Testimonials from past Actor’s Workshops

Testimonials  2008 – 2010

I had a great time at your workshop, I found it very informative & invigorating.

The three days were great I think by the third day things were really sinking in.
I think the third day goes a long way towards retaining the info that you absorb throughout the first two days.
The guest speakers were not only extremely motivated & well versed in their particular
roles of the entertainment industry but also reiterated what you & each other had said.
I now look at each movie & script in a totally different & far more informed perspective.
Thank you.
Regards Col De F

PS:
Please find attached my revised resume that I have done with some great ideas that I got from the
workshop.

I’d recommend your workshop to anybody.
Cheers Col De F

Just want to say thank you much for the 3 day course in January! It was so great, I got so much out of it and have found myself really inspired to continue with my career as a screen actress.
Again thank you so much for the course yourself and the other tutors were great! And i got so much out of it
Stay in touch
KMc

i really enjoyed the workshop I had a blast and learnt so much stuff. Alot of my training has been to do with theatre and stage and so I havent had much to do with film and camera so it was a great help and the guests were fantastic. Well worth it. Thank You

Joe

Thankyou for your time and wise words through the course . I appreciate and can only describe in words the inspiration and loads of advice I have been given.Since your class I feel that I have more confidence to take bigger risks in my work and really reveal who I am and what I do best. Behind the camera and on the set was very helpful too….so thankyou.

Amanda

Hey Mark!
thanks for the workshop on the weekend, I had a great time!
It was all very interesting and I learnt so much from you and Bruce. I thought is was great how you let us have a go of operating the cameras and directing too.
You’ve inspired me to want to buy a video camera of my own, so i can continue practising scenes with my friends at home. The first thing i asked my mum as soon as i arrived home was “can i get a video camera for my birthday!” ….soo thats another thing added to my birthday list! hehe
I’ve come out of this workshop with a much better understanding of acting and also met some lovely people too, which is a bonus!
I’ll definatley consider attending another one of your workshops in the future
I really enjoyed working with you over the weekend.

Thanks heaps x

Dear Mark,

I want to thank you again for your time and attention on the weekend. I am particularly grateful that, after I asked you to push me, that you did. I am at the stage with my career that I will not settle for anything less than my best (at the time) and it was extremely beneficial that you realised that. It was also great to have the opportunity to work with Sam so that I could experience different directing styles (although, as you said, your styles are quiet similiar). The workshop has helped me to develop more confidence in film acting and your supportive, detailed and constructive approach was just what I needed.

Also, It was lovely to talk to someone who is (still) so passionate about their art and the future of the industry. There are lots of very jaded people I’ve met in recent years, I like that you are so proactive.

Please keep me on your mailing list. I am intending to move to Sydney in July and would love to hear of any upcoming courses.

Please find attached my resume and headshot. And, for the record, I can drive a car and have never hit anyone, although there are times I’ve wanted to hit my brother:)

Best Wishes
Nicole B

PS. Please feel free to use any of my comments in promotional material for your courses.

Hi Mark,

I just want to say THANK YOU for being you.. ha ha. I had a really good time at the workshop and felt that your relaxed, open and directive approach worked well with me. I also enjoyed getting to know the other inspiring actors and their views/ experiences in the industry. I have come home totally pumped and spent most of my free time researching and applying for roles. I can now see my vision a lot clearer and I’m determined to continue this path until I have reached my desired outcome. So thank you again, and I hope that sometime in the future I will get the opportunity to work with you as I felt we got along well.

Cheers,
Holly B

Hey Mark

Thank you so much for the weekend. It really was SO much fun and I learnt HEAPS from it!

You asked us to tell you if there was anything we didn’t like and I only have one which was having to leave. I just wish it went longer. When I walked out the door I had tears in my eyes because I’d made so many good friends and you were so much fun to work with. I will definitely miss you.

Thank you so much and I hope we keep in touch,

Peri

Hi Mark,

My name is Damien and i recently met you at the Brisbane work shop. I performed a number of scenes as Simon in the car crash script.

I had a great time for the whole week and i especially found your class great fun. I loved your enthusiasm for getting improved performances giving us an idea of different aspects of a set. I really valued your feedback, it was a great help for me to improve my craft. So thank you very much for your time, everyone including myself greatly appreciated your comments and advice.

Dear Mark,

I wanted to thank you for your insight and honest feedback during the Brisbane actors intensive.

Bridget

Hey Mark. I wanted to email you to truely thank you for the workshop (and blow a litlle smoke up your ass), I have been on a high for the past few days. You mentioned you would love feedback, my only feedback is dont change a thing hahaha honestly. It was awesome to meet you, Sam, Toby,and everyone else. You have boosted my acting confidence so much like you wouldnt believe, thankyou.
Thank you so much for everything Mark, your simply amazing, look forward to working with you again.
K.M.H.A Queensland

Hi Mark.

Just a quick note to tell you that Laura got in the car yesterday and said that it was “one of the best things she has ever done”. She seems to have got a lot out of the workshop. She enjoyed the course, the contents and the people at the course and of course, she enjoyed you.

If possible, could you give me a little feed back as to what you think of her potential and what we should do from here.

Thanks a lot for your time and effort and also you positive feedback to Laura.

Dear Charmaine,[ agent]

Just completed the MP course yesterday and leant an incredible amount – all attendees came so far in just two days. It really was fantastic – had Sam Atwell and several other guest teachers add their talents as well. Have walked away from the course enormously enthused.

Mark is supremely knowledgable and a very good communicator.

I would highly recommend the course to any budding actor, young or old (like me). Am organising to have the scenes I was involved in edited and available for loading on my profile.

Apologies I could not attend Bank West last week but back in town now for anything else that comes along.
Many thanks,
N.A Sydney

Introduction to Film & Television Drama for Actors

Dearest Mark,

I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to you for your fantastic session at the Brisbane Workshop this week. It was such a fun and rewarding class.

My sister Nina and I got so much out of your session and learnt so much. You have given me invaluable tools for my future career as an actress and I really thank you for this.

I hope that my work is remembered by you and I hope that you will keep me in mind for any opportunities that may arise in the near or distant future.
PE Brisbane

Hi Mark,

Well, what can I say! Yesterday was fantastic! I really enjoyed myself and learnt alot! The whole day has left me with this new found confidence to do and achieve just about anything I want to in life! Your experience and knowledge, along with your joyous, down to earth attitude made the day so worth while. Thankyou for everything! Also, I would like to give a big thankyou to Nicola and Paul whos help I really appreciated!
I now feel more passionate toward acting and am very interested in taking up more opportunities to learn about this industry. I also now have the confidence to even audition for some future roles!

Thankyou so much!

I hope to cross paths with you again in the future.

Yours thankfully….. AC

Hey Mark and Nicola, thankyou so much for sunday! it was so much fun and i got alot out of it!
i cant wait for the next one!
Love From Angela.

Hi Mark and Nicola,

Just a few lines to say thank so much for coming down to Nowra and delivering such a wonderful workshop. You really did give us a directors perspective and you covered a lot more than I thought would be in the workshop.

Thankyou also for bringing Paul Goddard with you, his generosity and advise was invaluable. I really enjoyed the day and found out a lot about myself too!!

Hope to see you both again in the fututre and hope you also enjoyed your weekend.

Regards,
Kaye

Hi Mark. Thank you so much for your work at the Nowra Seminar. Your tips and knowledge of the industry and the auditioning process were extremely useful. And another thanks to Paul, his advice was definately taken in and it was a great experience to work with him and hear of his work in the industry. Also a huge thanks to Nicola for all her behind the scenes work

Hope to work with you again!

kindest regards
Kayla

Hi Mark.
The senimar was so fun! it was one of the best experiances of my life!
Thanks to it, i now want to act more than i ever have before. For all of the senimars coming up in the future. Could you please email
me, because i already miss the one i was just at. Haha. I know that you probably meant for everybody to email tomorrow, but i just couldn’t wait to talk to you and tell you everything that i thought about the senimar.
I only just got home from the senimar and im already reading all of the information, tips, websites etc. already. Well i better go and have a look for open auditions on the websites. And remember that if you ever need anyone new on Home and Away, I’ll be here. Haha. Thanks for the great day Mark, I had alot of fun.
Love from Leanne.

P.S. When you were packing up all of your things. Did you come across a small brown handbag? If you did, it is mine. I have a mobie phone and my wallet with money and other important things inside it. If you came across it could you please tell me. Thanks.

P.S.S. Please reply

I got an enormous amount out of your seminar, and had a really really enjoyable day, thank you! I especially enjoyed the audition process and being able to receive instruction and positive feedback from you – someone who knows the industry inside and out – and also the fantastic insight that you gave from a Director’s perspective…I believe that there are no coincidences in life, just opportunities to take action, and by me taking action to attend your seminar, I was able to take so much away with me and make a positive start on my career – RC, Brisbane

Just wanted to say thanks for the opportunity to attend Mark Piper’s seminar. I certainly got a lot out of it as I know others did too as Mark is such an extraordinarily experienced person in this business. I found his attitude refreshingly honest and whilst a lot of people impart many of the basic information which you hear time after time, Mark made the day so much more as he explained in great detail “how it all works”. For “new” actors this day should be looked on as something special as you rarely have the opportunity to sit for a day and listen to someone of Marks’ unquestionable character and experience – GM, Byron

Your course was the 1st real course I’d done. You have inspired me. I was scared to step outside my comfort zone, but after your course I feel I have a new found confidence level. The DVD is fantastic to have and I have learnt a great deal watching it. I also liked that the group wasn’t too large – it allowed us to feel comfortable and learn from each other – SS, Lismore

Thankyou for allowing me to join in on the seminar in Brissy a couple of weeks ago… As I write this email I’m editing my reel over the past 6 years of work on film. The course content was great……. it was nice to hear you say things from your own working experience as a director that I’ve heard…but most times from secondary sources. Sometimes when things are summed up from a personal aspect – you tend to really listen. Keep the seminars up…It was a pleasure – RJ, Brisbane

Just a quick note to say thank you very much for the sharing of your talents as both actors and directors. My daughter got so much out of the day and enjoyed it immensely. The encouragement and tutoring she received was fantastic. Doing this course has done wonders for her confidence in her hope of becoming an actress – MC, Lismore

Hello, I just wanted to say thank you for letting my children attend your course. They had amazing fun and from what they told me have learnt a lot. You are a wonderful teacher and a very caring person, funny too from what the kids have said. They loved meeting Sam and the silly games they played. The whole experience will give them a lot to remember and more confidence when it comes to auditions.

I hope they behaved , and did well for you.

Once again thank you for all your help.

My son attended your seminar at Lismore on Sunday, and I would just like to say I wish I could have bottled his energy that afternoon. He could not stop talking about how much fun he had and how much he got out of the day. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy life to give back to the younger generation of up and coming performers – CB, Lismore

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