNOONS in Term 3

2:30pm - 4pm

Cronulla High School Art Room D17

28th July - 15th September 

$405 (includes art kit)

Limited spots!

Creative Kids Vouchers accepted

A comprehensive onscreen acting course designed for drama students who love acting and want to expand their craft and technique into acting for the screen. 

We’ll dive into the skills that film and TV actors use every day:

• How to build a real emotional connection to the other actor and to the material.
• How to adjust your performance so it works on screen — where less is often more.
• How to analyse a scene and prepare for a shoot
• and how to create professional self-tapes, which is how most actors land auditions today.

MONDAY AFTERNOONS in Term 4

 3:20pm - 4:40pm 

Cronulla High School 

19th October - 7th December

$275

Limited spots!

Creative Kids Vouchers accepted

Learn the techniques for painting with oils. Choose your own portrait and landscape to work on with step-by-step instruction from a professional artist. Comes with a terrific art kit to utilise for years to come.

Instructed by Sarah Doyle & Emma Hill

Term 3 dates:

 Tuesday afternoons 2:30pm - 4pm

Cronulla High School Art Room D17

29th July - 16th September  

Limited spots!

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers

$405 (includes professional art kit)

Craft a captivating story, learn how to write dialogue, illustrate your characters and world. Write and illustrate a captivating graphic novel and utilise your impressive art kit for years to come. Your novel will be a keepsake in quality print.

Instructed by Sarah Doyle 

Cronulla High School Term 2 dates:

TUESDAYS 

2:30pm - 4pm

6th May -124th June 2025

Cronulla High School Art Room D17

Limited Spots, Book ASAP.

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers

$405 (includes art kit) 

Visual Storytelling with Photography covers the basics of digital or film photography, working through the fundamentals of photography, composition, subject matter, light and shadow, exposure, aperture & ISO and how to tell a story through image making.

Students will create their own visual narrative, and take home their own zine in quality print. 

Instructed by Emma Hill 

*participants provide their own camera (film, digital, smart phone)*

Term 2 dates:

Tuesday afternoons 2:30pm - 4pm in art room D17

6th May - 24th June

Limited spots!

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers

$260 (includes story collection book of final work)