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Exploring Screen Presence with Colin Budds

  • TAFTA Gold Coast Level 5, Suite 18, 3 Allison Surfers Paradise, QLD, 4217 Australia (map)

PRICE

$180.00

DAY

Wednesday

DATE

17th August

TIME

6:30pm - 10:30pm

The truthful screen actor commands the frame and uses it to their advantage.

Colin Budds (Home and Away, H2O Just Add Water, The Elephant Princess, The Saddle Club, Lightning Point, Neighbours and Prisoner.) has been directing Film and Television for over 40 years and is known in the industry as a master of screen craft and mentor to Film and TV graduates entering the industry.

Colin has had a long and successful association with the GC film and television fraternity with both established and emerging actors.

During his time on the Coast he launched the careers of Phoebe Tonkin, Claire Holt, Angus McLaren, Cariba Heine, Luke Mitchell, Jessica Green, Lucy Fry, Philippa Coulthard, Andrew Morley, Georgie Haig, Richie Brancatisano (below).

This one day workshop is for committed actors wanting to take their on camera acting to the next level; extend their screen craft and their range as an actor within the frame.

Dive into advanced on-screen scenework with Colin Budds. Colin will help you strip down your performance to its most truthful bringing out your natural charisma - what some people call “X Factor” - making the Casting Director want call you back and the audience want to see you in the next scene.

Be prepared to work on both two handers and group scenes with three or more characters.

Course Outcomes⁠…

  • Remove distracting habits to create a vulnerable, truthful on-screen performance⁠

  • Learn how to build on-camera chemistry with any scene partner⁠

  • Learn Colin's process to bring out your natural charisma to make your on-screen performance magnetic⁠

  • How to do make your next screen test of self tape audition engaging and compelling

If you’d like to pay in instalments please contact enquiries@tafta.com.au


About Colin Budds:

Colin Budds has directed film and television at the highest level for over 40 years locally and internationally. His career has encompassed many genres and classifications from award-winning television to Paramount movies. Along the way he has worked with many established actors from here to Hollywood and discovered many of today's rising stars on the set of shows like Home and Away, H2O Just Add Water, The Elephant Princess, The Saddle Club, Lightning Point, Neighbours and Prisoner.


TESTIMONIAL

“I met Colin during the 40 week course at TAFTA and  I would consider him not just one of the directors we were able to learn from, but a mentor well past my time at TAFTA.

Colin lets you find your way as an actor and that’s something I truly appreciate not just as an actor, but also as a director which is something I’m exploring now.

I have been cast by and worked with Colin outside of Class and again he allowed me the freedom to really create and embody the character the way she naturally came to me.

I wouldn’t think twice about doing more classes with Colin or Sending through Things I’m working on for some honest feedback (which he’s not shy about giving and that’s why I appreciate him so much!).

If you’re an actor or aspiring director and you’re on the fence about doing the class or not - Jump in!
The discovery and learning from script to camera work is incredible and he also just happens to be a really brilliant human!”

Anna.


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