The Actor and First Assistant Director Relationship with Sara Cooper & Noni Roy

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  • 7 March 2023
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Applications Open 23 February 2023 8:00 am
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Synopsis

A chance for Equity member Sara Cooper to talk to first assistant director, Noni Roy (Carmen, Total Control 2) about the actor and first assistant director (first AD) relationship.  First AD’s manage the schedule and coordinate cast and crew to ensure that shoots run smoothly. Their work includes considering the project’s budget, the time required, cast and crew availability and location limitations. This conversation will be an opportunity to discuss the things that actors may not have had the opportunity to talk about before. It may be particularly useful for actors with a theatre background who are not as familiar with the complexities of screen acting. Please note: This event will take place from 12-1pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time (NSW/VIC/TAS time) and 2pm-3pm NZ time.    

Host(s)

  • Noni Roy

    Noni's extensive credits include: feature film, television series and tvc's. These include the following:  The Moogai Feature 1st AD Director: Jon Bell. Producer: Kristina Ceyton Causeway Films Mitch Stanley. LP: Michelle Russell, Year Of  TV Series 1st AD (Blk 3) Directors: Taylor Ferguson, Jess Tuckwell, Stan/Rough Diamond Raodshow Fadia Abboud, Eddie Diamandi, Black Snow TV Series 1st AD (Blk 2) Director: Matt Saville. EP: Rosemary Blight Stan/Goalpost Pictures Producers: Lois Randall, Wellmania TV Series 1st AD (Blk 2) Director: Helena Brookes Netflix/Fremantle Australia Producers: Warren Clarke, Bree-Anne Sykes, Class of ’07 TV Series Add’l 1st AD Director: Kacie Anning Matchbox/Amazon Producer: Mimi Butler/LP: Lorelle Adamson, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart TV Series 1st AD(2021) Director: Glendyn Ivin Producers: Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Made Up Stories/Amazon Steve Hutensky, Barbara Gibbs Roar (Ep 2) TV Series 2nd AD Director: Kim Gehrig. 1st AD: Scott Lovelock Made Up Stories/Apple TV Producers: : Jodi Matterson, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Barbara Gibbs, Total Control 2 (2U) TV Series 1st AD Director: Dylan River Blackfella Films Producers: Darren Dale, Erin Bretherton, Carmen Feature 1st AD Director: Benjamin Millepied Goalpost/Chapter 2 Producer: Rosemary Blight/Dimitri Rassam VARIOUS TVC’S FOR Finch, Collider thru 2020, 2021 Eden TV Series 1st AD Director: Mirrah Foulkes Every Cloud/Stan (Block 2) Line Producer: Scott Hartley NRL - Premiership TVC 1st AD Director: Luke Bouchier Finch (Sydney) Producer: Camilla Mazzaferro SportsBet – Spring Racing TVC 1st AD Director: Barney Howells Finch (Melbourne) Producer: Kate Merrin Telstra – WIBA TVC 1st AD Director: Kyra Bartley Finch (Sydney) Producer: Bryce Lintern FOXTEL- CRICKET TVC 1st AD Director: Freddie Bobbsey Finch (Sydney) Producer: Cath Anderson

  • Sara Cooper

    With a career spanning 25 years in stage and screen, Sara’s credits include Harrow (ABC), Five Bedrooms (Channel Ten), Deadloch (Amazon Prime), The Tailings (SBS), The Gloaming (STAN), Rosehaven (ABC), The Kettering Incident (Foxtel/BBC), My Brother Jack (Channel 10), Pixel Pinkie (Channel 9), and Buzz Bumble (Channel GO!). Stage credits include Terrapin Puppet Theatre’s Explosion Therapy (‘Most Outstanding Children’s Theatre Production’ 2008 Shanghai International Children’s Theatre Festival), the world premiere of Kate Mulvany’s The Mares, Dream Masons (SAC), the world premiere of Tom Holloway’s Beyond the Neck, and multiple musicals including 2023’s Robin Hood for Big Monkey Inc. Sara worked as a Clown Doctor in hospitals around Australia for six years and appeared in roving acts for festivals and corporate events, performing multiple staged readings for MONA, the National Playwriting Festival, TMAG, Festival of Voices, The Australian Script Centre and Actors for Refugees. Her awards include Best Dramedy and Best Supporting Actress at the 2015 Rome WebAwards for ABC’s Noirhouse, and the 2020 Tasmanian Theatre Most Outstanding Ensemble award for Kate Mulvany’s The Mares. Most recently Sara performed the role of Hermione in Blue Cow Theatre’s The Winter’s Tale, receiving five star reviews in Artshub, and in 2022 was invited to play the role of Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for internationally renowned Helpmann and Green Room award winning director, Roger Hodgman. Sara has worked as an on set coach on Amazon Prime’s Deadloch and her drama school Cooper Screen Academy ran from 2010 to 2021 teaching screen acting to thousands of Tasmanians, many who have gone on to work in stage and screen, including lead roles in international networks and streaming platforms. Through Cooper Screen Academy she has conducted live interviews with Yellowstone’s Gil Birmingham and Australian greats including Matt Le Nevez, Jimi Bani, Aaron Pederson and Angus Sampson, and has facilitated workshops with casting directors Thea Mcleod, Anousha Zarkesh, Jane Norris, Nikki Barrett, Peter Rasmussen and Alison Telford. Sara is a graduate of the John Bolton Theatre School in Melbourne.

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