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talks & workshops
Panel Talks
We have a fantastic array of panel talks happening on Saturday and Sunday at the Liberty Theatre. Panel talks are a moderator discussions with VIP Guests.
Workshops
Workshops or Masterclasses as some may call them, are also being held at the Liberty Theatre, in the Macintosh ballroom (upstairs). A workshop/masterclass is an intimate and focused, high-level session led by an industry expert. It offers unique insights, behind-the-scenes knowledge, and real-world experience, often including demonstrations, discussion, and audience participation. This is a very rare and unique opportunity to learn from the best of the best!
Workshops:
RISE OF THE ROBOTS with eric Allard
Led by Erica Allard, the 'Johnny 5 Guru' or 'Father of Johnny 5' as many may call him. Eric and his skilled team of robotics engineers brought Johnny 5 to life! In this unique workshop learn all about Robanality - what makes a robot human. With animatronic demonstrations and more!
character creation with Tim Blaney
Tim has created many characters over the years, including our favourite - Johnny 5! This hybrid workshops covers voice acting. character performance and maybe even a little bit of puppetry.
Script Pet Peeves with S.S Wilson
Who better to teach you script writing skills than the writer of Short Circuit?! Join in with this fun and insightful masterclass, "SS Wilson's script pet peeves: fix bad exposition and don't force characters to do stupid things!"
Film production with gary foster
Producer Gary Foster talks about the current state of affairs in Hollywood focusing on sales, development and production of both mainstream and Indie filmmaking. In an ever changing landscape with Hollywood and Indie filmmaking, Gary Foster shares his experiences on how to develop, finance and produce films and TV in a time of consolidation and fast change. Having produced studio movies/tv and Indie films, his insight will shed a light on how to navigate the new normal.