Equity Foundation Podcast

Learn how films and TV series are made and cast and what the role of each person in the process is. Armed with a clear understanding of how the industry works (and why), you will be better able to navigate it, more effectively network and find legitimate film & TV work.

Kym Jackson (This Is Us, S.W.A.T., The Secrets She Keeps) is an Aussie actress credited with over sixty film & TV titles. She is the founder of the Secret Actor Society app and website and author of The Hollywood Survival Guide For Actors. Her mission is to share that knowledge with her peers and the next generation of talent.

In this livestreamed in conversation Equity member Monica Sayers interviewed producer Ian Collie (The Twelve, Rake, Jack Irish) and director Daniel Nettheim (Broadchurch, Line of Duty) about what goes on behind the scenes of a screen production before actors are cast, what is involved in the producing and directing side of things on a day to day basis, what are some of the differences between how shows are made in Australia and overseas, how they work with actors, the best ways to navigate the actor/producer and actor/director relationships, self taping, zoom auditions, rehearsing, protocols on set and much more.

How to curate your social media, press and public persona to ensure you grow a following and maintain an image that brands, networks and studios are eager to align with.

Award-winning actor Shuang Hu creates comedy skits online for her 4.2 million followers on TikTok, 3.6 million subscribers on Youtube and 91k followers on Instagram. With so many actors under pressure to create their own work, this is an opportunity to hear from Shuang and interviewer Sophia Emberson-Bain and get some hints and advice about how to develop your creative and online skills.

This livestream was a chance for Equity members to work on their contemporary RP (UK) accent with Luzita Fereday. Luzita is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD) and holds a Masters by Research from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).Luzita currently teaches Voice and Dialects to Acting and Music Theatre students at WAAPA.

Learn the techniques to utilise and shoot professional films, self-tapes and content on your smartphones. SF3 is now the world's biggest smartphone film festival and Co-Founder & Director, Angela Blake, will teach you all the tips and techniques to shoot award-winning films on your phone.

In this workshop, photographer Deanna Cooney will shared the advice and direction she shares with all the actors she works with, so you can take it with you into any shoot and know you’ll come away with killer images. This is an edited version of an Equity Foundation Livestream event.

This is a chance to work on your US accent with Paige Walker. Paige Walker specialises in the American dialect for the performer. This is an edited version on an Equity Foundation Livestream event.

What skills do you need for voiceover in commercial, non-commercial, animation/character work and audiobook narration? This session with Abbe Holmes will give you information to assist you taking the next step. Abbe is one of Australia's most recognised mainstream voice actors. This is an edited version on an Equity Foundation Livestream event.

How do creative professionals use the media and social media to market themselves? What PR management strategies do you need to promote yourself and ultimately get more work? And what about when you DO get work…how do you manage PR and the media then? And what are the pitfalls to avoid? For the early to mid career actor. Catherine Lavelle, CLPR, is one of Australia's leading film and television public relations consultant. This is an edited version on an Equity Foundation Livestream event.