Equity Foundation Podcast

Adelaide-based actor Alicia Case interviews Neighbours stars Sharon Johal and Alan Fletcher about what it is like to work on one of Australia's fastest paced and longest running productions. This discussion covers everything from the Neighbours audition/casting process and learning lines to on-set processes, diversity on Australian TV and filming post COVID-19. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on June 27, 2020.

An hour of chats with these two accomplished, fabulously funny creatives as they are interviewed by actor Lucy Wigmore. Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami talk about their careers and their involvement with some of New Zealand's most critically and commercially successful film and television productions and share their advice for those looking to have versatile and long lasting careers. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Friday July 24, 2020.

In this online Equity Foundation address acclaimed acting coach Miranda Harcourt will speak and show material about text, how we learn it, how our thoughts form it and inform it, how it creates character and how we can speak it fluidly with a sense of ownership and spontaneity. An essential class to take your acting to the next level. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Tuesday August 4, 2020.

Join the Australian casting director of Mystery Road, Rake, Redfern Now, Cleverman, Anousha Zarkesh, in conversation with actor Charmaine Bingwa. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Friday June 5, 2020.

Join award-winning Australian showrunner, writer and director Tony Ayres (Stateless, Clickbait, Family Law, Barracuda) in conversation with actor Jessica Tovey as they discuss Tony's involvement with some of Australia's most critically and commercially successful screen productions. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Wednesday June 3, 2020.

Writer and performer Michelle Law (Single Asian Female, Rosehaven S3, Get Krack!n S2 and Homecoming Queens) in conversation with stage and screen actor Patrick Jhanur. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Friday June 12, 2020.

Non-commercial voicoever covers e-learning, Explainer Videos, How-To Videos, Website Navigation and many others. Non-commercial both ‘sells’ and gives ‘information and instruction’, so these scripts are sometimes long and not always easy to get your head around. This session will give you some insights into the kinds of scripts you come across and techniques for how to approach them. This is an edited version a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Tuesday June 23, 2020, as part of the Equity Foundation’s "Let's Talk" recurring series on all aspects of voiceover. Hosted by one of Australia’s leading voice actors and voiceover technique coaches, Abbe Holmes.

Our series on all aspects of voiceover continues with this livestream for any performer wanting to get in to the commercial voiceover world. Abbe talks about the voice actor relationship with Advertising Agencies, Studios, Radio Stations and Agents; where the work is and how you get cast. This is an edited version of a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Tuesday June 9, 2020. Hosted by one of Australia’s leading voice actors and voiceover technique coaches, Abbe Holmes.

If you’re a performer who wants to know more about the landscape of voiceover in Australia, this is for you. Whether it’s commercial, non-commercial, character work and animation, Abbe will talk about who the players are, what and where the work is and how you get cast. If you’ve always thought voiceover could be for you or you’ve done some work but want to know more about how to break in, Abbe will cover all aspects of the voiceover industry and answer your questions. This is an edited version a live stream event for MEAA Equity members that took place on Wednesday May 26, 2020, as part of the Equity Foundation’s "Let's Talk" recurring series on all aspects of voiceover for Equity members. Hosted by one of Australia’s leading voice actors and voiceover technique coaches, Abbe Holmes.

Audio book narration has been growing steadily over the past little while and can be an incredibly rewarding and satisfying creative experience, unlike any other performing work. Abbe Holmes will be joined by Justine Sloane-Lees, Audio Book Producer at Square Sound, and Stig Wemyss, an award-winning Audio Book Narrator, to cover all aspects of the industry. This is an edited version a live stream event that took place on Wednesday May 13, 2020, as part of the Equity Foundation’s "Let's Talk" series on all aspects of voiceover for MEAA Equity members. Hosted by one of Australia’s leading voice actors and voiceover technique coaches, Abbe Holmes.