May and June 2017 Advanced Screen Craft Master Class Photos

Advanced Screen Craft master class with tutor Bill Hughes. May and June 2017

Bill with the June course students (L to R) Saroni Roy, Shailla Quadra, Claire Trussell, Mikaela Dive, Megan Roggiero, (Bill Hughes), Meredith Cox, Josh Armitage, Samantha Dickinson, Jess Grosbard and Shannon Donaghey.

Bill blocking a scene with the May master class students.

Multi-award winning producer-director Bill Hughes Advanced Screen Craft and Performance master class was so popular with the students that we ran the course three times in 2017

Meredith Cox not only featured in a role in the Northern Beaches Council Clean Up Campaign video, she also featured in a print ad in the Pittwater Life and Penisular Living magazines. Well done Meredith!

The screening a presentation for the Kids Film Acting workshop in April. Well done to the young participants Dani Bradicich, Taj Whitley, Max Whitley, Allegra Bruchet, Zachary French and Ernie Hart.

Website

A website is essential for any actor. It’s a place where you can post clips of your performance, the latest updates in your career, your head shot and resume. If you don’t have a website then get it sorted asap. It’s a great way to show the industry that you are keen and up for […]

The way to play an eyeline

In film and television eyelines are vitally important. The best advice to follow is what British actor Michael Caine suggests. Caine found that looking into the eye closest to the camera achieved the best results, as there was more of your face seen on camera. For example: if the camera is shooting over the other […]

Tyre Kickers

Every term of classes or so, we run into a time wasting “Tyre kicker.” Tyre kickers are the term we use to describe fearful people. The type of person who wants to do something different and exciting but whose fear of failure prevents them from doing anything meaningful. This type of person will book into […]

Getting Started

You’ve got an agent now. They like you. You like them. Then you get your first job. It’s an extra bit. Standard issue starting point. You turn up to the set. Don’t be nervous. You’re undergoing training and you were picked to be on-set. Relax. Have a look around. Take it all in. Do what […]

Wooden Acting

When an actor’s performance is described as “wooden,” what does that mean? Basically it means that the performance is forced, in other words, the feelings and emotions are “acted,” not felt. Good acting is living in the moment and truthfully experiencing what the character is feeling emotionally from moment to moment. Wooden acting can be […]