Gain real-world screen acting skills that take years on set to learn

"Within eight weeks I felt like I'd gone from a preschooler to a high school graduate — that's how fast the growth was. By the end, I started booking work, and this year alone I've already had four feature commercials. I didn't do anything different except invest in myself and learn the craft. It really does happen — if you learn the craft, it happens."

Alice Fong

"It's been amazing working with Dean at JJ Splice — I've come so far in such a short time and gained so many practical, insightful skills that I don't think I could have learned anywhere else. This is the third scene I've made here, and off the back of it, I'm going to London next year to work on a feature film."

Naomi Norris

"My background is in stage acting — school plays and musicals — so learning to bring a performance built for a room full of people down into one small lens was a real challenge at first. But I got there, and I genuinely embraced the art of subtlety because of it. Since finishing the course, I've been accepted into WAPA."

Lachlan Sherlock

"This course gave me so much more than a showreel. I'm around people I trust, I can make mistakes without being judged, and I'm genuinely happier for it — it felt like therapy. I learned so much beyond acting too — camera, lighting, sound, even editing. I recommend this course not just for the reel, but because it's good for your mental health, and you make friends along the way."

Aska Karem

"I came in a little scared — not sure what level this was going to be, how professional it would feel — and that all went out the window within the first few minutes of class. The standards here are genuinely high, and it's clear how much the teaching cares about what every single person gets out of it. My passion for acting had been on the back burner for the better part of a decade, and this reinvigorated it completely."

Chad Traupmann

"It's a fast-paced, nurturing environment with so much insight from Dean — you don't get that kind of attention from a lot of other courses. There's something magical about it being so intimate, rather than being in a room with fifty other actors who want it just as badly as you do. It's much more one-on-one, and that's when you really learn. I've recently signed with an agent off the back of it, and I'm excited to see where they take me."

Milli Higgins

"I'd already shot a showreel scene with a different school, but it just didn't suit me — it was really just memorise the script, film it, done. JJ Splice was completely different. The process let me actually explore the character and do the work between sessions, rather than rushing straight to camera. I came away with real fundamentals under me too — even things like lighting, which I never expected to learn as an actor. It made me far more comfortable stepping onto any set."

Vanessa Ou

"This course pushed me to find parts of myself I'd kept hidden, mostly out of fear. I was scared to go there — and then I found out it wasn't scary at all. If you've been a performer your whole life and want to get into the real intimacy and technicality of screen acting, I really recommend the JJ Splice showreel course."

Alexanne Jobbins

"I could not recommend it highly enough. This has been the most exciting and creatively fulfilling experience I've had in a long time. My passion for acting was dwindling a little bit. This re-ignited my passion for why I wanted to do this in the first place. And Dean has been wonderful to work with. Seeing all of these wonderful other artists growing and learning along with me. It's been a fantastic journey. I don't want it to end."

Brain McMann

"Dean is an amazing tutor and he really explained everything in a way that everyone would understand."

Sophie Wangari

"Great environment, professional, good energy, friendly relaxed and safe space to express, learn and grow. Definitely very valuable!"

Jonny Teperski

"I really enjoyed learning about the subtext and practicing it the way we did. I found some things that I really think I can work on. Was so much fun getting behind the camera and getting to review our work!"

Talon Hooper

"Excellent step by step instruction. Insightful and honest feedback from instructor. Learning many valuable technical details regarding acting on-screen and how big or small a performance should be."

Dwayne Lawler

"I think it's great for actors to understand the tech side. Your equipment is fab — it's great in a class setting to be working with such good equipment. Let's face it, usually it's a dodgy camera and some old chairs!"

Penelope Morgan

"I would recommend this course to anyone who is interested in learning and growing and coming out with a kick-ass showreel!"

Ruben Hadges