The Part Time program commences with several weeks of intensive technique training. During this module students are introduced to the award-winning acting principles of the Howard Fine Acting Studio. Students learn how to access authentic emotions in performance, how to analyse a script and how to rehearse effectively. This module also deals with common mistakes and the fundamentals of the craft of acting.

Scene Study is the actors’ gym, it is the arena where we put into practice all of the techniques we have learnt. The Part Time program features several units of Scene Study, exploring multiple characters, situations and scenarios. In this module students will deepen their understanding of the technique, and develop self-critiquing skills. Students work with a partner on assigned scenes from The Studio’s extensive play library of modern classics and esteemed works.

This course unit focuses upon authentic and grounded screen performance. The camera is our most intimate acting partner, to succeed on screen we need to work free of inhibition. Students are taught the fundamental on-camera techniques applicable for both the small and big screen.

Students work closely with their tutor on two short audition scenes prior to working with a professional casting director who provides industry-focused feedback and insight.

This part of the program teaches students how to create compelling auditions every single time.

With an emphasis on self-tape auditions, this unit further enhances the students script analysis, character creation and emotional access in the high-pressure environment of the audition.

Improvisation has taken Hollywood by storm over the last two decades, with some of the most highly respected and award-winning actors starting life as improvisers. This course unit helps actors learn how to apply improvisation to acting, and give their work an innovative and creative edge. Actors learn how improvisation can enhance scene work, rehearsal and performance, and use improvisation to create devised theatre and comedy.

This part of the program further refines the students understanding of technique as they tackle challenging monologues. With a particular focus on substantiating a character, finding personal connection to a character and emotional authenticity, this course unit focuses heavily on the individual.

The Speech and Singing for Actors program responds to the needs of actors to have a strong and powerful connection to their unique emotional sources, and uses vocal exercises to develop the actor’s ability to connect to text in performance. Students will explore the application of emotional experiences when approaching their work, through personal story telling, song and spoken word, discovering ways to safely use their entire emotional range in performance.

To fully serve the actors' process and to provide the best training possible, the Howard Fine Acting Studio believes strongly in ongoing voice training. As part of the Part Time course, students can anticipate rigorous and regular voice training led by Sass Pinci.

The Part Time course features several lectures which focus on specific elements of technique. Hosted online from Los Angeles by Howard Fine, Marilyn McIntyre and David Coury, and from Melbourne by Philip Hayden. The lectures may include: Eight Steps to Role Preparation, Your Voice & Impulse, Emotional Courage, Auditions & the Industry, Imagination and Playing Physical Conditions.