Teen Acting & Film Making Workshop
Teen Acting & Film Making Workshop with Mark Piper & Louise Lee Mei
Delivery: 5 day Workshop 10 am to 4 pm from Monday 16th to Friday 20th April 2012
Course Title: Learn essential Acting and Film Making skills – Make a Short Film in Five Days
Venue:18 Brigantine Street Arts & Industrial Estate Byron Bay 2481
Pre-Requisites: There is some preparation for this course, including short film ideas.
Mark Piper Course
Outline:
What you can expect to achieve:
Based on the feedback from participants from previous Mark Piper workshops you can expect to develop and boost your confidence as an actor & film maker, clarify your vision and become more determined and motivated to succeed in a highly competitive industry.
- storytelling skills
- pitching story ideas
- writing for the screen
- the language of camera, lighting and sound
- work-shopping and blocking actors
- crew roles on set
- editing with Final Cut Pro
There will be a screening at the end of the week – friends and family welcome. Each participant will receive a copy of their work from the workshop.
Booking Details:
- Bookings $395 inclusive
- Dates Monday 16th to Friday 20th April 2012
- Strictly limited places available
- drop in classes available
You can pay either direct debit to
Account Name: Byron Bay Film & Television School BSB 032573 Account No 252578
or PayPal
About Mark Piper
Spanning over three decades in the international Theatre, Film and Television industries, 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 Donaldson’s ( “The World’s 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, and “My Brilliant Career” with Sam Neil and Judy Davis.
Mark, in 1995, 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 as well as sourcing key personnel from Australia to mentor the Vietnamese crew. This has inspired Mark with his current project in development “Buscar – oneworldonwlove.”
More recently he has been working with internationally acclaimed actors Eric Bana, Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Kylie Minogue, Julian McMahon, Simon Baker, Sharni Vinson and Nick Bishop.
Mark has just completed judging the 2011 International Emmy Awards – (Best performance by an Actress category)
Mark is currently a Board member for Screenworks and on the Selection Committee for Flickerfest International Film Festival
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Intended Audience: Aspiring Actors & Film Makers
