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Danny Raco Get on Set Masterclass – Adult
Danny Raco’s Get on Set Masterclass for Screen – Adult
Work with Home & Away Director, in Danny Raco’s Get On Set Masterclass program!!
- 5 day Flash Sale 10% off Ends 29th Oct
This is a HALF DAY WORKSHOP (2PM – 6PM).
Point Break Drama is super excited to welcome one of television’s busiest directors, Danny Raco to share his insights / tips on being ready to perform at the highest level under set conditions in this half day masterclass ( 2pm – 6pm)
Danny has been one of a handful of directors for Home & Away for over 14 years. He was nominated for an ADG Award 4 times and won it in 2018. He was also lead director of 2 series of a children’s comedy called Drop Dead Weird (Irish-Australian coproduction), produced by Ambience Entertainment, which was nominated for an AACTA Award in 2019. Danny has been teaching at AFTRS this year.
Danny is a unique talent as he started out as an actor with long stints in Heartbreak High, Home & Away & Blue Heelers before making the transition to directing.
Danny Raco’s Get On Set Masterclass – Detail
This workshop is a unique opportunity to learn from one of Australia’s current working directors, and get tips and insights on how to best prepare / perform at your peak, under the fast moving & stressful environment of a set.
In addition, get insight on what is expected in the audition room & what the producers are looking for.
- Working on the technical aspects (hitting your mark, finding the light, tips on how to work the camera to your advantage, etc)
- Work ethics and on set etiquette
- How to prepare for an audition and stand out with a memorable performance
- How to make the most of the rehearsal process
- Advice on how to remember your lines and make the dialogue sound more organic and natural.
- How to communicate on set with the director in order to be able to give your best performance for the scene.
- The importance of continuity.
- Understanding the rhythm, tone and beats in a scene.
- How to make a good impression and be respected by the cast and crew (and why that is a vital skill to learn)
- “Practical aesthetics” and how that will help to improve your performance.
- In depth analysis on characterisation.
- Finding your character’s objective in the scene and how to find the tools to achieve that objective. ‘Real”, pragmatic and hands-on advice on how to make it in the game, from the audition room to the red carpet
- 14 Places only
- Scripts emailed week before workshop
- Bring Drink Bottle, SD Card, Two copies of script & writing materials
- 1 Half day ( 2pm – 6pm)
- 5 day Flash Sale 10% off Ends 29th Oct
Danny’s Raco Biog
Danny Raco was born in Rome and grew up in a small medieval town in Tuscany until the age of ten. He has worked in the film and television industry since 1998 as both an actor and a director.
He began his career at the age of 18 when he joined the cast of ‘Heartbreak High’. In the year 2000 he became a regular cast member on ‘Home and Away’ and remained there for 4 years. In 2004 he moved to Melbourne to join the cast of ‘Blue Heelers’. He also acted on feature films ‘Almost’ and ‘Crooked Business’. In 2002 he was nominated for a Logie Award in the Most Popular New Male Talent category.
In 2007 he began directing on ‘Home and Away’ and has been a regular director on the series for over 14 years. He was nominated for an ADG Award (Australian Directors Guild) on 4 occasions and went on to win the ADG Award in 2018 for best Direction of a Television or SVOD Drama Serial.
Danny was also the lead director for two seasons of the AACTA nominated children’s series ‘Drop Dead Weird’.
