Day Courses

Course Dates

• February 5th, 2012
• April 8th, 2012
• June 3rd, 2012
• August 5th, 2012
• October 7th, 2012
• December 9th, 2012

2 Hour Stunt Academy - AUD $199

The 2hr experience Stunt Academy gives you a quick insight into select stunts including Fight Choreography, Swordplay and High Falls. All instructors are world class stunt performers or athletes in their area of expertise. The academy has introduced a brand new Stunt Cushion for High falls, adding a very professional and exciting element to the experience.

Half Day Stunt Academy - AUD $300

One Day Stunt Academy - AUD $450

INCLUDES all the exciting elements of the Half Day Academy, THEN after a scrumptious lunch ... we turn the temperature up! You'll perform High Falls on to our specially designed Airbag and then, you will star in your own action scene. This One Day Workshop is usually offered on weekends, running for 7 hours duration.

Agility - Commando Style Obstacle Course

To improve your physical agility, coordination, strength, timing and balance, this Obstacle Course will challenge you to constantly improve your time score. Using ropes, logs, tyres, tunnels and cargo nets, you will enjoy and test the use of your physical skills.

Tumbling

You will learn and practice Breakfalls, Shoulder Rolls, Dive Rolls, and improve your Aerial Awareness, Body Rotation and Spin. These are the skills that when practiced regularly, can get you out of trouble, when you want to ensure a safe, trouble free landing. Or when things sometimes go wrong and you might save yourself from injury.

Wirework

The latest Action movies are using Wirework Technology to perform and film spectacular flying or falling sequences. Especially useful for movies incorporating Superhumans, huge powerful creatures, and many more situations where Aerial Movement is required. You will experience Flying, Flipping and Spinning on our specially designed Rigs, Harnesses and Vests.

Sword Play

You will be carefully shown and allowed to practice Sword Fight Techniques useful to the Stunt Industry. Emulating scenes from movies like 'Crouching Tiger' & 'Hidden Dragon', 'The Last Samurai' & 'Braveheart', you will create your own Sword Fight Choreography.

High Falls

High Falls onto our specially designed Airbag, are one of the most exciting activities on offer at Stunt Academy. You will be taught various Falling Techniques from low height, then, once perfected, you will go up the High Tower for the thrill of a lifetime, falling from the Tower. These skills are often seen on movies like Towering Inferno, Ladder 49 and Westerns, where people are falling from buildings.

Stage Combat/Theatrical Fighting

You will learn fight scenes using street skill, martial arts and weapons. Understanding film fighting will help you give a more realistic performance for a variety of Stunt Fighting Performances. Using Camera Angles, coupled with exciting and skillfull fight techniques, talented acting by the performers, and appropriate wardrobe, props and careful Direction, an action scene can be believable, spectacular and very entertaining.

Film Scene

Your Fight Scene and some of your training will be filmed for you, and will be available for purchase on DVD. You will play characters in the film, rehearsing script, then choereograph a spectacular fight with other team members using some of the skills learned that day. We will film the scene professionally, then edit it with sound FX, Titles etc.

1 Day Seminar

This action ONE day seminar is a great introduction into the film industry's most exciting elements and will give you the thrill of a lifetime. Also a basic understanding of the workings of this industry, and training that will benefit your stunt and acting skills or your 1st important step into a new career. This package includes; Theory, Tumbling, Falls, Fight Choreography and a Filmed Scene. You can have your own Seminar organised for a group of 10 or more.

Specialty Short Courses:

You can take private lessons in any of the following specialty Stunt Skills: Motorcycling, Advanced Abseil, High Falls, Stunt Driving, Theatrical Fighting, Wirework etc.

Motorcycling

There are a variety of motorcycles used at Stunt Academy to improve your precision for safety, and quality performance. The goal is to improve your driving skills to safely execute Action maneuvers like Slides, foot brake turns, precision riding, crashing etc.

Advanced Abseil

You will be carefully shown and allowed to practice roping techniques useful to the Stunt Industry. Advanced Abseil, Forward Rapelling, Climbing, Inverted Abseil, Attaching Ropes safely, Rescue Techniques and much more.

Wirework

The latest Action movies are using Wirework Technology to perform and film spectacular flying or falling sequences. Especially useful for movies incorporating Superhumans, huge powerful creatures, and many more situations where Aerial Movement is required. You will experience Jerkbacks, Static Stops, Flying, Flipping and Spinning on our specially designed Rigs, Harnesses and Vests

Stunt Driving

We take you to the Performance Driving Centre to learn vehicle handing and maneuvering. Their innovative Skid Pan offers a great opportunity to handle extreme conditions

Stunt Seminars

We can come to your school, college, camp or any venue, and conduct a Stunt Seminar. Perfect for Film Schools, Arts Colleges, or School Drama Groups, wanting an insight into the Stunt Industry. Usually consisting of a theory lecture followed by practical sessions in tumbling, Breakfalls, theatrical fighting, swordplay, low falls and a film scene.

Discounts apply if you can get a small group together.