10875NAT Diploma of Screen

Performance Guide – 2021 Commencement

Application, Admission and

Audition Requirements Contents Application Process and Fees ............................................................................................................. 2

Screen Performance Audition Requirements (C75 Applicants ONLY) .............................................. 3

Offers, Enrolment and Orientation .................................................................................................... 5

APPLICATION CHECKLIST .................................................................................................................... 6

APPENDIX 1: C75 Screen Performance Audition Scenes ................................................................... 7

APPENDIX 2: Further Video Audition Requirements ....................................................................... 24

Application Process and Fees Summary

1. Apply online though ECU’s applicant portal and pay the application fee.

2. The Student Hub will allocate you an audition or interview and send the details via the email address you provide. If you have not received an email from us within fifteen business days, please check the junk folder in your email browser and contact us straight away if necessary via the online enquiry form

3. Attend the audition or follow the instructions sent.

4. The Student Hub will contact you in writing with the outcome once this has been determined by the panel.

Applying To apply follow the link from the Acting pages on the WAAPA website. The link will take you to the Edith Cowan University applicant portal where you will be asked to create an account and you can then lodge your online application. After you have completed the application and made the necessary payment you will be contacted by email with the appointment details for your individual interview/audition. Please note that you must be turning at least eighteen years of age in the year you would commence the course. Applications for WAAPA open on 1 July each year. Please attach:

• a photo • your latest academic transcripts (school reports for school leavers)

Year 12 applicants will not yet have completed their final year so their final report will not be available. In this case we need your latest school report (usually mid-year)

• a brief performance or training resume outlining your previous experience in this area • your 200-word statement on why you wish to study at WAAPA, a brief overview of your previous

experience/training in the area and what you hope to do with your training upon graduation Providing required documents (IMPORTANT): Documents requested above should be included with your application. You can upload documents after lodging your original application, but the application must be complete by 30 November.

Fees Before an audition can be scheduled, the application fee of $75.00 is required for each discipline. For example, if you apply for Diploma of Screen Performance and Bachelor of Arts (Acting), your payment will be $75.00 as both fall under the Acting discipline. If you apply for Diploma of Screen Performance and Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre), the fee will be $150.00 (two disciplines – Music Theatre & Acting). Application Fee: This fee is non-refundable if you cancel your audition or application. More information is available on the WAAPA website.

10875NAT Diploma of Screen Performance Audition Requirements (C75 Applicants ONLY)

Please note that these audition instructions are for C75 Diploma of Screen Performance applications. Please note that this course is not available to international students. The Video Audition: All applicants will receive instructions via email about how to submit a VIMEO/YouTube link to their audition video once their full application has been received. Additional information on recording your video and uploading to VIMEO is available here. This video audition should include the following:

1. Brief verbal identification Please include a quick, separate verbal identification looking straight to the camera including your name, age and State of current residence.

2. Self-test auditions Perform two different self-test auditions chosen from the C75 Screen Performance Video Audition Scenes list. DO NOT use any of the pieces from the WAAPA Monologues but only these scenes provided for the Diploma of Screen Performance. Please choose two scenes which show a contrast in character & film two scenes only.

3. Set the Vimeo password as “Screen” (please see instructions in APPENDIX 2 below) when uploading the video. Then use the Vimeo link as a part of your online submission.

For submission of audition videos please pay attention to the following:

• Send only one (your best take) of each scene • Have someone read opposite you (but off camera) in a naturalistic manner (have a reader of the

appropriate age and sex) • Please do not imitate the performances of the actors in the original film/s or TV series. • Please ignore stage directions if you have a different interpretation for the role. • Please remember there is no one “right way” for the scene to go and we want to see you most

natural and original take on the character and how the scene plays out. • Frame the shot in Medium-Close-Up (MCU). The camera height should be just below the head level

of the actor. If your eyeline is right-to-left as below, then place yourself slightly to the right of centre, or if vice versa if you’re looking left-to-right, then left of centre as below.

Eye line is Left-to-Right Eye line is Right-to-Left (actor is slightly to the Left of centre) (actor is slightly to the Right of centre)

The Phone Interview: Short-listed applicants may be scheduled for an interview once their audition video has been assessed, either by phone/Skype/Zoom. This interview will be approximately 15 minutes long. ** It is recommended to go through the Checklist provided on the final page of this booklet to ensure you have provided all information and completed all necessary tasks.

Application Closing Date: Applications officially close on 30 November each year. You are encouraged to apply prior to this date to avoid disappointment, however, late applications may be considered at the panel’s discretion. The application portal will remain open after the closing date. Audition videos must be received by 24 December each year.

After the Audition: All applicants are notified by email or phone of the result of their application before the end of January. We regret that it is not possible to give any individual feedback on matters relating to your audition.

Academic Entrance Requirements (IMPORTANT): In addition to passing the interview, applicants to 10875NAT Diploma of Screen Performance must also meet Edith Cowan University’s entrance requirements for its VET/TAFE programs to get a formal offer of a place from ECU. Successful interviewees who are in Year 12 must remember to send their examination results to the Student Hub as soon as they receive them (usually over Christmas). Applicants who are concerned they do not meet entrance requirements and will not meet these requirements upon completion of their current course of study should contact Prospective Students for details on alternative pathways. It is important you complete the section on the application form relating to your academic qualifications and attach the documents requested.

Offers, Enrolment and Orientation Offers: You will receive an email regarding the outcome of your audition once this has been determined, and the Student Hub will advise the Admissions Office. In addition to a successful interview/audition, your application will also be assessed to ensure you meet ECU’s academic and English entry requirements for the course. If all entry requirements are met and there are places available in the course then an offer of a place can be made. Successful TISC applicants will receive notification of their offer via the TISC website. School Leavers who have applied direct to ECU will receive notification via an email from ECU. These notifications will occur on the following dates: Main round: 15 January 2021 Second round: 28 January 2021 If you have a successful interview or audition, but do not meet ECU’s academic and/or English entry requirements, you will not be made an offer and you will be notified of your options by TISC or ECU. Enrolment: Before Orientation all students should enrol in the appropriate units online. Staff are available to assist students in this process (please contact 134 328 or visit the Student Hub at Joondalup or Mount Lawley for assistance). Orientation: It is essential that you attend the rigorous Orientation program for your course starting on the 8th February. Details of the orientation are included in the offer letter after audition.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Please ensure you have:

Read the application and audition information for your discipline/s

Applied for the course

Attached your photo

Attached your latest academic transcripts

Attached your brief performance resume

Attached your statement Have paid the correct application fee for the course/s and discipline/s

APPENDIX 1: C75 Screen Performance Audition Scenes The following scenes are to be used ONLY by applications for C75 – DIPLOMA OF SCREEN PERFORMANCE You must prepare two scenes from the list provided below. DO NOT use any of the pieces form the Acting, Music Theatre & Performing Arts Monologue Lists. LIST OF C75 SCREEN PERFORMANCE AUDITION SCENES:

1. BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS – Wayne Hope, Gary McCaffrie & Robyn Butler, (3 pages).

2. IN A WORLD - Written by Lake Bell. (4 pages)

3. MAGNOLIA by Paul Thomas Anderson. (3 pages)

4. ROYAL TENENBAUMS – Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson (3 pages).

5. THE COAST (TV Pilot)

BACK IN VERY SMALL BUSINESS - Wayne Hope, Gary McCaffrie & Robyn Butler, (3 pages).

INT. CAFE/BUSINESS PARK - DAY

Sam diligently squirts Sriracha sauce all over her salad.

SAM So... about the other day...

Kim, opposite, looks confused as he shovels chips in his mouth.

KIM What other day - oh you mean the other day when we hooked up hashtag greatest day of my life??

SAM

Yeah... So... um...I... what happened was -

She goes to eat.

SAM (CONT’D) - hang on I need a fork.

She pushes back her chair to get up as Kim calls out to the counter across the crowded cafe.

KIM

Excuse me! Can I get a fork here for my girlfriend?

SAM

Kim - no! That’s a yes to the fork but a no to the girlfriend bit.

Kim looks shocked.

KIM What do you mean?

Sam tries to be gentle.

SAM I’m not your girlfriend. I’m sorry if I gave you the wrong idea but I can’t be in a relationship with you.

KIM Why not?

SAM

Because –

She pauses gratefully as a WAITRESS brings a fork.

SAM (CONT’D) Ta.

KIM

Is it because we work together?

SAM Yes. Definitely. That’s the reason. It's a breach ...of the code...of working together...

KIM

I get it.

SAM You do?

KIM I know how much you respect your father’s business ethics.

Sam tries to give a convincing nod.

SAM I really do. Are you okay?

KIM Yeah. I mean I’m sad, but I’ll just throw myself into my uni work. Start going to lectures again.

SAM You’re amazing.

She gratefully tucks into her salad.

KIM I’ll miss everyone so much though.

Sam, mouth full, looks alarmed.

SAM Wait – you’re quitting?

KIM I should probably get some little gifts –

SAM No - that’s not - you can’t –

KIM

Is that not the right etiquette?

SAM No - I mean, fuck, I put too much sriracha on this -

She drinks some water and steadies herself.

SAM (CONT’D) This is such a big decision –

KIM But -

SAM And I think it’s really important to sleep on it –

KIM

Together -

SAM Not together. Apart. Definitely apart.

She notices his hurt face.

SAM(CONT’D) Because of my ethics. But we can text lots.

Kim looks down at his lap.

SAM(CONT’D) Okay?

SCREEN TEXT KIM: Okay. MISS YOU ALREADY Bitmoji.

Kim grimaces a smile.

IN A WORLD - Written by Lake Bell. (4 pages)

INT. LOUIS’S APARTMENT - NIGHT

LOUIS It's my pleasure. Welcome, welcome.

CAROL This is cool.

LOUIS - You like it?

CAROL - Yeah.

LOUIS Well, I finally got you here. I mean as much as we've known each other for a while. You've never been here before. That's all I meant by that.

CAROL

Oh, wow. Is that a couch bed?

LOUIS Yeah.

CAROL Oh, that's cool. It looks great. You're good at that.

LOUIS

I find myself sleeping on the couch so much.

CAROL Oh, no, that's too bad.

LOUIS You're in here, by the way.

CAROL - Oh, no.

- Yes. LOUIS

CAROL

No, no. That looks awesome.

LOUIS Look. I put waters next to the bed.

CAROL - I happen to be a couch aficionado.

LOUIS

- I re-did the sheets. All clean sheets for you.

CAROL

- I can't.

LOUIS - I insist. Come on. Tomorrow's game day. You're the athlete.

CAROL

The athlete sleeps in the bed. The coach sleeps on the couch. I insist. Sleep well. Okay?

LOUIS

Okay.

The door gets closed abruptly.

CAROL Was it something I said?

LOUIS Oh, hey, no. I was just trying to give you privacy.

CAROL

Oh, okay.

LOUIS By the way, there's a switch right next to the bed down there. If you hit that switch when you want to go to sleep, everything will go dark. I rigged all the lights into the one switch. Because I hate getting up and it's like I'm already falling asleep, and I gotta walk across the room and whatever. I'm not showing off. I'm sure other people have done it, too. It did take a lot of work actually. There was quite a bit of wiring involved. So, I'm gonna stop talking now and we'll get some sleep. If you need anything, coach on the couch.

CAROL Okay. Coach on the couch.

He comes back in abruptly.

CAROL Oh! I'm naked! Just kidding. I'm not. - I got you.

LOUIS

- I didn't want to be inappropriate.

CAROL

- Thank you for the knock.

LOUIS - Yes. Towels in the bathroom. Fresh.

He leaves.

CAROL Great. Towels.

LOUIS Not the blue one. Don't use the blue one.

CAROL The blue one. What's wrong with the blue one?

Lights are out now and they yell between rooms.

LOUIS In case you can't get to sleep, I left some homeopathic sleeping pills next to the water.

CAROL

How'd you know?

LOUIS I'm naturally intuitive.

CAROL You went to what? Who is Viv?

LOUIS No, there's no Viv.

CAROL

I'm intuitive. Like a person who has intuition, it's the... I think it's the adjectival... It doesn't matter. I just thought maybe it would be weird sleeping in the same place since we've both admitted that we like each other. You know?

LOUIS

Yeah. It is awkward sort of.

CAROL Yeah.

LOUIS But now that we've acknowledged it, it's not as weird, though. Right?

CAROL

Yeah. I'm gonna still take one of these pills, though.

LOUIS

All right. Get some sleep, okay?

CAROL Yeah.

LOUIS Rest that voice. We've got a big day tomorrow.

CAROL

I'm trying.

FADE OUT.

MAGNOLIA by Paul Thomas Anderson. (3 pages)

INT. BILLINGSLEY'S – NIGHT

In a secluded table in this cheap & cheerful restaurant.

CLAUDIA Did you ever go out with someone and just... lie... question after question, maybe you're trying to make yourself look cool or better than you are or whatever, or smarter or cooler and you just -- not really lie, but maybe you just don't say everything --

JIM

Well, that's a natural thing, two people go out on a date or... something. They want to impress people, the other person...or they're scared that they might say something that will make the other person not like them...

The waiter takes they’re entree plates away.

CLAUDIA Thank-you.

JIM

Thank-you.

CLAUDIA So you’ve done it?

JIM I don't go out very often.

Why not?

CLAUDIA

JIM I've never found someone really that I think I would like to go out with.

CLAUDIA And I bet you say that to all the girls --

No, no. JIM

CLAUDIA You wanna make a deal with me?

JIM OK.

CLAUDIA What I just said...y'know, people afraid to say things....no guts to say the things that they... that are real or something...

...yeah...

JIM

CLAUDIA To not do that. To not do that that we've maybe done -- before --

JIM

Let's make a deal.

CLAUDIA OK. I'll tell you everything and you tell me everything and maybe we can get through all the piss and shit and lies that kill other people...

JIM Wow....huh..."...piss and shit..."

What?

CLAUDIA

JIM You really use strong language.

CLAUDIA I'm sorry --

JIM -- no, no, it's fine. Fine.

CLAUDIA I didn't mean...it's seems vulgar or something, I know –

JIM It’s fine.

CLAUDIA

I'm sorry.

JIM ...nothing. I’m sorry...

CLAUDIA No, I'm sorry. I'm saying I'm sorry. I talk like a jerk sometimes --

JIM

-- well I'm a real...y'know, straight when it comes to that... I just don't swear much --

CLAUDIA

I'm sorry. I'm gonna run to the bathroom for a minute...maybe just --

Ok.

Ok.

End of Scene.

JIM

CLAUDIA

ROYAL TENENBAUMS – Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson (3 pages).

INT. TENT - NIGHT

RICHIE looks into the tent. MARGOT is sitting on the floor next to a record player smoking a cigarette. She has a Rolling Stones record in her hand. She looks startled.

RICHIE

What are you doing in my tent?

MARGOT (hesitates)

Just listening to some records.

Margot puts out her cigarette. She seems worried.

MARGOT (CONT’D) I thought you were supposed to be in the hospital.

RICHIE

I checked myself out.

MARGOT Well, shouldn’t you be on some kind of suicide watch or something?

RICHIE

(pause) Probably.

Richie goes into the tent and sits down Indian-style in front of Margot. Margot sighs. She puts on the Rolling Stones record. It plays quietly.

MARGOT

How many stitches did you get?

RICHIE I don’t know. You want to see?

Margot nods. Richie unwraps one of his bandages. His arm is covered with jagged, crisscrossing stitches and dried blood. Margot looks stricken.

MARGOT

Jesus, Richie. That looks horrible.

Richie nods. He wraps the bandage back around his arm.

RICHIE I heard about your ex-husband.

MARGOT (pause)

Desmond?

RICHIE (hesitates)

I guess so. I didn’t get his name.

MARGOT Yeah. I met him in the ocean. I was swimming, and he came out to me in a canoe. We were only married for nine days.

(nods) RICHIE

And I heard about Eli.

MARGOT (sighs)

I know. Poor Eli. Anyway, we mostly just talked about you.

RICHIE

(surprised) You did?

MARGOT Yeah. I guess that was the attraction, if you know what I mean.

Silence. Richie says quietly:

RICHIE I have to tell you something.

MARGOT What’s that?

RICHIE I love you.

MARGOT (sadly)

I love you, too.

Richie kisses Margot on the mouth, and she kisses him back. She puts her hands on the back of his head. Richie pulls away from her and looks into her eyes.

RICHIE

I can’t stop thinking about you. I went away for a year, and it only got worse. I don’t know what to do.

MARGOT

Let’s lie down for a minute.

Richie lies down on the cot. Margot looks at his Boy Scout sleeping bag.

MARGOT (CONT’D)

This is the one we took to the museum, isn’t it?

Richie nods. Margot sighs. She lies down next to Richie and puts her arm around his shoulder. She smooths back his hair. They listen to the music for a minute.

MARGOT (CONT’D)

Why’d you do it? Because of me?

RICHIE Yeah, but it’s not your fault.

MARGOT You’re not going to do it again, are you?

RICHIE (pause)

I doubt it.

Margot nods. She starts crying. She kisses Richie’s hand. Margot gets up and goes out of the tent. Richie sits alone for a minute. Margot looks back into the tent.

MARGOT I think we’re just going to have to be secretly in love with each other and leave it at that, Richie.

They look at each other for a long minute. Richie nods. Margot turns away and goes out the tent.

THE COAST (TV Pilot)

TOM’s brother Troy has been carted off to the cop station and faces prison for possession of drugs. Unfortunately, Troy is innocent. ALEX, Troy’s girlfriend, panicked and slipped the drugs into his jacket at a party.

What Troy is also blissfully unaware of is that TOM sold ALEX the drugs. Now Tom is worried that Alex will have an attack of conscience and tell Troy the truth, and of course, if Alex does that, will have to tell where the drugs came from. Tom is not without compassion for his brother, but he is a man of little moral fibre, and self-preservation ranks high on his list of virtues.

EXT. FISHING BOAT WHARF – DAY (3 pages)

ALEX and TOM are having a rather furtive meeting.

TOM Have you told anyone?

ALEX No.

TOM Okay. Me neither. We should keep it that way. The less people who know, the better.

ALEX

We can’t just let him go to jail. You’re his brother...

TOM

So I should take the blame?

ALEX You sold me the stuff.

TOM And I told you to buy it? To hide it on him?

ALEX That’s not the point.

TOM Yes it is. Don’t think you can just dump this on me.

(MORE)

TOM (CONT'D) If you have any plans to lay it at my doorstep you can forget it- I’ll make sure you go down too.

ALEX

What if I own up?

TOM You want to take the rap alone that’s your deal. I’m not going to stop you.

ALEX They’d ask me where I got it.

TOM can see that he’s going to get stuck with this.

TOM I mean it Alex. You’d better think twice about landing me in it. You’ll be very sorry if you do.

ALEX can’t believe it...

ALEX You’re threatening me?

TOM I’m not threatening you... I’m just saying...

ALEX For God’s sake. He’s your brother.

TOM Jesus Alex. I’m getting married next week. What am I supposed to do? Chuck that all down the drain? I can’t do it. I wish I could but I can’t.

They sit quietly for a moment.

ALEX This makes me feel sick.

TOM We’ll make it up to him.

ALEX Really…? When you think of a way to make a jail sentence up to someone Tom, you let me know.

More awkward silence.

TOM He’ll never know.

ALEX We’ll know.

TOM, still not sure whether she will keep quiet or not, just looks at her once more, and then walks off. ALEX is left there with her thoughts.

End of Scene.

APPENDIX 2: Further Video Audition Requirements

How to Video Your Audition Please ensure the following:

• The room you record in is well lit and quiet. • Ensure that there is good sound with no background noise or echo. • You are appropriately positioned for the video so that the panel can see your face. • Simple non distracting background. • Avoid distracting attire including stark white, overly bright colours or intricate patterns (as

these will distract from your performance).

VIMEO Instructions

Submissions are made via VIMEO link following the instructions emailed to Applicants. Additional information on uploading to VIMEO is available here.

Please note: VIMEO Basic membership is free but video must be under 500mb and SD format which means it cannot be downloaded at the other end. This isn’t essential for submission, but if you do have a professional account please follow step 4 of the instructions below. Free conversion software is available here http://www.squared5.com/ Instructions for exporting from Mpeg Streamclip to Vimeo https://vimeo.com/24009555 Otherwise Handbrake is a free Mp4 converter for Vimeo available from https://handbrake.fr/ And instructions from https://help.vimeo.com/hc/en-us/articles/224978308-HandBrake Before you share video with email address please go to Privacy Settings do the following:

1. Under title “Who can watch?” a. Change to only “People with the password”

b. add Password: Screen in Upper and lower case

2. Under title “Where can this be embedded?” a. Change to “Nowhere”

3. Under title “Who can comment?”

a. Change to “No One”

4. In Additional settings (not free version) under People Can Download this Video a. Click Button to blue

5. Click on the blue button Save the changes before you share and send the link.

Please note: It is recommended to “Share” the Vimeo link to yourself (to make sure the link works), then include a copy of the link in the application knowing that it works.