OC & AT2 wrap for another year!

Open Channel and AT2's final event of the year,  Show Us Your Reel, was a wonderful success!  Actors and filmmakers gathered last Wednesday to view selected show reels, discuss what it takes to make an impression in the industry and listen to valuable advice from experts in the field.

Some tips for producing a good show reel?  Capture the viewer's attention from the very first second, only include footage that puts you in a favourable light and don't underestimate the impact sound and music can make to enhance your reel!

FRAMED #08: Charlie & Boots

Find out how a Melbourne-based creative team pulled off the Australian box-office hit of the year!

Come along to this FREE seminar with Charlie & Boots director Dean Murphy and producers Shana Levine & David Redman.

Friday November 27, 12.30 - 2.00pm

Open Channel Theatrette
Shed 4, North Wharf Road, Victoria Harbour, Docklands
Admission Free, Bookings essential - framed@openchannel.org.au

Starring Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson (Kenny), Charlie & Boots was a box office smash-hit amongst Australian films in a year which saw more than 30 Australian feature films released in cinemas. It achieved the second highest opening weekend and overall box office of any Australian film this year. It tells the story of Charlie McFarland (Hogan), a Victorian farmer in his late 60s who has suffered a devastating loss, and his estranged son "Boots" (Jacobson). In an attempt to cheer up his grieving father, Boots takes him on a long-promised fishing trip - 3,000 kilometres away at Cape York behind the wheel of an old Kingswood.

Show Us Your Reel!

Open Channel and AT2 have joined forces yet again to spearhead some creative (and of course, constructive) mingling.

Independent filmmakers and actors have submitted their show reels which will be screened next week in front of industry professionals and the public. The idea is to gain valuable feedback and advice on what it takes to produce an impressive and effective show reel to help land jobs in the industry.

'Show Us Your Reel' is a free event that will take place from 6.30pm on Wednesday November 25 at Shed 4, North Wharf Road, Victoria Harbour, Docklands.

Bookings: rsvp@openchannel.org.au