Tutors and Facilities

Alan trained as an actor at New Theatre and then spent eight years performing in a variety of  film and television productions before going behind the scenes. His film industry credits include directing the Swearing-in Ceremony of Police Commissioner Peter Ryan for the NSW Film Archives, corporate videos for clients as diverse as MYOB and the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, numerous music clips, and the  documentary films Funnel Webs (7 Network, Beyond Distribution) and Boomers and Slackers (GDTV South Africa.) Alan is a full member of Actors Equity and the Australian Directors Guild. He regularly attends ADG craft sessions and seminars to stay abreast of current performance and technical advances within the industry.

During his teaching career Alan has trained numerous Gold and Silver Logie winners, a BAFTA winner, a Broadway-World Best Actress in a Touring Musical nominee and two Best Supporting Actor Academy award nominees.

AWGIE nominated writer/producer/director  Malcolm Frawley’s plays and productions have been performed all over Australia, from capital cities to large country towns. Malcolm is also a script editor, and his work with filmmaker Christopher Weekes on his feature film script Bitter and Twisted, helped earn a 2009 AFI Best Actress nomination for Jackie Weaver.

Former Head of Voice Production NIDA  Bill is Australia’s leading voice coach and has trained many famous actors during his career, including four Academy Award winners.

Natalia – stage and screen actor, choreographer and movement tutor – has a passion for training actors in dynamic and effective movement, freeing the body so it can become an integral component of the performance.

Stockade Armoury Services. Tony is one of Sydney’s most experienced film and TV armourers and SFX technicians. His extensive list of credits include Underbelly Razor, Superman Returns and Rescue Special Ops.

 

WAAPA Graduate and from Channel Nine’s ‘Comedy Inc.’  Janis has a degree in Film and Television Production from Griffith University, and is an acting graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Janis has performed comedy of all forms; from street theatre, to stand-up, to TV and Radio.

Screen Acting – Peter Phelps

Salvatore has performed in some of Australia’s most successful feature films and television series, including… Two Hands, Looking for Alibrandi, Bootmen, Heaven’s Burning, Underbelly 3, Cops LAC, Rescue Special Ops and Sea Patrol Series 4.

Actor/writer/producer/director – Trained New Theatre and AFTRS. Alan is one of Sydney’s most experienced on-camera acting tutors and has been running the school for almost 30 years. His students have performed substantial dialogue roles in a wide variety of film and television productions.

Producer, international casting consultant and former A-List actors agent, Hugh Cann has a broad range of experience in the Australian and international film industries. While working in Japan in the 1990s, Hugh cast the Japanese talent for films such as The Thin Red Line, Paradise Road, and producer/star Michael Douglas’s Black Rain.

Roxann has held a number of industry roles in areas such as casting, production, management and marketing. Her unique and varied experience gives her a well-rounded and comprehensive understanding of the industry.