Spanning over three decades in the international Theatre, Film and Television industry, Mark Piper’s award-winning career has seen him on the initial teams Producing and Directing many international drama programs. Water Rats -Director Pilot Episodes (Australia), Mercy Peak (NZ), Beastmaster (USA), Ponderosa (USA), Neighbours, Home and Away, All Saints – Co Director Pilot, Blue Heelers, Always Greener, Halifax F.P (Australia), and Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten – Adviser and Pilot Director (Germany), are just some of the popular series that Mark has worked on.

Beginning his career as an Actor in New Zealand Mark went on to running Director Roger Donalson’s ( The Worlds Fastest Indian ) company Aardvark films and then worked on such films such as “The Blue Lagoon” with Brooke Shields, “Tim” and “Attack Force Z”  with Mel Gibson, “My Brilliant Career” with Sam Neil and Judy Davis.

Mark has worked closely with successful Australian actor and performers such as Guy Pearce, Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Kylie Minogue, Julian McMahon, Simon Baker, Sharni Vincent’ over his career as a director

Mark has just completed  judging duties on the 2011 International Emmy Awards (Best performance by an Actress category)….more below

You can also read Mark’s full professional profile on his LinkedIn profile.

Louise Lee Mei – Meisner Technique
Originally from Newcastle Louise began training in the Meisner technique at 15 completing two years of preliminary teen training and theatre before moving to Sydney and enrolling full time at The Actors Pulse. Whilst completing five years of technique work under the guidance of Billy Milionis, David O?Connor, Luke Ford (The Mummy Returns, Black Balloon) and Jeff Bollow. She has also performed plays (Women of Manhattan and Biloxi Blues) in the advanced showcase from under the direction of Serhat Cardee (Cedar Boys). She later undertook The Screen Actor (2007) at NIDA where she trained with Nicholas Bishop (Walking on Water, McLeod?s Daughters). She currently teaches a private group of advanced Meisner students in Sydney.

Adrian Williams – Brett – Chekhov, Voice, Theatre, Steiner

Adrian is a voice and theatre specialist (Chekhov and Steiner methods) and will be tutoring students on individual monologues. Using movement, body-centres and ‘creative sound-work’, he will introduce an approach to text that brings gesture, dynamic and power to vocal delivery and characterisation.
Adrian trained at the Harkness Studio for Speech and Drama in Sydney before moving to the UK where he has spent the last 24 years working as an actor, director, writer, composer, musical director and acting teacher. He worked with theatre companies including the Rose Theatre Company, Portal Productions, Fairgame, Dionysia Theatre, Circle-X Arts and co-founded the award winning TaurusVoice Theatre Company. He toured widely in Europe and America with classical and contemporary productions.
He co-founded the Stroud Performing Arts Foundation Courses in the UK and ran two large community choirs. He was an original member of the Sydney gospel choir, ‘Café at the Gate of Salvation’ and in the UK sang with the award-winning ‘Naked Voices’ for two years.
He now lives in Byron Bay, where he has established ‘Theatre of Life’, a company running theatre-training and performance projects.

Charlie de Salis – Writer, Producer, Director

Originally from Hobart, Charlie completed an Arts Degree at the University of Tasmania before moving to Sydney, where he worked in film distribution for Roadshow Film Distributors, while also completing AFTRS Open Program courses in screenwriting, editing and scriptwriting. In 1989 he moved to Auckland and embarked on a career in the film and television production sector. His extensive screen credits as a producer, director and writer include commercials, short films, television drama, documentaries, and high-end corporate production.

Barbara Leane theatrical agent & mentor

Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia & America. Renowned theatrical agent and mentor, Barbara Leane is passionate, focused and driven with more than 26 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Utilizing her wealth of knowledge she has been integral in guiding the successes of actors, agents, casting directors and production companies, through her training, coaching and mentoring expertise. Barbara works with a select clientele of industry professionals throughout Australia, South East Asia and the United States where her coaching, negotiation skills, facilitation and training modalities are pristinely deployed. Currently Barbara is open to take on new clients, offering her services for the benefit and maximization of growth potential and education for your business.

Martin Sacks  Biography

Martin has worked in Film, Television and Theatre for over thirty years. Having studied acting at the prestigious Stella Adler Acting School in New York, Martin has appeared in many varied film and television roles including the feature films ‘Emoh Ruo’, ‘Slate, Wyn and Me’, ‘Love in Limbo’ with Russell Crowe, as well as the French film ‘LaTricheuse’ co starring Kristen Scott Thomas. His US television credits include , ‘Jake and the Fatman’ and the groundbreaking character drama, ‘ThirtySomething’. In Australia, his television credits include the miniseries ‘Do or Die’, ‘Fields of Fire’, and the telemovie ‘My Husband My Killer’ playing the lead role of Andrew Kalajzic. It was the police drama ‘Blue Heelers’ that established Martin as one of Australia’s most talented actors, earning him five consecutive silver Logies for best actor. Following his departure from the show after eleven years, Martin moved behind the camera to direct his first film, ‘Crushed’, which screened at the LA International Film Festival. He also directed numerous episodes of Blue Heelers and the medical drama, ‘All Saints’. His real passion, however, was acting and after gaining experience behind the camera, was offered the role of loan shark, Mario Condello, in the original and highly acclaimed crime drama, Underbelly. Since then he has featured in guest roles on television dramas including City Homicide, Sea Patrol, Rescue: Special Ops, Lowdown and Offspring. He has recently completed filming the feature film ‘The Cup’, playing Neil Pinner due for release October 2011. Martin has completed filming the eagerly anticipated 3D action adventure feature film, BAIT 3D, at Village Roadshow on the Gold Coast. He is has just completed filming the ABC television miniseries “The Straits” in Far North Queensland.

Charlie de Salis  Writer / Director

Originally from Hobart, Charlie completed an Arts Degree at the University of Tasmania before moving to Sydney, where he worked in film distribution for Roadshow Film Distributors, while also completing AFTRS Open Program courses in screenwriting, editing and scriptwriting.

In 1989 he moved to Auckland and embarked on a career in the film and television production sector.   His extensive screen credits as a producer, director and writer include commercials, short films, television drama, documentaries, and high-end corporate production.

Based in New Zealand until 2000, he wrote and directed three New Zealand produced short films - Secrets, A Moment Passing, and Flying.  A Moment Passing has screened at numerous international film festivals, including Venice, Cannes, and Melbourne, winning Jury Awards at Dresden and New York.  Flying has screened at the Hawaii, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch International Film Festivals, at the Sydney Flickerfest and the Madrid Experimental Short Film Festival, and at the Giffoni, Montreal, and Hyperbad International Children’s Film Festivals.  Flying and A Moment Passing were Best Short Film category finalists in successive New Zealand Film Awards.  Both films have sold extensively to international television and between them have screened at more than 26 international film festivals.

Charlie also worked as a writer/director on the award winning New Zealand drama series True Life Stories, and has written two short features for New Zealand television – Highwater (sole story and screenplay credit) and Money For Jam (co-writer).  He has written and directed two documentaries for New Zealand television, High Hopes and A Load Of Rubbish.

To cash flow his drama and documentary projects, he directed commercials before establishing his own production company, Nomad Films Ltd, specialising in high-end promotional films for New Zealand corporations.  His clients included ZESPRI International (the NZ Kiwifruit industry marketing organisation), Nobilo Wines, Air New Zealand, the New Zealand Navy, Telecom and Wella.

Since returning to Australia in 2000, he has stepped away from corporate and commercial work to focus on developing feature drama and documentary projects, as well as being diversifying his industry involvement.  He delivered nine short films as Supervising Producer for Queensland screen organisation QPIX between 2004 and 2006.  He has lectured in Corporate Production at the Centre for Film and Television at Bond University, and has written and presented screenwriting intensives and screen directors’ workshops for Qpix, Northern Rivers Screenworks (Byron Bay), and the NSW Department of Education.

In 2008 Charlie completed the Screen Australia Indivision feature Cliff (producer Nicki Roller, writer Robert Taylor) as script editor, and in July 2008 attended the highly regarded 6 day residential Arista international script developers’ workshop with Screen Australia funding.

In 2009, Charlie researched and developed the three part historical documentary series Rebels and the one-off historical documentary Aurora’s Gaze on contract for Hobart-based production company Roar Film.

Charlie’s feature film, Splendour (aka Mary, Joe & Jesus de Livers, director Kate Woods), is in advanced development with funding from Screen Australia, though it has been in unavoidable hiatus for some time now. He has a second feature project, Dingo, in early development with producer Robert Raymond.

Charlie’s documentary feature, Someone’s Daughter (producer Steve Thomas, Roar Film, writer/director Charlie de Salis), has been developed with extensive funding from Screen Tasmania.  A second documentary, Long Way Home- a portrait of Tasmanian indigenous painter Judith-Rose Thomas – is also in development with Roar Film.

In 2010 Charlie wrote Cathy Henkel’s feature documentary Show Me The Magic, the life story of legendary Australian cinematographer Don McAlpine, with funding from Screen Australia and Screen Queensland.   Development of the project is continuing.

He is a regular guest lecturer in fiction and factual screen narrative and film direction at the SAE in Byron Bay. He currently teaches Adaptation (screenplay) as part of the College’s Degree course in Filmmaking, and Scriptwriting at Qantm College in Brisbane. In March he will curate and present a Cinemateque program for SAE, to screen at the new theatrette in the grounds of the Byron Bay campus.

Charlie recently sold an original historical reality series concept to high profile UK production company North One Television.  A major collaborative pitch targeted at the ABC has just been delivered for a final decision by the network.  In Brisbane, he is collaborating with producer Veronica Fury of Wild Fury on a documentary biopic of murderer and pioneering comic book artist, the late Len Lawson.  He also works as a freelance script editor and script consultant for Gold Coast based feature film production company, Limelight International.

He is a script assessor in documentary and feature film for Screen Tasmania and Screen Queensland, and regularly consults for independent producers on feature and documentary projects.

Barbara Leane   theatrical agent & mentor

Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia & America.

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Renowned theatrical agent and mentor, Barbara Leane is passionate, focused and driven with more than 26 years of experience in the entertainment industry. Utilizing her wealth of knowledge she has been integral in guiding the successes of actors, agents, casting directors and production companies, through her training, coaching and mentoring expertise.

Barbara works with a select clientele of industry professionals throughout Australia, South East Asia and the United States where her coaching, negotiation skills, facilitation and training modalities are pristinely deployed. Currently Barbara is open to take on new clients, offering her services for the benefit and maximization of growth potential and education for your business.

Rowena Balos   Voice & American accent workshops
Rowena has taught at many major acting studios, universities and theatre companies around the world, including NYU, UCLA, Cal Arts, The Howard Fine Studio, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The American Conservatory Theatre and The Joanne Baron/DW Brown Studio. Former students include: Amy Brenneman, Paul Reiser, Peter Coyote, Marishka Hagitay, Judy Davis, Joanne Woodward and Heather Locklear.
In Australia, Rowena has worked with actors from Bell Shakespeare, The Old Tote, Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia. She has taught with schools all over the country including NIDA, VCA, WAAPA, The Actors Workshop Brisbane, The Peter Summerton Foundation Workshops, Faith Martin Casting Workshops and The Actors Centre. She maintains a studio for group and private classes in LA. Visit www.rowenabalos.com to find out more.
Rowena Balos has worked as an International Master Teacher at the School of Drama, Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne over the past decade. She is a gifted and inspiring teacher with the ability to transform those who work with her. Rowena’s wealth of experience and original methods combined with her humour and perspicacity, ensure a rich and vibrant experience for all participants.

Anthony Brandon Wong Ivana Chubbuck Acting Technique

ANTHONY BRANDON WONG is an acclaimed Australian-born Chinese performer and
writer with more than 25 years professional experience as an actor, comic,
singer, and accent specialist. He has also taught acting to professional and
aspiring actors for more than 15 years.

He has worked extensively in film, television, theatre and radio in the US,
Asia, Europe, Canada, Africa, Australia and New Zealand for major production
studios such as Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Columbia

Tristar, Disney, CBS, Shanghai Film Studios, Channel Four (UK), ABC (US) and
Film Australia.

He has worked with some of the world’s great directors including THE WACHOWSKI
BROTHERS(“Matrix” trilogy), SCOTT HICKS (“Hearts in Atlantis” starring Anthony
Hopkins, “Shine” starring Geoffrey Rush), JOHN MOORE (“Behind Enemy Lines”
starring Gene Hackman), STEPHEN HOPKINS (Emmy award winning
director of THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS), GILLIAN ARMSTRONG (“Oscar and
Lucinda” starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett) and CLARA LAW (HK director
of “Temptation of a Monk”starring Joan Chen). This year he has also worked with
STEVEN SODERBERGH in Dublin, Barcelona and Santa Fe on the new thriller HAYWIRE
opposite Antonio Banderas and Channing Tatum and with MICHAEL WINNICK on GUNS,
GIRLS AND GAMBLING opposite Gary Oldman and Christian Slater.

Additional film credits include the role of Zen Buddhist assassin “Ghost”
alongside Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Carrie-Anne Moss

and Monica Bellucci in THE MATRIX RELOADED, The MATRIX REVOLUTIONS and the
groundbreaking ENTER THE MATRIX video game, and the Twentieth Century
Fox blockbuster The FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, co-starring Dennis Quaid, Giovanni
Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson and Hugh Laurie.

Other film credits include LITTLE FISH (opposite Cate Blanchett), the lead male
role of a womanizing Hong Kong stockbroker in Clara Law’s award-winning
FLOATING LIFE, and roles in LILIAN’S STORY (co-starring Toni Colette), TILL
THERE WAS YOU (opposite NCIS’s Mark Harmon), SEEING RED (Cannes Film Festival
1992), and THE REUNION (Sydney Film Festival Best Short Film nominee). He played

a key role in the Australian comedy film CROOKED BUSINESS, directed by Chris
Nyst, whose last film GETTING SQUARE scored 14 Australian Film Institute
Award nominations.

Anthony’s numerous television credits include: the lead in the BBC’s SECRETS OF
THE FORBIDDEN CITY, playing a real life 14th Century Chinese Emperor; a series
regular role in SAMURAI GIRL, playing a high powered Japanese business tycoon
with a dark past (ABC Family); a lead role in MASK OF THE NINJA, opposite Casper

Van Dien (STARSHIP TROOPERS, SLEEPY HOLLOW), NCIS (as Naval Doctor Russell
Nguyen), 1% (HBO, directed by Emmy award winning director of THE SOPRANOS, Alan
Taylor) “The Unit” (CBS/FOX) playing a Thai prince facing death threats, “All
Saints” (as an East Timorese refugee and in another episode, as a gay man who
loses his partner),”Water Rats” (as a compulsive gambler), “Stingers”, “Embassy”

(in the series regular role of ‘Lee’, a political revolutionary), “Mission
Impossible”, “Tanamera: Lion of Singapore” (as Cambridge-educated Japanese spy
Miki), “Spellbinder 2? (as series regular Mek – a heroic scientist), “Above the
Law”, “Home and Away”, “A Country Practice”, “Cassidy”, “Singapore
Sling”,”Xena Warrior Princess”, “Flipper”, “The Saint”,”Acropolis Now”, “The
Boys from the Bush”,”BackBerner”, “The Bodysurfers”, “Passwords”, and Francis
Ford Coppola’s “Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde” (Zoetrope Studios) as Hong Kong detective
BarryTong.

Anthony’s diverse stage credits include the Victorian Green Room Best Actor
Award (Australia’s equivalent of the Tony Award) for his performance as a
Filipino transvestite prostitute in Playbox Theatre’s “Sex Diary of an Infidel”
(which also netted him a Sydney Critics Circle Award nomination); further Green
Room Award nominations for his work in two acclaimed Australian plays, as
a cocaine-addicted paraplegic in “The Temple” and a Bissu priest with magical
powers in “The Language of the Gods”; lead and principal roles in “The Emperor
Regrets” (Playbox Theatre), “Coup d’etat” (Melbourne Theatre Company), “The
Hundred Year Ambush” (Victorian Arts Centre), “M. Butterfly” (Court Theatre,
NZ), “The Swan” (State Theatre Company of South Australia), “The Floating World”

(Sydney Theatre Company), “Operation Holy Mountain” (Toe Truck Theatre),
“Gastronomica” (Melbourne International Festival of the Arts), “Unidentified
Human Remains and the True Nature of Love” (Belvoir Street Theatre) and “Seven
Acts of Love as witnessed by a Cat” (Budinski’s Theatre of Exile, Melbourne),
among many others. In 2006, he performed in the hit production “Fast Cars and
Tractor Engines” for Urban Theatre Projects, playing a Lebanese tough guy, an
Aboriginal rap artist, a New Zealand born Samoan heavyweight boxer, an African
schoolgirl and an Anglo-Australian mother and female politician.

Anthony’s singing work includes the rock musical “Rasputin” (State Theatre,
Sydney), the modern day opera “And It’s got a lovely backyard” (Parramatta
Cultural Centre) and numerous cabaret performances at such venues as M Bar (LA),

The Gardenia (LA), The Hollywood Bar and Grill, and in Sydney, Australia,
Belvoir Street Theatre, Darling Harbour, Harbourside Brasserie, Side On Café,
Actors
Centre and LA Bar. Anthony danced in “Two Worlds”, directed by former Sydney
Dance Company principal Kim Walker (Victorian Arts Centre) and in One Extra
Company’s “People Like Us” at Sydney’s Seymour Centre.

Anthony’s comedy credits include being one of the original cast members of the
Australian hit stage show “Wog-a-rama”, stand-up appearances at Sydney’s Comedy
Hotel and comic cameos on TV shows such as “Acropolis Now”, “The Today Show” and

“BackBerner”.

Anthony has trained with some of the world’s leading acting, voice, movement,
singing, dance, accent and performance teachers including: Ivana Chubbuck
(world-reknown teacher of HALLE BERRY, BRAD PITT, CHARLIZE THERON, JAKE
GYLLENHAAL, JIM CARREY, JON VOIGHT, CATHERINE KEENER, MATTHEW PERRY and DJIMON
HOUNSOU), Margie Haber (trained VINCE VAUGHN, TEA LEONI and HALLE BERRY), master

voice teacher Rowena Balos (trained JUDY DAVIS, PAUL REISER, PETER COYOTE and
JOANNE WOODWARD), Wayne Brady, Tracy Burns (LA Theatresports), David Razowsky
and Jane Morris (Second City), Bill Pepper, Claire Crowther, Janice Slater
(voice), Dean Carey (audition technique), Carrie Zivetz (Meisner), Candido
Minnitti (Strasberg), Veronique Bernard (Stanislavski), Philippe Gaulier
(France), Suzanne Celeste Brown (US dialect –accent coach on Matrix and Lord of
the Rings), Peisha McPhee (singing), and Elizabeth Sabine (vocal technique – US
coach of numerous recording artists including Keith Urban and Axl Rose).

Anthony was selected by the Australian Government to be Australia’s sole
representative at the UNIVERSITY OF THEATRE OF NATIONS in Seoul, South Korea -
an elite actors workshop for 24 actors from around the globe.

Anthony has taught creativity, acting, and screen performance workshops at TVI
Studios Los Angeles, the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), WAAPA, the
Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP), the Australian Acting Academy in
Brisbane, Screenwise, 16th Street Studios (Melbourne), The Performance Lab, V
for Video (now On-Camera Connections) and Cornstalks Drama School, and Actors
Centre Australia. He works with all levels of performers – both aspiring and
experienced professionals (series regulars, guest performers,leads and
supporting)  to help them achieve their creative and human potential.

Robynn Goddard   musical/performance. Kids and teens classes

Robynn Goddard studied at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in both Stage and Screen, and Contemporary Music majoring in vocal technique. Since then she has amerced herself in theatre, becoming an active participant within the Drill Hall Theatre Company , playing Sofya in “Uncle Vanya” (2010), Cassie in “Bold Girls” (2009) and the up and coming “Caldera” playing Maia (2011). She has also performed various roles in productions around the Shire including cabaret, commercials, music videos and short film.

In 2006, drawing on 16 years of musical performance Robynn created her business “Bluebird Singing” in which she specializes in teaching vocal technique to adults and children.

She is also one of the three founding creators of “KTDS” Kids Talent Development School, who aim to enrich children’s life’s  with their unique stage school approach of singing, dancing and acting.

Dance is also a strong focus for Robynn having dabbled in jazz, tap and contemporary. She considers herself a well rounded performer

Chad Beckett   movement / voice

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

South Seas Film & Television School (Auckland)
Cert. in Holistic Sports Therapies – Wellpark Ayurvedic College
Cert. Body , Arts & Science International (US)
Dip. Integrated body therapies – ACNT
Acting for the camera – Ilona Rogers (NZ)
The Power of Acting – Actors Centre Australia
Practical Aesthetics – PAA (Melissa Bruder, William H Macy)
The Actors Pulse (Billy Millionis, Luke Ford)
Cert. Drama – Dave O’Conner Actors Studio (Sydney)
2 Summer seasons at Lynette Sheldon masterclasses for Actors
The storytelling body – Le Coq (Lucy Egger)
Screenskills – Tony Wickert & Denny Lawrence (head of acting NYU)
Bodyweather Butoh -Tess De Quincy
Suzuki Actor training – 2003-2011
Ongoing private tuition with Annie Swan
2007 Toured with Ozfrank Theatre to Europe & US
2007 Toga International Arts Festival (Japan)
2010 Practitioner Cert. Soul Voice Int

Additional Voice TRaining:

Vocalvision- Sylvia Rands
Executive Voice- Isobel Kirk (Linklater)
Jennifer West
Lucy Cornell
Susan Main(Actors Studio NY)
Rowena Balos
Karina Schelde

Work
1996/7 Juice Music TV
2005 commercial- KFC
2005 commercial- Amstel light
2006 Short Film- The Lost Old Man(lead)Director Tony Chu
2006 Music video- The Energies (lead)UK top 10
2006 Short film- Interview with the devil,Director Craig Galvin
2006 commercial Ikea
2006 50wdr- All Saint
2006 Wonderbra TVC
2007 commercial- Bundaberg
2007 commercial- Ikea
2007 teaching physical acting workshops & gyrotonics
2007 toured to London, Switzerland,Chicago with Frank theatre
2008 Stromboli theatre project for extraordinary actors with directors Alessandro Fabrizi and
Ragnar Freidrank
2010 commercial- Spanline Roofing

Facilitated courses/workshops at;

Ensemble Studios (Sydney)
Practical Aesthetics Australia
Dave O’Conner Actors Studio
Lynette Sheldon Actors Studio
Nida Open Program(Sydney)
Apollo Theatre School(Auckland)
Ubergumption Theatre
Central School of Speech & Drama (London)
others in Melbourne, Brisbane, Zurich, Bern, Chicago,
and Japan
currently facilitating classes at Byron Bay Film & Television
School

Scott McGregor   Presenting classes

Scott McGregor is a well known face from 30 years of work as an actor, presenter and producer in projects ranging from TV home makeovers to railway adventures.

He has been seen recently on the History Channel in a new series he presents titled The Stamp Of Australia, which celebrates and documents the stories behind letters, stamps and getting the mail through in the 200 years since the first Post Office opened. He also hosts the documentary series Australian Icon Towns that screens regularly on the same channel. He has just released his second book for Allen & Unwin titled Big Boys Toys, which has taken him around Australia searching for the most unique and unusual blokey obsessions. This followed his recently released home repair and renovation book Fix-It.

Scott’s 6 part railway adventure series Down The Line exploring the great train journeys of Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam first went to air on channel 7 and can now be seen on the Travel Channel in Europe.

The ratings winning makeover show Room For Improvement, which Scott hosted on the Seven Network, racked up an impressive 50 surprise makeovers and entertained up to 2 million viewers with mad antics and amazing transformations.

Scott has also built just about anything you can imagine as the DIY presenter on the Seven Network’s long running, ratings winning, lifestyle show Better Homes and Gardens.  In more than 160 segments Scott shared with the nation the secrets of building everything from a 12m deck, to an oak sideboard, to a model garden railway  – all in just 3 minutes!

Railway Adventures Across Australia with Scott as host first screened on network ten in 1999. It is still showing on cable channels across the world.

From 1997 – 1999 Scott was a regular face on The Lifestyle Channel, where he was the resident Antiques and Collectables presenter on Australian Living, and the travel and leisure guy in Out and About.

He trained as an actor at NIDA and since 1979 has featured in scores of TV series, films, stage plays and musicals. He sights starring roles in the ABC’s epic mini-series 1915 and the Coral Island and stage shows Bouncers and the Promise as some of his acting career highlights.

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SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Director & Producer

Piper Pictures Pty Ltd 1990 – 2009

Background

Piper Pictures was established as a vehicle for unique and creative Film and TV projects conducted across Australia and in various international markets.  The business also offers Business Consulting, Mentoring, Training, TV & Film Consultancy and is engaged across national and international projects. In addition, Piper Pictures has produced a variety of workshops designed specifically for actors, directors and producers, often entering the industry for the first time.

Key Responsibilities & Contributions

• FAMOUS ‘peace through music’, is a Feature Film and Television drama series, currently in development which has been created by Mark Piper with a scheduled launch for 2010.
• PHOBOS ‘fear kills’ is a low budget Horror Feature Film, Mark Piper is the Producer and the project is currently in Post Production phase.
• Led a unique project with Care Vietnam, in conjunction with the Vietnamese Government entitled ‘Qio Qua Mien Toi’; a 32-part Drama series, of which Mark Piper was the Executive Producer. This was a TV series utilised on behalf of the Government to highlight the HIV & AIDS problem emerging in Vietnam; Mark was involved from the outset to set-up the concept and assisted in sourcing finance through French private investors.
• Director and Consultant of the Pilot TV Drama Series – Gute Zeiten Schlechte filmed in Germany and based on successful Australian series. Engaged by The Fremantle Group who have reinvented and franchised popular Australian serial dramas to other countries. Asked to go to Berlin for one year to direct the pilot and advice in the set-up of the series including casting, locations, style and look of each series.
• Engaged as the Director for Water Rats, TV Drama Series about Australian water police which was successfully sold to 179 Countries. Involved in the set-up of the drama show on Sydney Harbour, Directed pilot episodes, initial casting, locations, and set up and style; successfully managed complex water logistics.
• Key Director and involved in the initial setting up of  Network 7 Australia’s internationally successful dramas, Sons and Daughters, Neighbours, Blue Heelers, Home and Away and All Saints and many other dramas over a 25 year period.
• Directed a one-off episode of Home and Away “Hearts Divided” in 2003 which was subsequently used as a template to refresh the look of the entire series.
• Engaged on the Blue Lagoon, feature Film; invited to Fiji to coordinate logistics of shoot from USA and Australia to an Island in the Yasawas Islands Fiji. Coordinated all building of sets and setting up of film on Island before main crew arrived, then joined the production as the Assistant Director for Film.
• Teacher & Mentor for Drama Directors Network 7, NIDA, Actors Centre, and International Film School and for various workshops conducted nationally.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

New Zealand Institute of Business

Management Diploma

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

Member Australian Directors Guild (ADG)

Board Member ASDACS

Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand

Selection Committee Member for

Flickerfest International Short Film Competition

REFEREES

Lisa Noonan

Executive Director

ASDACS Board

Inoonan@asdacs.com.au

Mark Gaal

Artistic Associate

National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

Mark.gaal@nida.edu.au

Jan Bladier

Film and Television Producer

jdl@jdlfilms.com.au

WEBSITES

www.markpiper.com

www.famousauditions.com