I was introduced to acting as a subject when I did drama for a term in year 8 (2017).
Going back to your post before this one, I think this might be fine. I would’ve been quite concerned if you’ve never had any acting classes at all and suddenly decided on this pathway.
If possible, I’d maybe suggest you try some extracurricular acting classes if you’re not currently doing classes at school. Given the current circumstances, it’s been a bit easier to join online acting communities and classes, so that might be helpful for you.
What's the best way to know if I can really act?
I’m a pretty poor choice to ask this, but I asked my friend who’s had a lot of drama classes and experience under their belt. Here’s what they said in regards to this question: “It’s very common to feel self conscious in creative industries as so much of what you do is focused on “talent”, but what’s really important is that you love what you do and are passionate about it. To ensure you’re performing well, I’d suggest practicing to people you trust to be honest with you so you can get the best possible feedback so you can build on your skills!”
Also what does an audition look like?
Again, I’ve asked my friend for this, as I know very little about this. Here’s what they said: “For auditions you are often provided with something to perform. With uni auditions you are often given a list of monologues and are asked to prepare one classical and one contemporary piece from the list and perform them both. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get a reaction from the assessors as sometimes they have poker faces on.” (My friend is also Victorian, so I’m guessing it’ll be similar in Queensland, but not 100% sure about that.)
My friend said that they’re happy to take on more questions in regards to drama/ acting, so feel free to ask any more questions you have.