NEWSLETTER

May/June 2010

CASTING/PLACEMENT 

Congratulations once again to all our trained students who have received placement in the TV Broadcasting Arena. It’s amazing how the same names keep surfacing. Some of the placements this term are mainstream TV, which in itself is a little unusual for ‘new presenters’, but it just goes to show that there are opportunities out there if the talent fits the brief….congratulations to  the following talent:

Susie Osment: lifestyle travel series- Channel 10 (Sydney). Country matters

Susie Osment: TVSN – shopping network (currently in training)

Lisa Chimes: Bondi Vet- Channel 10 (the 2^nd vet /presenter presenting alongside Dr. Chris Brown). Lisa trained with us in Melbourne 11 months ago before which she had never presented. It was her dream to present on an animal show. Well done Lisa!

Ellen Hiesley: Channel 31 (Brisbane) - “360”

Kema Rajandran: “The Surgery” (Health show) London

Luke Huysmans: The front- man presenter for Mazda: All corporate videos; all red-carpet appearances; any appearance both local and overseas that require the ‘face of Mitsubishi’…it’s Luke! (Melbourne)

Mairead Dundas-Win TV (news) - Melbourne student

Advertorial:

Tom Sweeney: Sydney

Samantha MacAfee: Gold Coast

Helen Tomlinson: Perth

Sam Steward: Melbourne

Philip Bailey: Melbourne

Susie Osment: Sydney (TVSN)

Corporate Training films:

Gary Sinclair (Melbourne)

Daniel James (Melbourne)

Gabrielle Goodman (Sydney)

Melissa Smart (Perth)

Then of course if the preference is to produce rather than present, some of our graduates are now operating their own production companies and/or producing their own shows.

Example of other TV presenters who have trained with TV Pro Global:

Amber Higlett: Channel 9 news anchor

Wendy Kingston: Channel 9 news anchor

Sally Stanton: Saturday Disney (Sally is now on her 4^th year with Sat Disney)…well done Sally!

Richard Gonclaves: Sky- finance news (Sydney)

Emily Rice: Environmental presenter for Channel 10 news. (Sydney)

Duane Strauss: Perisher snow reporter & traffic reporter (Eye in the Sky)

Peter Wells: Sydney Weekender- Channel 10

Erica Davies: Sydney weekender – Channel 10

To all those other students who are waiting for call-backs and placement from auditions they have recently been to… We are hoping for the best…and your placements will be published in the next newsletter. WE’VE HEARD THAT SOME OF YOU ARE PRETTY CLOSE……………………………………….Good luck!!

PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO NOTIFY US OF YOUR PLACEMENT IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL.

HIGH CALIBRE OF STUDENTS JOINING COURSE

The training course that TV Pro Global is offering is an intense weekend certificate course, which is both challenging and exhilarating. It is held in almost all states throughout Australia and the results speak for themselves (see above placements).

It is a media based course that concentrates on preparing students for the professional TV Broadcasting arena. We are enrolling a high calibre of student, as well as many on air presenters who are utilizing the course for either a brush-up or a platform to experiment with other styles to enhance versatility.

We encourage students from all walks of life who have excellent communication skills, a vibrant personality and are well spoken to apply for this course. …We are casting for all programs: from finance, sport and travel programs to lifestyle, kids and arts programs.

For specialty programs:

Your expertise and experience is what the producers require to qualify you for a casting. (For example: Landscaping for gardening pgms or Veterinary science for animal prgms).So, whatever your background, taking that information and experience to the screen, is what we specialize in. Our training course will hone your broadcasting skills and develop your style in front of the camera for a professional casting.

***Please note that journalism is required for news reporting

Show reels:

Once you have completed your training, we offer to design and produce your show reel. (A Presenter’s portfolio). Our show reels are versatile and competitive, incorporating a variety of styles to exhibit your flexibility and full potential as a presenter. Over the years we have surveyed many producers and in doing so have fine-tuned our reels to suit their requirements. This is one of the main reasons our presenters are getting work in this industry. Our reels are shot with top of the range Panasonic digital 3-chip cameras, Sennheiser lapel microphones and experienced directors, camera operators and editors.

Casting on-line through TV Pro Global

Our on-line casting service is reserved for our graduates and experienced TV presenters. There are over 1500 producers registered to our casting service to view and cast our presenters. A photo, CV & reel is used to promote presenters on-line.

All inquiries to info@tvproglobal.com

DATES FOR OUR NEXT INTERSTATE COURSES:

 Please note bookings are limited. Bookings are open now for all courses

All graduates receive ongoing career guidance in their pursuit of work in this industry

Show reels are produced four weeks after training.

Weekend courses:

Gold Coast: 29^th & 30^th of May

Gold Coast: 10^th & 11^th of July

Melbourne: 17^th & 18^th of July

Sydney: 24^th & 25^th of July

New Zealand: 6^th, 7^th, 8^th of August

Perth: 11^th & 12^th of September

MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR: SHARON LYNNE

Success does not come overnight, particularly if you are starting off in this industry.

However, if your passion does not wain and you persevere with castings and send-outs, then you will get smaller gigs like pilot programs, music and kids programs (always looking for new presenters); snow reports; advertorial; podcasts and even specialty programs. This is when you use your background knowledge as the ‘expert’ on the show (Like Lisa Chimes in Bondi Vet).

Take the story of Susie Osment. Susie had been auditioning for a few years...only getting minor bits and pieces. She never gave up! ...and her perseverance has paid off!  Susie landed a 13 week part series called “Country Matters” which is a combination of lifestyle travel and agriculture. She travelled in the outback towns of Australia interviewing locals and finding out about their lifestyle. She then went on to audition recently for TVSN.......She is now in training with them ready to launch herself as a magazine advertorial anchor presenter.

I love this happy ending because it endorses everything I teach my students. If you want it that badly....be patient, persistent and keep practicing!! (Susie did a few brush-up courses with me throughout those years!!)

I hope this story will inspire those who really want an entry into this amazing industry....Keep on top of things...stay motivated!....

Warm regards,

Sharon Lynne