The South Seas Film & Television School’s Diploma in On Screen Acting course has established itself as a valuable means for young actors to obtain the intensive experience they need in all aspects of acting, especially the experience of actually working in front of the cameras.

Actors also need to have a wide range of relevant, practical onscreen acting experience that will enable them to confidently audition for dramatic roles. If they succeed in obtaining such a role this experience will allow them to effectively portray the role in a wide range of drama productions.

South Seas engages industry trained and experienced actors and directors to deliver the On Screen Acting course. Our full and part time course tutors include Johnny Givins, Maya Dalziel, Linda Cartwright, Louise Britzman, Ben Crowder, Matt Denny and Di Rowan.

The South Seas On Screen Acting course has the enormous advantage of being closely linked with the highly regarded South Seas Diploma in Film and Television production, which provides an equally intensive experience for people working behind the camera.

During both the one-year On Screen Acting and the Film and Television production courses, actors and production crew are involved in producing over 200 short dramatic production exercises. Excericses are shot on location or in the school’s multi-camera recording studio during terms 2 and 3.

In term 4 the On Screen Acting students are also cast in leading roles in over 40 major end of year drama productions. These productions use South Seas' extensive range of professional production and post production equipment and facilities and highly trained crew.

The quality of the acting performances achieved by South Seas On Screen Acting students is showcased each year in a compilation DVD which is distributed to the New Zealand Film & TV industry including established acting agents as well as being projected at South Seas annual “S’Oscars” film festival.