Best mates since childhood, loveable rogues Charlie and Frankie always dreamt of getting out of Blacktown and moving to Bondi. But with the pressure of a failing solarium business they — along with best mate Macca — make a snap decision that finds them in an Asian prison cell instead.
Alan Maxwell has done everything from working as a typographer to spending 14 years directing TV commercials in Australia and the UK. He has worked with agencies such as Singleton Ogilvy & Mather, J. Walter Thompson, and McCann-Erickson for brands such as McDonald’s, Ford, and Shell.
This wide range of directing experience in film and TV eventually expanded into visual effects (VFX). At this month’s Choc Tops meeting, Alan will talk about how directors and actors can approach working in scenes involving VFX.
This wide range of directing experience in film and TV eventually expanded into visual effects (VFX). At this month’s Choc Tops meeting, Alan will talk about how directors and actors can approach working in scenes involving VFX.
After eight years in the game, NAFA’s Show-Fest short film festival is now a smoothly run and hopefully enjoyable event.
This is the perfect time for audience feedback. Don’t keep your feedback to yourself, tell it like it is!
Cristina Harris began her professional training as an actor in the early 80s at Sydney’s Ensemble Studios. She now works as a consultant and also teaches casting and audition techniques to nervous actors in a friendly workshop environment.
Show-Fest is on Wed, 3 August. Here’s a slideshow of last year’s festival…
Andrena Finlay has been producing films since 1982, having studied at the UK’s National Film School. Her first short film won the 1983 BAFTA for Best Short Film. Features she has produced include Frauds, Me Myself I, and Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance, as well originating The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Her current film is Goddess, now in post-production.