Directing for Screen Workshop with Brendon McDonall
SCREEN ILLAWARRA PRESENTS: DIRECTING FOR SCREEN WORKSHOP WITH BAFTA-NOMINATED FILMMAKER BRENDON McDONALL | When: Saturday, 12th July 2025 (10:00am – 2:00pm AEST) | Where: The Roo Theatre Company, Corner of Addison and Wentworth Street, Shellharbour NSW 2529 | Cost: This is a free event for current Screen Illawarra members, thanks to Screen NSW funding. Non-members can join/renew as a Student or Professional Member to attend.
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COURSE OVERVIEW:
This Directing for Screen Workshop with Brendon McDonall will include:
• Shot construction.
• Creative coverage and visual storytelling.
• Collaborating with key creatives, including Cinematographer, Production Designer, Sound and Editor.
• Tools for eliciting compelling and spontaneous performances.
• Each section of the Masterclass will allow for questions from participants.
Catering will not be provided for this workshop; however, you’ll be spoilt for choice with a vast array of delicious cafes and restaurants within walking distance of The Roo Theatre!
Brendon McDonall is a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker based in Gadigal Country/Sydney. His short films have led to much acclaim and awards. An AFTRS Masters and Graduate Diploma graduate in both directing and screenwriting, he won the AFTRS/Foxtel Award for Exceptional Talent and was Associate Director of ‘Janet King’ (ABC/Screentime) with mentor Ian Watson. Brendon started his career as an actor and theatre director. He appeared in over 20 productions for Bell Shakespeare, STC Ed, Belvoir B Sharp, Monkey Baa, Q Theatre, RTC, Theatre South and Darlinghurst Theatre.
Brendon has directed over 30 productions, and is currently writing and will direct a chapter of Tony Ayres Productions’ anthology feature film ’Ten Moments’. He recently returned to the stage to direct the sell-out premiere of Sarah Walker’s ‘Who’s Afraid?’ for Belvoir, a queer reimagining of Virginia Woolf. Brendon’s pre-professional vocation started at his beloved Roo Theatre. His 1997 production of ‘Whistle Down The Wind’ was a touchstone experience he holds deep in his heart.
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