LA Talent Scout Seminar - How does this benefit Perth Actors?

Jason Siner - Los Angeles Talent Scout

There is one thing I know for sure.  I live in a small town!  Yes, Perth. Our growing city, the most isolated city in the world has a small town mentality, which I love in many respects, but when it comes to film and business, it frustrates me no end.

Don't get me wrong, I love Perth. So much so that I don't really want to leave here to forge a career in Film.  I want a Film Industry here, I want to make films here and I will work to help make that happen.  However for many of you, Your aspirations will outgrow Perth fast and it is a fact that you will actually have to leave here to get work and experience.  But you can always come back.  This applies to all areas of film but actors particularly. So how to prepare?

Perth Film Network - For Actors or Filmmakers?

There seems to be some form of confusion as to what the Perth Film Network is and who it is aimed at.  Reading posts around the web, it would seem that people are under some sort of impression that the Perth Film Network is primarily for Filmmakers and not for actors.  How people have come to this conclusion fascinates me, but actually doesn't surprise me.

Here in Perth, there seems to be this line between actors and everyone else in the Film Industry or should I say filmmaking process.  Why this is, has always escaped me.  Aren't we are all contributing to and making a film? Are we all not in the same Industry? Filmmakers need actors and actors need filmmakers, it is really that simple...There is no us and them. Then we should consider the suppliers, the caterers, the investors, the designers, the marketers, distributers etc...Yes they are all a part of the filmmaking process and we all work together as a team to make a film happen.