Education

Why you need a course that offers placements
Theory isn't enough. Education in the arts industry requires practical experience so your college's ability to enable work placements is…

Five ways to improve your acting
Learning to ignore external stimuli, extending your vocal range, and how to pull a script apart are all skills aspiring…

Selling movies with your data trail
The true experts in information gathering about audiences live in the screen sector. Like it or love it, the data…

Why some cinemas thrive as cultural hubs
Against the odds, many local cinemas continue to prosper. The key is community, and this is how they make it…

Javier Grillo-Marxuach - changing the world, one writers' room at a time
Iconoclastic US showrunner and writer talks his favourite series, Latino culture, magic realism, superheroes, comics and diversity as an evolutionary…

Sherpa: Trouble on Everest - the heart and soul of a film
The production story of Sherpa is a thrilling yarn in itself, with some important messages about planning, treatments and sheer…

Hot Docs: Australian films set anywhere but the city
In a lovely moment, thirteen Australian docs go to Hot Docs this year as part of a special focus. But…

Small players making it in global gaming market
Developers from tiny markets like Australia are not necessarily disadvantaged when making games go global - a marked contrast to…

What the arts can learn from games development
No art form connects with its audience more viscerally than gaming: it's time everyone else paid attention.

Bringing learning into the workplace with Open Channel
Open Channel short courses and professional attachments help aspiring creators get in the workplace early.