Guides: Film, TV and Performing Arts: Acting, directing and writing

Acting, Directing and Writing

Finding literature

The Library Collection is a good starting place. It covers some, but not all, relevant publications. It also covers every discipline. Searching a relevant journal is a good way to find specific information. Some relevant journals include:

Asian theatre journal (ATJ)
Dedicated to the performing arts of Asia, focusing upon both traditional and modern theatrical forms
Back Stage
Backstage is where performers can get information about the entertainment business
Contemporary Theatre Review
A peer-reviewed journal of theatre and performance studies.
Double Dialogues
A refereed journal dealing with the discourse and practice of the arts, encompassing the visual arts, film, multi-media, dance, music, creative writing and theatre.
Film Quarterly
Publishes in-depth articles, reviews, and interviews on all aspects of cinema, media, and society—from film classics to emergent technologies.
Lighting Dimensions
Focuses on all aspects and issues related to lighting and lighting related technology.
Literature Film Quarterly
The longest standing international journal devoted to the study of adaptation.
New Theatre Quarterly
Provides a vital international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet and where prevailing dramatic assumptions can be subjected to vigorous critical questioning
PAJ a journal of performance and art
PAJ offers extended coverage of the visual arts (such as video, installations, photography, and multimedia performance), in addition to reviews of new works in theatre, dance, film, and opera.
Sight and Sound
A publication of the British Film Institute with feature articles and interviews on recent motion pictures, notes on festivals, book reviews and film and video reviews.
Stage Directions
Covers theatre for people who make it, whether onstage or off, backstage or front of house.
Theatre Journal
Features social and historical studies, production reviews, and theoretical inquiries that analyze dramatic texts and production.
Theatre Topics
Focuses on performance studies, dramaturgy, and theatre pedagogy.

Videos

Draw on the knowledge of experts in your who share their tips in the following YouTube channels:

Backstage
Backstage is where actors turn to not only get cast, but also find great advice from industry pros on how to get their careers off the ground.
Alucinor Productions
Alucinor Productions discuss what makes films tick, various film making techniques, lessons we filmmakers can learn from great (and not so great) movies and share what we discover through production of our own independent passion projects and corporate & commercial films.

Organisations

The Actors Studio
The Actors Studio was formed to provide a place where professional actors could work together between jobs or during long runs to continue to develop their craft and to experiment with new forms in creative theatre work.
Australian Directors Guild
The Australian Directors Guild (ADG) is an industry association representing the interests of film, television and digital media directors, documentary makers, animators throughout Australia.
Australian Writers' Guild
The Australian Writers’ Guild is the professional association representing writers for stage, screen, radio and online.
Backstage
An American organisation offering job postings, up-to-date news and views in the entertainment industry including film, television and theatre.
The Casting Society of America
CSA was created in February of 1982 with the intent of establishing a recognized standard of professionalism in the casting field and providing its members with a support organization to further their goals and protect their common interests
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is Australia’s leading centre for education and training in the performing arts.
Australian Plays Transform
Australian Plays Transform (APT) is Australia’s national play development, publication and licensing organisation. It hosts the world’s largest online showcase and searchable database of the best Australian playwriting.
Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Federal Government's primary agency for supporting Australian screen production.
Screen Producers Association of Australia
We unite screen businesses to campaign for a healthy commercial environment, supported by a representative council and a full-time secretariat.
South Australian Film Corporation
The lead agency in South Australia for the promotion, stimulation and development of the local film industry.
South Australian Writers Centre
SA Writers Centre is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to foster, develop and promote writers and writing.