Masterclasses, podcasts, free micro-skilling sessions and a bunch of AFTRS short courses online. Here are some ways to continue learning inside your bubble.
It’s tempting to stay glued to social media right now, watching the pandemic unfold. As jobs in the screen industry collapse, you’d be forgiven for sinking into despair. Alternatively, you could channel some of that anxiety and enforced time indoors into learning new skills.
All organisations and groups are rushing to reach out with online content at the moment. They’ll be a mixed bag, and over the coming weeks we’ll try to highlight the best of them.
Rochelle Siemienowicz is Screen Content Lead at Screenhub. She is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema and was the co-host of Australia's longest-running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates'. Rochelle has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Her second book, Double Happiness, a novel, is out with Midnight Sun on October 1, 2024. Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk
