Waapa alternatives / opinions
Tue, 14 Dec 2004, 08:32 pmWalter Plinge18 posts in thread
Waapa alternatives / opinions
Tue, 14 Dec 2004, 08:32 pmBad luck all the guys who didn't make Waapa and congrats to those who did
I'm trying next year but if I'm not lucky enough .... please list all the alternative performing arts courses that you rate Australia wide
I've done year 12 drama this year (year 11) and I have a good mark and hopefully when I do my 4 remaining subjects next year I'll have a good score.overall.. this doesn't help with audition based courses though does it
I know this is a big ask but any information about courses you or friends have done would be a big help
Thanks
I'm trying next year but if I'm not lucky enough .... please list all the alternative performing arts courses that you rate Australia wide
I've done year 12 drama this year (year 11) and I have a good mark and hopefully when I do my 4 remaining subjects next year I'll have a good score.overall.. this doesn't help with audition based courses though does it
I know this is a big ask but any information about courses you or friends have done would be a big help
Thanks
Alternative Opinions
Fri, 24 Dec 2004, 05:24 pmWalter Plinge
i think we need to address the fact that whenever people (of all ages) talk about these institutions they are filled with a dread that allows these organised university courses to assess our acting ability based on no more than a short impersonal audition. People allow their own self esteem to be ripped apart because of the opinion of seemingly knowledgeable people sitting in their ivory towers...
Does everyone know that there are books, vidoes, articles, magazines, amatuer productions, films, stories, and most importantly people out there in the big bad world who can teach you a thousand times more about acting than a selective bunch of 'Experienced' professionals could ever communicate to you. It may seem like a less organised way to achieve it but i suggest that if you expect to hone and master your acting abilities in three years then you are deluding yourself. And when you leave study, if you are ever assessed as worthy, then you will be faced with exactly this learining situation anyway as you are forced back into the real world...
I personally have been through one of the institutions highly regarded by the australian acting community (no names), but from my experience i dont offer commendation or share in the idolization of them. Instead i offer this advice. Strive to get in, if you dont it means nothing more than that. Acting institutions in Australia were never authorized the power to eject or hinder people from their acting careers. Dont give up. Find out where YOU the actor belongs and work slowly and surely to achieve that. And on a more serious note, for anyone currently studying in an institution keep a watchful eye open. I suggest that there is much less sparkle under the cover of reputation, and that you still have the right to stand against chronic unfairness and emotional and physical intimidation. You are worth more than the petty games of lecturers and other students. dont stand for it.
i hope this reaches those who most need to understand it.
merry christmas
ps. besides, who ever heard of an actor that thrived within walls.
Does everyone know that there are books, vidoes, articles, magazines, amatuer productions, films, stories, and most importantly people out there in the big bad world who can teach you a thousand times more about acting than a selective bunch of 'Experienced' professionals could ever communicate to you. It may seem like a less organised way to achieve it but i suggest that if you expect to hone and master your acting abilities in three years then you are deluding yourself. And when you leave study, if you are ever assessed as worthy, then you will be faced with exactly this learining situation anyway as you are forced back into the real world...
I personally have been through one of the institutions highly regarded by the australian acting community (no names), but from my experience i dont offer commendation or share in the idolization of them. Instead i offer this advice. Strive to get in, if you dont it means nothing more than that. Acting institutions in Australia were never authorized the power to eject or hinder people from their acting careers. Dont give up. Find out where YOU the actor belongs and work slowly and surely to achieve that. And on a more serious note, for anyone currently studying in an institution keep a watchful eye open. I suggest that there is much less sparkle under the cover of reputation, and that you still have the right to stand against chronic unfairness and emotional and physical intimidation. You are worth more than the petty games of lecturers and other students. dont stand for it.
i hope this reaches those who most need to understand it.
merry christmas
ps. besides, who ever heard of an actor that thrived within walls.
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