Friday 19 October: Special Effects are part of the magic and mystique of motion pictures. Peter Stubbs has had a long and significant career as a commercials, film and television Special Effects Supervisor, creating the on-set effects of some now classic Australian...
Friday Oct 12: Jan Chapman - Creative Producer Extraordinaire Few Australian producers can claim that their films have been honoured with both Academy and Cannes Palme d’Or awards. But then again, producers of the calibre of Jan Chapman are few and far between. Her...
Friday Oct 5: Andrew Knight, Writer - Mastering character and ideas Reading an Andrew Knight script is rarely short of sublime. Often full of acute and complex observations; drama that glides into humour and back again with unexpected agility and dialogue that plays...
Friday Sept 28: Doing it all - Acting. Writing. Directing: Damian Walshe-Howling Damian Walshe-Howling is quickly becoming one of the most sought after actors in Australia with an impressive list of theatre, film and television credits to his name, including Bikie...
Friday Sept 21: Shaun Grant – Screenwriter on the rise Shaun Grant’s spectacular rise as a writer in the film and television industry would have to be considered picture-perfect and it deserves close scrutiny, especially for anyone starting out in the business. While...
Friday Sept 14: Sonya Pemberton – Science Television for the Global Market Sonya Pemberton is a dynamo and also happens to be one of Australia’s leading documentary writers, directors and executive producers. As someone who has consistently delivered compelling...
Friday Sept 7: Paul Grabowsky – From Score to Screen Paul Grabowsky is one of Australia’s most distinguished artists, establishing a reputation as a gifted musician and performer locally and internationally. He has also worked extensively as an eminent composer in...
Friday August 31: Nigel Odell – Producing with Passion Producer Nigel Odell has enjoyed many and varied roles in both the UK and Australian film industries. He started off in the UK as a Marketing Consultant then moved into producing low budget features. He worked as...
Friday August 24: Matt Cameron – Gliding from Stage to Screen Matt Cameron is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who glides effortlessly from the screen to the stage and seemingly from comedy to drama. Matt started off working in sketch comedy for high...
Friday August 3 - Bringing Seth McFarlane's bawdy Ted to life: Glenn Melenhorst The national and international box office success of Seth MacFarlane’s (Family Guy) live action CG-animated feature Ted, an adult comedy starring Mark Wahlberg about a pot-smoking teddy...
