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 what other successful people are doing.

Erin Good is a Sydney-based writer and director who has worked on several short films and spearheaded a hit web series called Jade of Death. She’s now working on an upcoming short-form TikTok series called Krystal Klairvoyant.

I’m a director and screenwriter. My work is stylistically heightened and mainly in genre. I’ve also just started producing under the production banner Example Content. I have a decent amount of experience applying for funding and getting projects off the ground, so it felt right to take this next step into producing. It’s a lot to take on and while directing is always where my heart is, I think I’m good at coming up with series concepts, so it’s great that I can own and exploit my own IP.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com