Career Advice
Want to be a writer/director? Joy Hopwood says 'start on short-term projects'
From becoming the first regular Asian presenter on Play School, to having a feature film broadcast on Channel 9, Joy…
Flourishing in the arts is about meaning, mastery and mattering
Committing ourselves to the path of flourishing may sound like an impossible ask – but it's not.
Want to be an Intimacy Coordinator? Meet Akala Newman
ICs work with actors' boundaries, exposure limits and wellbeing concerns so they can perform intimate and vulnerable scenes safely.
Creatives need clarity of mind – here's how to get it
Without clarity you’re directionless and progress is hard. Emmy and AACTA Award-winning producer turned creative sector executive coach Ellenor Cox…
Want to be a director? Erin Good says 'get a side hustle'
The screenwriter and director says if you want to direct in Australia, you have to keep making things and observing…
Want to be a showrunner? Paddy MacRae says 'make a killer cup of tea'
The showrunner life is made up of early starts, late nights, and not a lot of free time. But it's…
Want to be a film producer? Meet Maggie Miles
The Paper Planes and Van Diemen's Land producer says: 'It’s just tenacity.'
Creatives: control what you can and can what you can't
Identify those things that are within your control and those that are not.
Creatives – try the Know, Like, Trust framework for success
When building work contacts, why not try an approach that champions both strategy and humanity?
Screen Team: Animatronics director Paul Trefry
Our new career Q&A series kicks off with Paul Trefry's insight into being an animatronics artist.