FilmLab Table Reads

## WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MOVIE SCRIPT?

### Are you interested in acting and would like exposure to the craft?

Table Reads offer a unique networking event where participants get to help emerging filmmakers develop new movie screenplays.

Only 20 spots available.

Please use the registration at this eventbrite link if you are interested. If you register on this meetup event we cannot guarantee you a spot.

[FilmLab - Table Reads Tickets, Sun 03/09/2023 at 12:00 pm | Eventbrite]

A table read is an organised reading of a screenplay in which the speaking parts, stage directions and scene headings are read out loud. They are an essential part of the script development and writing process, as writers use them as an opportunity to fine tune their stories, sharpen their dialogue, and make other necessary adjustments.

The parts are usually read by actors and provide an opportunity to practice the acting craft, including reading and interpreting text. As they are often done with little preparation, they also great audition practice.

At this free community event, participants will meet emerging screenwriters and aspiring actors and filmmakers. Participants will be randomly assigned a table and a screenwriter and, in small groups (6-8 people) will read their scripts out loud around the table. You will be invited to (respectfully) provide feedback and offer ideas to improve their work. Afterwards, a 10-15 minute excerpt from each screenplay will be read by participants in front of the entire group.

Participants will also enjoy a light lunch and refreshments.

If you have ever considered being an actor or a filmmaker, this is a great opportunity to participate in the creative process for a movie. No experience necessary, just an ability to read. An interest in acting and/or filmmaking is definitely encouraged.

This event is brought to you through a City of Melbourne grant.

Please note: some of the sessions will be recorded so that writers can refer back at a later date. The footage may also be used for future promotional purposes. By registering you permit the recording of your attendance and participation, but please let the organisers know if you do not wish this to be the case.

List of screenplays that will be read on the day:

Emu Dawn
During the Great Emu War of 1932, a journalist, a farmer and a ragtag platoon find themselves Australia's last hope against the deadliest threat it has ever faced.

Antipodean Mosaic
Two groups of friends and families are intertwined over a development contract as drama erupts over long-standing prejudices, nepotism, and the battle for acceptance from loved ones.

Please Believe me
A middle-aged high school teacher’s reputation is ruined when a spiteful student posts accusations of sexual misconduct online. The situation escalates with the disappearance of the teen at the center of the accusations.

Otherhood
A happy-go-lucky 35-year-old woman who is on the fence about having children decides to "try and see what happens." But when confronted with fertility issues, she has to undergo increasingly invasive treatment, upending her life and relationship in the process.