Hi everyone,
My name is Shannon (f) and I am an award winning director and production designer from Melbourne, Australia. I love to work on projects that bring attention to social and political issues in both documentary and narrative. O enjoy finding new people to work with and firmly believe that new collaborations lead to the best growth as a filmmaker.
Hope everyone is well and staying safe in these scary times! Peace to you all.
Hey, Shannon Meilak! My name is Kay, I'm the Community Manager here at Stage32. Nice to meet you! Oh, man, well there is NO shortage of social and political issues to bring attention to! I love your doc on everyday witches! Is there a link to see that one?
Is there something you're working on now that we can help with? I'd love for you to jump in on the conversations in the Filmmaking (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/directing) and Producing (https://www.stage32.com/lounge/producing) Lounges, especially with your background in production design - how often is art direction overlooked in favor of the camera and talent doing all the work? If you start the conversations, I'll comment to stoke the discussion!
If you'd like more information about how to explore the Lounges to meet more members and network, please enjoy my most recent blog post:
https://www.stage32.com/blog/5-Ways-to-Explore-and-Network-in-the-Stage-...
Enjoy exploring the lounges, and don't forget to comment and respond to others’ posts, too! It's the best way to really connect!
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Hi Karen and thanks for the reply :) It is definitely a crazy time and with lock downs everywhere, it is so hard to network these days. I have no current projects going at the moment (I was meant to.be working art department on a Bollywood film, but due to border closures that is now on hold). And yes you're quite right, art department is always overlooked, especially for budget! I would love to start working on a project again (directing) and it would be really awesome to collaborate with someone from another country and work across 2 different countries/continents! I will definitely join you in the lounge, thanks for the tip and the support, I have never used these forums before :)
All the best and stay safe out there!