VET ACTING 

Semester 1, 2017

Exciting news for first year students of the VET Acting course, as they were able to spend their first excursion at the iconic Athenaeum Theatre in Collins Street.  This informative and exciting industry time was spent with well-known agent, Ian White of Centrestage Agency and Ian White Management, who spoke to them about how to get an agent, current trends, how to audition and screen-test.

Second year students worked with the following five industry guests on their elective filming project;

Declan Eames -  Neighbours Director

Jan Russ - Casting Consultant

Warren Parrot- TV Producer

Hannah Pierce-  Former LHS student (on makeup)  

Bill Robinson - How to shoot TV content

All students worked with Warren (Television Producer), who talked about industry needs and how to present on screen, how to communicate effectively for interviews and auditions. This was a great session for confidence building.

Chris Peters, Stunt Coordinator, inducted as an Australian Film Industry pioneer, delivered a very practical session on 'Action Acting' for the first year students. This session helps actors extend their physicality within scripted work.

More industry sessions for Year 1 and Year 2 students are planned for August, with ex-Neighbours Casting Director Jan Russ, who will speak about how to screen-test and how to chat to camera. This is a very hands on session giving students the knowledge of what they have to do when first applying to an agent and/or a casting consultant. This is just one of the industry experts  that will be at the excursion.

The course continues to give the students current information, knowledge and skills with its connections to Melbourne’s Film and Television industry, maintaining real industry exposure.  We look forward to another exciting semester ahead.

Angela Louis