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Cronulla High School: 2026

Filmmaking Fundamentals

Filmmaking Fundamentals

Filmmaking Fundamentals

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

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Street Art

Filmmaking Fundamentals

Filmmaking Fundamentals

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

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Onscreen Acting

Filmmaking Fundamentals

Onscreen Acting

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

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Caringbah High School: 2026

Photography: Visual Storytelling

Paint with Oils ~ portraits & landscapes

Paint with Oils ~ portraits & landscapes

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 1 dates:

Monday afternoons 

3:10pm - 4:30pm 

Caringbah High School art room DF6

9th February - 30th March 

Limited spots!

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers


$260 (includes story collection book of final work)

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Paint with Oils ~ portraits & landscapes

Paint with Oils ~ portraits & landscapes

Paint with Oils ~ portraits & landscapes

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 Emma Hill


Term 2 dates:

Monday afternoons 

3:10pm - 4:30pm

Caringbah High School Art Room DF6

27th April - 15th June

Limited spots!

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers


$405 (includes professional art kit)

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Create Your Own Graphic Novel

Paint with Oils ~ portraits & landscapes

Create Your Own Graphic Novel

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 & Emma Hill 


Caringbah High School Term 3 dates:

Monday afternoons

3:10pm - 4:30pm

27th July - 14th September

Caringbah High School Art Room DF6


Limited Spots, Book ASAP.

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers


$405 (includes professional art kit) 

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TheatreSports (Beginners)

TheatreSports (Intermediate)

Create Your Own Graphic Novel

Learn the fundamentals of improvised performance and TheatreSports games with fun exercises and activities to ignite your comedy timing and ability to create interesting characters. Stage confidence and creative intuition are strengthened each week, there will be a lot of laughs and you will unlock performance abilities that might take you by surprise!


Instructed by Irelish Barker & Jasmine Jenkins


Caringbah High School Term 1 dates:

Tuesday afternoons

3:10pm - 4:30pm

10th February - 31st March

Caringbah High School Drama Room GG03


Limited Spots, Book ASAP.

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers


$190

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TheatreSports (Intermediate)

TheatreSports (Intermediate)

TheatreSports (Intermediate)

Take your improv skills to the next level with harder games, long-form open improv, deeper character work and stage-craft finessing. Still heaps of fun. 


Instructed by Jasmine Jenkins


Caringbah High School Term 1 dates:

Monday afternoons

3:10pm - 4:30pm

9th February - 30th March

Caringbah High School Drama Room GG03


Limited Spots, Book ASAP.

We accept Creative Kids Vouchers


$190

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Inaburra High School: 2025

Acting for Screen & Stage

Acting for Screen & Stage at Inaburra High School 

Term 1 2026: 'Reel' Acting

Tuesdays 3pm - 4:30pm in the drama room

10th February - 31st March

Instructed by Sarah Doyle

$275

Limited spots, open to Years 8-11


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


In term 1, 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.

Term 2 2026:  Theatrical Showcase

Tuesdays 3pm - 4:30pm in the drama room

10th April - 15th June

Instructed by Sarah Doyle

$275

Limited spots, open to Years 8-11


In term 2, we will work collaboratively on scenes from a play, culminating in an onstage showcase for family and friends. We will delve into the adjustments needed for stage acting and explore techniques from the great theatre practitioners Stanislavski and Meisner.


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Book a School Incursion

STORYTELLING FOR STAGE: An in-depth explanation of how to anchor a short-form story for stage. Students will learn the nuts and bolts of story structure, plot development, character creation and finding the theme your group-devised piece really cares about exploring.

STORYTELLING FOR STAGE: An in-depth explanation of how to anchor a short-form story for stage. Students will learn the nuts and bolts of story structure, plot development, character creation and finding the theme your group-devised piece really cares about exploring.

STORYTELLING FOR STAGE: An in-depth explanation of how to anchor a short-form story for stage. Students will learn the nuts and bolts of story structure, plot development, character creation and finding the theme your group-devised piece really cares about exploring.

50 minute and 1.5 hour workshops available

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GRAPHIC NOVELS: Write and illustrate a captivating graphic novel. Learn how to write dialogue, structure a short-form story and evolve your characters. Booklets and art materials provided.

STORYTELLING FOR STAGE: An in-depth explanation of how to anchor a short-form story for stage. Students will learn the nuts and bolts of story structure, plot development, character creation and finding the theme your group-devised piece really cares about exploring.

STORYTELLING FOR STAGE: An in-depth explanation of how to anchor a short-form story for stage. Students will learn the nuts and bolts of story structure, plot development, character creation and finding the theme your group-devised piece really cares about exploring.

50 minute and 1.5 hour workshops available

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YES AND!: Improvisation fundamentals and Theatresports games training. Learn the foundations of improv & the basics of Theatresports vocabulary. Build your performance confidence, sharpen your theatrical quick wit.

STORYTELLING FOR STAGE: An in-depth explanation of how to anchor a short-form story for stage. Students will learn the nuts and bolts of story structure, plot development, character creation and finding the theme your group-devised piece really cares about exploring.

YES AND!: Improvisation fundamentals and Theatresports games training. Learn the foundations of improv & the basics of Theatresports vocabulary. Build your performance confidence, sharpen your theatrical quick wit.

50 minute and 1.5 hour workshops available

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Acknowledgement of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation The Performance Workshop acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.