David A
Elliott
NEWS
February 2007
I
moved down to Sydney earlier this month and have been unpacking and
settling in. I lived in the area I've moved to for about 2 years
almost twenty years ago. So, it's made it easier to settle in.
12 February -
I commenced the Acting to Camera course at NIDA. It runs for 3 hours on Monday nights until 18 June.
19 & 20 February - The extra work I did on Home and Away in November was aired on Channel 7. I was visible in some shots.
24 February - Auditioned for Random House TV pilot in Newcastle.
December 2006
I
auditioned for the 1 year part time Screen Actor course at NIDA on 24
November. There were over 150 people auditioning and only up to 30
places in the course. I was unsuccessful but was offered a place in
their 6 month part time Acting to Camera course. So, I will start
that just after I move down to Sydney at the end of January.
My final results for Certificate III in Screen consisted of 7 Distinctions and 3 Credits.
8-9
November 2006
I did two days work as an extra at Maitland Gaol for the TV
Soap Home
and Away. I was one of the prisoners in the
gaol.
It will probably
screen early in 2007. I don't normally do extra work (last
time was
August 2005) but as it was local and I hadn't done anything
for Home
and Away before I thought I'd give it a go.
21
October 2006
The short film I entered in the Newcastle
Film Festival was screened as
one of the top 10 and won the Encouragement
Award
(A free entry for a
team of 4 in next year's Newcastle Shootout Film Festival). I
basically did everything but act. It was a real ego boost to
have drinks with the judges (Yahoo Serious, Amy Edwards, Garth Russell
and Kerry Herman) afterwards and have them tell me how much
they enjoyed my film. The short film was an extended version
(1 minute 49 seconds) of a recent TAFE assignment to make a TV
commercial. It is called Rob Ridgeway
Mobile Massage Therapy
and is based on a friend's real business. You can view it
below.
2
October 2006
Today
on page 12 of 'The
Herald' (Newcastle) there is an article
(SEE
COPY BELOW) about my
pursuit of acting with my previous voice problem of the last 3
or 4 years.
