tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49775969546111129752024-03-28T02:16:06.087-07:00Maria TranMaria Tran is a multi-talented Vietnamese-Australian artist who has made a name for herself in various fields such as acting, filmmaking, and martial arts.Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-68870532660703227402023-06-03T01:24:00.000-07:002023-06-03T01:24:15.235-07:00ECHO 8 Trilogy 🌟 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞! 🌟<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Behind every visionary lies an extraordinary team of individuals who pour their heart and soul into turning ideas into reality.</span></h3><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQb-gi3Zl-Vnc9WMP7RsmDFAKCiw_GCBQnPqC6VwwlbCqoqRK3iu-HRyhOPioeyx32ToZVu-OTdPRepjnySa7JvmJsnKkaiZ9l0OIGzq0KfiiUVnOoNytetcrELx7iRblLx83noz4ry0G04K8xV65fBE-FMIeI1t7wgVMxR69bmTdmvSbbLnk0aMZaA/s1125/351339909_1402573647228916_8553158596356544321_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Therese, Maria, Adrian, Takashi, Quyen & Andrew" border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQb-gi3Zl-Vnc9WMP7RsmDFAKCiw_GCBQnPqC6VwwlbCqoqRK3iu-HRyhOPioeyx32ToZVu-OTdPRepjnySa7JvmJsnKkaiZ9l0OIGzq0KfiiUVnOoNytetcrELx7iRblLx83noz4ry0G04K8xV65fBE-FMIeI1t7wgVMxR69bmTdmvSbbLnk0aMZaA/w320-h250/351339909_1402573647228916_8553158596356544321_n.jpg" title="The 'Echo 8' team zoom meet up" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">We are just 581 days away from the start of our film production for the 'Echo 8 Trilogy,' and I am filled with anticipation for what lies ahead. The countdown is on, and I have absolute faith that we will bring our vision to life, just as we did with our previous project.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Today, I had the privilege of spending quality time with a group of incredible people in Sydney, who have continuously inspired me with their unwavering support, updates, and willingness to listen. We gathered to skill up, network, and share valuable insights on how to transform our team's vision into actionable steps.<br /><br />In this moment, I want to take a pause and reflect on the incredible power of teamwork. It never ceases to amaze me what we can achieve when we come together, combining our strengths and working towards a shared goal.<br /><br />You see, it is true what they say, "Teams make dreams work." Whether we're talking about personal endeavors, academic pursuits, or professional projects, having a strong team by our side can make all the difference. The support, collaboration, and synergy that arise from working together can turn even the loftiest of dreams into tangible reality.<br /><br />Think about the monumental achievements throughout history—they were rarely the result of solitary efforts. It took a collective force, a team of individuals with diverse skills and perspectives, to bring those dreams to fruition.<br /><br />So, today, I want to give a shoutout to all the incredible teams out there—our families, friends, colleagues, and communities—who consistently inspire us to aim for the stars. Your unwavering support and involvement in my journey serve as a constant reminder that dreams are within our reach when we unite our efforts.<br /><br />Let's always remember: TEAMS MAKE DREAMS WORK! <img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te0/1/16/1f31f.png" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />#TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #DreamBigTogether #PowerOfTeamwork #echo8movie</span><br /></div></div>Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-5169450826243685832019-02-21T04:33:00.002-08:002019-02-21T04:40:24.661-08:00Power of Animals: 5 Life Lesson You get When They are Gone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />At the beginning of the year of 2019, I
found a swallow fledging at Kings Cross, Sydney on my way to a “Soul Power
Workshop” run by <a href="https://cosmicpages.com.au/corporate/">Diane Bellchambers</a>. The year started in a very metaphysical
way and the introduction of a baby swallow bird was just another addition.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So how I came across this little birdie
was when I crossed the street and found this little one on the ground,
motionless. I picked it up and it animatedly started to fly out onto the busy
street and, ironically hit the side door of the car that reads “no birds”. I
quickly ran towards it picked it up and once again, it struggled to fly off and
hit a brick wall. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Annoyed, I casually walked up to it and
spoke in English something along the lines of “You are either going to stay
here by yourself or come with me, your choice and I don’t have time for this”.
It stopped moving and eyeballed me straight in the face. I slowly picked it up
and placed it on my arm and walked for another 30 minutes to my destination.
Birdie showed no signs of protest and sat quietly. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the next 8 hours, she actually sat
in class with me. Every night and then, she’d chirped, but she was quietly
sitting in my colleague Nancy Trieu’s lunchbox. During lunch, I walked to a
nearby park to let her go, but she refused so I had no choice but to take in.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Australia, swallows are wild, and
they can’t be domesticated. Like most wild birds, they will try to get away
from you or look for food. Not this one. She (I’ll call her that, but I wouldn’t
really know) was very different. She had very “human” features. She was
patient, observant and at times very cheeky and talkative. She lived pass the
48 hours marked and stayed with us for another 3 weeks. </span></span></div>
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ventured with us to our production company in Fairfield, watching us edit,
eating loads of meal worms, singing and playing peakaboo with us. She brought
myself and my team members great joy and she represented many attributes that
we as humans strive for; resilience and overcoming adversity. </span></span></div>
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Phoenix Eye girls decided to give her back to the earth, and so we conducted a
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digging the hole, lighting the incense and preparing Phoebe’s body with oils,
stones and flowers to help her make the transition into the after life. </span></span></div>
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meditation as well as reflecting on the beauty of what life brings.</span></span><br />
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happen to all of us and it doesn’t discriminate between bad or good. Losing
something you love is tough and regardless of how much joy was experienced
prior, death can still strike unexpectedly.</span></span><br />
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always goes forward and never backwards and hence, we should really see the
time we have as a gift and live our lives at it’s fullest and most inspired. To
many people live in fear and in pain or find ways to “kill time” as if they are
immortal. The truth is, you will die one day. Get that into your head and start
embracing life. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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reminder for everyone to live a life full of kindness and as much positive
impact. Be the change you want to be in this world and give as much as you can.</span></span><br />
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forgo health for wealth. Chasing all the money in the world and a material
lifestyle and trading in your health is setting yourself up for major regret
when your health deteriorates. All the riches in the world cannot fix your
health if it is going on a downward spiral. So do your best to consistently eat
healthier, exercise, meditate, enjoy nature and spend time making memories with
those you love most.</span></span><br />
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full life. Forgo the what-ifs, should’ve, could’ve, or would’ve done moments. Explore
and travel in the physical as well as the metaphysical world. Connect deeply
with family members and friends. Be passionate about your life and do as much
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-6864072496317414062019-01-29T21:27:00.000-08:002019-01-30T16:17:01.197-08:00Happy 34th Birthday to MARIA TRAN! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br>Today is my birthday. I'm 34. I don't mind telling you my age, as it is just a number. I'm very proud of my achievements but more so, what is on my mind for the future. <br><br> My birthday, is a day where I focus on giving back to 'me'. I started the day waking up at 5am. It's been 30 days straight and another daily ritual I'm keeping. Waking up at 5am means that you are ahead of 95% of the world's population, meaning you get extra hours to be productive and reflective on your journey. <br><br>I then did some decluttering as I gave to charity 8 garbage full of "stuff" and clothes and things I just don't need in my life and have had them around because I worried that I might need it in the future. <br><br> By lunchtime, I drop by my Phoenix Eye office to share a birthday moment with my work colleagues with a fresh, wholesome lunch and my very own homemade, vegan, sugar free, gluten free, paleo, keto chocolate birthday cake! Yes....it tastes great! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<br><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, I would like to celebrate me being a vegan for the past year! I definitely don't miss the meat, cheese, milk etc... as I've started to meal prep and plan all my delicious homemade meals. Once you learn how to cook, there's no need to eat out. <br><br> Some of you may say, that's a social life killer, but for me, I love being me, and have amazing people that gravitate towards me on the majority of days and our work at Phoenix Eye is so much fun and fulfilling that we don't feel like it's work. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wanted to say that since 2019 arrived, I feel like a brand new me has emerged and I would like to share with you. My life has taken a fulfilling course, it's "awakening", "spiritual", "soulful", "manifesting", "powerful", "visionary" and "destined for big things". <br><br> Some of you may be reading this and thinking, "Maria's gone a bit hippy", but trust me, it's an amazing feel and state when you are free from the constraints of social expectations and mundane reality. <br><br> Freedom from the fears, anxieties, pain, judgement & negativity and it all starts from your mind. How simple is that! But of course that requires you to believe in yourself (skills & abilities) and at the same time, look beyond 'yourself' and how 'you' will be able to 'serve' the greater good. Majority of people will do things to 'serve' themselves first. But to be able to 'serve' others first, you also 'serve' yourself as a by product.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After that, I visited my sister, gloated to her about my amazing cake, visited little Phoebe the bird and then spent time at the Oakdene Tree with a moment mindfulness meditation. <br><br> I've only started this practice the last 30 days, and it is something I'm keeping for the rest of my life. Meditating at the 160 year old tree is very special as I can literally feel it's energies charging me up like a battery and coursing through my veins. <br><br> Then I hopped on the train and headed to the Redfern Acting Studio to drop in to watch a Meisner class run by Hunter McMahon to keep my mind open to what I'm trying to excel in for 2019 - Acting. It was a great class and Hunter was an in tune trainer.<br><br> I feel like I am both learner and teacher in one and it is my duty to spread this awareness through my many interactions with other people, there are many things I can learn from them as they can learn from myself. I hope everyone's birthday is enlightening. I wish you all a special day -- everyday!</span></div>
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<p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: '.SF UI Text'; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);"><span style="font-family: '.SFUIText';">26 Sept: Great day on set and acting with Lyn Collingwood (13 years on "Home 'n' Away"). She spoke to me about the lack of diversity on screens and her experiences on acting on Australian TV. She started out acting during her university days. She loves being able to create characters and learns lines well when she's able to grasp the narrative and belief in her lines. Great actors take directions well and hits the mark first/ second time. She spoke about working with Chris Hemsworth and seeing his detail and professionalism. </span></p>
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com235tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-72022418338539273522015-04-02T01:06:00.002-07:002015-04-02T01:12:32.509-07:00Inner Rantings....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I hate this. It's always at the back of my head to 'blog' and I keep on letting in slide and 'forget'. The last time I properly caress this space was mid last year and since then, I've been doing a bunch of things, as usual, but lately everything seems to making more sense. <br />
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So what's new? Well the biggest thing to date would have to be owning your own space. Trung Ly, my engineering prodigy of a partner of mine had taken the leap and bought up 1/10 Childs Rd, Chipping Norton. This is a fabulous hidden gem, only 12 mins from Cabramatta and a now transformed martial arts, tutoring, arts creative, film screening space where the diverse Asian communities can get together and jam their ideas till their hearts content. <br />
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Throughout the years, I've outgrown my mother's 2 bedroom unit, my father's make shift D.I.Y sun room and even an ancestral shrine at Dong Tam. Now, I get my very own kick butt multimedia space where I can conduct all my meetings, screenings and training. The great thing is, it is a shared space and I'm quite to opposite to the artist in solitude. I love people's developments and transformations and being able to view it from my window as I edit the latest project, is rewarding. <br />
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Speaking of projects, "Maximum Choppage" ABC2 6 part TV series has just finished airing. Most definitely an interesting project, one that provided great insights towards how projects are made in accordance to the Australian film industry. There were definitely great friendships and memorable moments during the behind-the-scenes and seeing it all on Australian television felt like a great achievement. However, it doesn't mean the fight for on screen diversity stops here. It's just the beginning and in fact, great fuel for my own personal fire to get my own shit up and running. <br />
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Similarly "mychonny" a.k.a John Luc have broke ground when he got "My Chonny Moves In" through RK Pix and Screen Australia. John wrote and directed the series, some one say his humour isn't their taste, but wait a minute, how many views has he generated? 200,000 views, 10,000 likes and 500 comments, now that's the spirit.<br />
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Hence, that is where the next generation of content creation is veering - where the demand is. <br />
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Anyhow, so late last year I was whiffed away back to China to make another action movie called "Death Mist" (sounds ridiculous huh?), and it was great to be reunited with the same cast and director (Antony Szeto). I'm not sure when it's hitting China theatres but one can say your craft expands when you put it into practice more and to be honest, in Australia, it's a hard slog. 95% of my showreel is made from independent projects that I either wrote/produced/ directed. The 4% of that is my overseas work and 1% is when I play the common shop owner or prostitute on mainstream TV. That's the reality of it my fellow Asian actors, there's no consistent work in this country and if there are roles, they are simply written by white people or hardcore bananas who exoticise our stories to be oh so "chopsocky". I for one, am over it, over pretending to be that nice little Asian girl who is ever so obedient and efficient. Rant. Rant. Rant. <br />
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Finally the end of the year saw me commissioned to make 37 "Foodielicious" clips for Fairfield City Council, which I found unexpectantly doing quite well on the online world. Who would know that food porn is popular? This is has now led me to today and on the road to making another 37 as well as 5 mini docos that explore Asian cultures. Neat! Then, about a month ago it hit me, what it I make a TV show hosted by Asian-Australians called "Yell-oh! TV". A phone call to Foxtel and the next thing you know, it's on its way and scheduled production in September. Gotta be a go getter and fearless to get what you want. <br />
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Then there's the other side of my work plate where I'm working on the photo collection of a 5 metre wall in Cabramatta that will hold 300 photos printed on tiles for the next 20 years, in parallel to a documentary project that I'll be directing in July called "Vietnamese Mosaic: 40 Years Settlement in Australia". And did someone say "Quest for Jackie!"? Lol...who knows when that finishes when there are other things kicking off that has the bling, bling attached. <br />
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-40471329480105852882014-09-20T10:24:00.001-07:002014-09-20T10:32:30.712-07:00NEW: From blog to VlogLife diaries can be so time consuming even though they are quite worthwhile in documenting your life for years to come. I've now taken the pleasure in vlogging my daily-weekly adventures. Life is for celebrating and there is plenty delights in mini stories of your life.<div><br></div><div>Anyhow, back to basics; only less than 3 weeks to the show I've been working on kicks off and so here's an update.</div><div><a href="http://youtu.be/prs7ShHo3k4">http://youtu.be/prs7ShHo3k4</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-49596358972083928412014-08-30T03:47:00.001-07:002015-04-02T00:13:42.803-07:00THEATRE: "It's War!" Written/ Directed by Alex Lykos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I first heard of this project, I was a little reluctant to get on board. There's plenty of wannabe theatre makers out there that keep on making content that just don't gel with audiences....entertainment them....or at least is thought provoking.<br />
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I love teaching. In between the diverse projects that occupy every moment of my life; my bread and butter from teaching film is a blessing. I had an opportunity to travel all the way to the Shire, work with 14 students in making 3 films: a social twerking mockumentary, a film about the personification of feelings and a futuristic world where everything is in sync.<br />
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-19531488230037873942014-08-27T14:34:00.001-07:002014-08-27T14:34:39.365-07:00BLOGGIT: End of August, 2014Date: Thursday, 28th of August, 2015<div>Time: 7.30am</div><div>Location: Sutherland Shire High School</div><div><br></div><div>I seriously don't know where to start. The last 3-4 months has been a crazy whirlwind; overseas trip to Hong Kong and Beijing, from entering and winning People's Choice at the Dreamgirl 2014 pageant competition, to being a main cast in Alex Lykos's theatre production "It's War!" and now just sitting in my Toyota 86 and getting ready to teach another AFTRS school filmmaking workshop all the way in the woop woop of Sutherland. Life just gets more varied and full of life.</div><div><br></div><div>Not to mention that in the coming months I'll be straight back into scheduled trips to Malaysia, China and possibly New York for more movie making fun! </div><div><br></div><div>And yes....Hit Girls 2 is on the way for a Nov/Dec shoot! More details will be revealed.</div><div><br></div><div>In the meantime, I will try not to procrastinate and keep you updated on my adventures!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi6Yke7QvDL2AWkKlrj9We4wTURvP0p6dzgh_-BvuWVkgazMc8EqBZlJjKYoSxgeduoTUtcqyTE2xRzouYedb3foHV-NyGEyajrsNeeDLeNUXDFbWKI__Z0m3pz7CRZOM03hwnsWxRcst/s640/blogger-image--590927079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipi6Yke7QvDL2AWkKlrj9We4wTURvP0p6dzgh_-BvuWVkgazMc8EqBZlJjKYoSxgeduoTUtcqyTE2xRzouYedb3foHV-NyGEyajrsNeeDLeNUXDFbWKI__Z0m3pz7CRZOM03hwnsWxRcst/s640/blogger-image--590927079.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-40277337053272962182014-05-01T05:20:00.000-07:002014-08-30T04:34:58.996-07:00FILM SHOOT: Ch 7's "Australia: The Story of Us"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZplbaKGnODu21W6nisU__WUI-E0aJA5rXzdtcWY0VjztX2Nxiv0iYnObJdNM-SM5-NNTpypx5e6c9Vei85MCyFvwfcfDisrFeJOZlHDSVHORFQbXgy6yMTttrzwhcfH_bItqzulWFC45/s640/blogger-image--386603630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZplbaKGnODu21W6nisU__WUI-E0aJA5rXzdtcWY0VjztX2Nxiv0iYnObJdNM-SM5-NNTpypx5e6c9Vei85MCyFvwfcfDisrFeJOZlHDSVHORFQbXgy6yMTttrzwhcfH_bItqzulWFC45/s640/blogger-image--386603630.jpg"></a></div>1 day after the fall of Saigon commemoration, I find myself in an acting gig playing a Vietnamese mother set in the 70s and giving away her baby child in a reenactment scene for Channel 7's "The Story of Us". </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It's been quite sometime since I've sharpened my acting skills; but this gig definitely kick started it.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">My directions were to run across the Tarmac with a live baby in my arms and hand it over to the Australian nurses for them to take away; knowing that, that is the final moments I will ever see my son again. Such a heartbreaking scene. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Years of making shorts, studying psychology and directing indie project finally helped. I understood where the camera set ups were, how to prep myself up, and how create that visual image in my head that will bring the real deal water works out of me...several takes as well. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">No need for the eye droppers people! The real tears is the deal maker. I recall seeing the other cast and director well up as well. I've made an impact; not only to them, but to myself. For the first time, I feel like a legitimate actor and it's a call to action for me to work more harder and understand the mechanics of my internals. I really want to be a great actor; a versatile actor and one that is really memorable. So let this be a start to that thought.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9ly6nin0PGxr6BumkJF5rkkZ6eVvd18mvZn1j0Np2H3fDxJ2Ze_813xMxpmu5wlB7tcbTWnaMuwxS2RPl_JoY3UD1V8SAL7JD4JB_fWptkoQeNnqY2mmO6SeGKUzD1gXBrXIj3EMDcFB/s640/blogger-image-1164574992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9ly6nin0PGxr6BumkJF5rkkZ6eVvd18mvZn1j0Np2H3fDxJ2Ze_813xMxpmu5wlB7tcbTWnaMuwxS2RPl_JoY3UD1V8SAL7JD4JB_fWptkoQeNnqY2mmO6SeGKUzD1gXBrXIj3EMDcFB/s640/blogger-image-1164574992.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div>
Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-72382321329762213332014-02-18T17:33:00.001-08:002014-02-18T17:41:08.618-08:002014: Kick start with ABC's Maximum ChoppagePost teaching at AFTRS, I nose dived straight into working on Kung fu series in the making Maximum Choppage. The concept spawned out of the original indie feature film that was made 5 years ago in 2008 in Cabramatta with fellow indie filmmaker; Timothy Ly. I was part of this collective and we called ourselves "Rumble Pictures". Since then, one of Australia's leading film production mob; Matchbox Pictures have optioned and developed it into a 6 part series scheduled to air at the end of 2014 on ABC2 starring Lawrence Leung. <div><br></div><div>So what am I doing on it? I'm working as an associate producer/ extras casting coordinator as well as a screen fighting double. Thrice of a role but definitely a great variation for me to be on my toes.</div><div><br></div><div>It's been 3-4 weeks in this role and my 8am-6pm involves working with the other show producers (Julie Eckersley, Linda Miscko & Sophie Miller) and mediating between all the different departments from Art, locations, fights etc... just to make sure every effort ensures the best possible outcome for the production of the show. In between that, I have to fit in the cardio and martial arts training required for my role as a double. The other biggest chuck is the extras casting and getting it across the Asian community that this is worthwhile and a rarity. How often do you watch shows that you see Asian faces everywhere on Australian TV? Perhaps we are creating history? </div><div><br></div><div>Only 3 days left till we start shoot so I'm definitely excited and nervous at the same time. Once the production train starts, it will be rolling all the way till the end. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzey3pbabnrL7FCzhtxc-wcK7hZSErjig1TnG4jiZgp8LQQ6SUXsBZaXkLHsOw5CzuPKahsoKTvxFQWxr_qYoRxcHAqRWJmkjyhwV3o5aOU4EEE_D4hEERZEMpmq2DFKzO23ND5Hw86deT/s640/blogger-image--538566654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzey3pbabnrL7FCzhtxc-wcK7hZSErjig1TnG4jiZgp8LQQ6SUXsBZaXkLHsOw5CzuPKahsoKTvxFQWxr_qYoRxcHAqRWJmkjyhwV3o5aOU4EEE_D4hEERZEMpmq2DFKzO23ND5Hw86deT/s640/blogger-image--538566654.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yeah that me! Fly kickin' and all...</div><br></div>Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-64635466542907489202014-01-27T03:27:00.002-08:002014-01-27T03:34:21.175-08:00RECIPE: Creamy Cashew Kale & Chickpeas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For all youse non-vegans, this is a vegan recipe to go "wow!" for. I've always had the impression that a vegan diet is just a piece of lettuce but this creamy cashew kale and chickpeas is a sure winner. It's my first time also trying out kale, which tastes like a cross between cabbage in a lettuce outfit. Definitely hearty indeed and the cashew sauce is the stuff that makes you full. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">½ cup raw cashews, soaked in
warm water for at least 20 minutes</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">½ cup hot water</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">1 cup reduced sodium vegetable
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">1 clove garlic</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">1 large onion, thinly sliced</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">1-2 carrots, julienned (or
medium bell pepper, diced)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">1½ cups cooked chickpeas (or
one 15-ounce can, rinsed and drained)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">1 bunch kale, central stems
removed and leaves thinly sliced, or a 10oz package of chopped kale or other
hardy greens</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">1 teaspoon crushed red pepper</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">½ teaspoon salt</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">Freshly ground black pepper, to
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">2 to 4 tablespoons fresh basil
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Calibri;">Credited: <a href="http://vegangela.com/2011/10/10/kale-chickpeas-with-creamy-cashew-sauce/">http://vegangela.com/2011/10/10/kale-chickpeas-with-creamy-cashew-sauce/</a></span></div>
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-8395078087910381232014-01-27T03:26:00.002-08:002014-01-27T04:13:53.405-08:00TEACHING: AFTRS in Muswellbrook & Mudgee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This has got to be one of the highlights for January 2014! I've been a tutor for AFTRS </span><a href="http://www.aftrs.edu.au/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(Australian Film Television Radio School)</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> before for workshops in MacArthur &; Hornsby but this is the first time I get to venture out rural NSW on the good word of teaching the fundamentals of filmmaking amongst the local youngies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My road trip journey began on a Sunday morning (12th Jan), filled up petrol at Cessnock and checked into the </span><a href="http://redcedarmotel.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Red Cedar Motel</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Muswellbrook is a suburb located in the upper part of the Hunter Region with a population of approx. 11,000. It is a place known for coal mining and horse breeding as well as gourmet food and wine production.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The following day we had out one off workshop at the Muswellbrook Library and has a total number of 14 kids to workshop facilitate. The outcome was great! We has kids making really quirky comedy short films. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Post workshop I had to log myself into Anything Fitness and go for my daily 5km run just to unwind and de-stress. The heat was blazing and there's not much going in this little town but I'm glad there's a reliable gym and pool facilities for big smoke folk like myself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We checked out at 10am the following day, dropped past the local tourist hub - Hunter Belle Cheese Factory and the Vietnam War Memorial. It was then a scenic 2 hour drive to Mudgee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have to say, Mudgee is an amazing place! It felt like someone sliced off a piece of Newtown and plonked it outback. Mudgee has a smaller population of about 9,000 but there's a lot happening at this place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I stayed at the </span><a href="http://www.bestwestern.com.au/mudgee/hotels/best-western-wanderlight-motor-inn/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wanderlight Best Western Inn</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> and was within distance of everything; shops, fancy restaurants, gyms, pools, RSLs, library etc... The buildings have a funky new vibe too it and people were in and out of places. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cafés are hip and trendy. The most recommended is The Quick Brown Fox Cafe (opposite to the theatre space that I was facilitating). I have now adopted the soy milk cappuccino into my daily staple diet now because of this place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Back to the workshops, Mudgee provided us with a relatively older bunch of kids who were creative, self motivated and produced 4 amazing shorts, paired with behind-the-scenes documentaries. These kids were working around the clock to make their final films as best as it could have been. Mind you, their projects were shot on an iPad with no external sound and they managed to produce something compelling and cinema screening worthy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some things that I couldn't get about Mudgee is this store selling these dolls. It was literally a full store of them and they seem to be wearing outfits that I've seen in the movie "The Colour Purple". I don't want to say it, but are they slave/ servant outfits on "blackfaced" dolls? Who would buy this stuff? Why a store that specialises in this? Is there a "demand" for it? Makes you wonder doesn't it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Back to the final day of the workshop; it was a crazy mad dash 3 hours of final video exports, documentary making and the coordination of a public screening of the films. Then a "go-go-gadget-go" last few moments of farewells and a non stop drive back to Fairfield. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Overall, I has a great time, flexing my teaching as well as filmmaking muscles. Super thanks to AFTRS (Coordinators Lynette & Abigail) for taking me out for this project!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This full day session would have to be the last of the major previses for Maximum Choppage ABC TV series. Trung Ly and the Dong Tam Martial Arts mob have been elected to fulfil the fight choreography aspect of the series. This has got to be a step up and on home ground post Roger Corman's B grade fight movie in China but with all it's creative complications still intact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I made me cameo debut as a reaper's hand, little did I know I had to hang dangerously off the outside stairwells of the mill and grab fellow actor Jack Ngu as he tries to escape. Good times! </span></div>
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-76103724315756365222014-01-09T20:29:00.001-08:002014-01-12T02:29:22.997-08:00ON THE DOWN LOW: Downloading the Life Clock App<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I know. It's errie. Downloading the app that puts a countdown on the day you "Supposedly" die. </div>
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If I avoid any possibility of going earlier, mine's is scheduled in the year 2065; that's if we are talking about living on average to 75 years of age. </div>
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But in discussion of life expectancy rates, it differs from country to country. Australia (81ish) rates higher than US (79 years of age) and if you live in Angola you are expected to average around 44 years. </div>
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The map below indicates where the longer life expectancy rates lie: </div>
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In addition, different eras have different rates. If I was living on the Neolithic era (10,200 BC) I would have been dead by 20. </div>
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All in all, I'm not sure what the Life Clock does for me, it's a free app and as a cool little feature to add all the things you want to do on the bucket list. That way you can savour every moment of your life in doing the things you want to do. </div>
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-53529994996376376182013-12-30T23:34:00.001-08:002013-12-31T19:44:57.438-08:002013 Recapped<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Date: 31 Dec, New Years Eve</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been an epic year filled with loads of projects to keep me going. We started things off with Roger Corman's Hollywood in China movie <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu54UXAMRgU">"Fist of A Dragon"</a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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until the end of </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">January. A great project which forged Dong Tam Martial Arts into bigger directions of screen fighting and action. It was also my first time action acting on a project beyond short films as I played killer (lesbian?) assassin "Zhen". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Heading back home I landed myself on the<a href="http://ice.org.au/project/bplus/"> "B+ Agents of Change" </a>(Feb-Aug) hepatitis b project with Cancer </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Council and ICE. I ended off producing/directing/ acting in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ja5CqE2yEY">"Change Of Our Lives"</a>, which then got a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFYadgS0oqQ">Hoyts Cinema</a> screening in August. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">During that time we had a very brief encounter with another project, which of course, promised the world but ends up being very Z-grade. Check "The Gathering" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mnezLjAFcg&feature=c4-overview&list=UUoclLGDNDTuPuPvPavNFnBw">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Other highlights of the trip is a meeting with the legendary Roger Corman. He may be veering to his 90s but this man has amazing charismatic spark. That one meet with him gave me more fuel to continue my indie filmmaker plight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My travels then took me to Vietnam, where I did a bit of location scouting, a meet up with fellow brother (former Digital Series member) Quan Tran, whom I'm so proud of his development so far, and a meet with Johnny Minh Tri Nguyen to get a better understanding of Vietnam's media landscape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In Sept, we came back to Australia and straight to Melbourne where the Dong Tam Martial Arts Team collaborated on a stem cell awareness campaign video directed by Corrie Chen called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWRVNTG_1FA">"Zero To Hero".</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">From October-November, the same team as well has my favorite pals in filmmaking; Adrian Castro and Justin Gong worked on another YouTube video titled as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3FdL_URLRA">"Enter The Dojo 2"</a>. During this time, short film <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=han0zLdnIrc">"Gaffa"</a> (behind the scenes <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o78aXkwbmqU">here</a>) won the Hoyts Audience Choice Awards at the 2013 Joyhouse a Film Festival. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Unexpectedly, I became the </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vice-President (External Affairs) for the Vietnamese Community of Australia (NSW Chapter) as the team running the elections (we call ourselves "Tuong Lai = Future") won. I was quite surprised but at the same time ecstatic to be hanging out with such a great team for 2013-2015. Being a part of the VCA will get me closer to my "Vietnameseness" and my culture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">November-December seems like the highlight of my year though. I did less, stressed less and started to focus. With the help of Thien Nguyen from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HARDPT">Hard Personal Training (HPT)</a> I was able to drop 7 kilos and start to get into shape again. We've even started a new initiative called "Fight Club" which will kick off the new year on the 9th @ Dong Tam Martial Arts Centre. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh yeah... I forgot to mention that I had the chance to MC about 15 weddings, Sydney predominately and a couple in Melbourne & Brisbane. I found an MC mentor; Lee Vu who I've collaborated over the NSW Bushfire Appeal as well as the Phillipines Haiyan Appeal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All in all; I'm pretty content with 2013. I know this is only the beginning and 2014 will be another year that will take me to new heights as long as I'm committed. The great thing is, I'm surrounded by an amazing team who are experts in their own fields, they are generous with their time, skills as well as very open minded about the future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So what's in store for 2014? I'm taking a step back and working more in the physical realm. I'm naturally a "mental" kind-of-person, good at organising and a strategic thinker. But 2014, I'm going back to the old school of solid training in strength, martial arts, fight skills etc... Definitely looking after this vessel of a body of mind and eating right. I think the projects will naturally follow, and 2014 I envision more international work so I better start training for it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Jan-April, 2014? I don't really want to think about it. Fight choreography developments scheduled on the 3rd & 4th, 4th night flying out to Malaysia, coming back on the 8th for the opening of Fight Club, more fight developments then two solid weeks working for AFTRS on their guerrilla filmmaking program as well as stage combat. Then on the 26th of Jan, I will be inducted onto the ABC TV series as an Associate Producer for "Maximum Choppage" and that project will take me to Mid April. Post April I envision that my filmic adventures can take me overseas. A few things potentially in the pipeline so fingers crossed for that. </span></div>
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multifaceted Maria Tran (Writer, Producer & Co-director) has been
officially selected to be part of the 2013 Action On Film International Festival, now in it's ninth year, which runs from
August 17-25, 2013 in Monrovia, California.</span></div>
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guerrilla filmmaker of the action film genre in Australia and Hit Girls was a guerrilla international collaboration with Hong Kong action actress, Juju
Chan. The film was shot on the RED </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">camera and in 4 days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maria Tran said: “Whilst
being rejected by several film festivals in Australia, I’m glad to know that
there is an appreciation of the action film genre abroad. I want to make films
with an international appeal and I think the action genre does it”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The collaboration of Hit
Girls in late 2012 paved way for Maria and the fight choreographer, Trung Ly
onto working on a Roger Corman movie made in China called “Fist of The Dragon”,
starring US MMA fighter, Josh “The Punk” Thomson early in January this year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maria Tran and Trung Ly
will be flying to the states from the 20-30 August for not only to attend the
festival, but also collaborate on another independent martial arts action film
genred movie called “The Gathering”, directed by the prince of piracy,
Johnnyray Gasca. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are both keen to
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reaching breaking point in their tag team partnership. The mismatched duo must
look past their differences when they take on an unusual undercover school girl
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be screened at 8pm at the Krikorian 12, 410 South Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia,
California 91016. Tickets are $8 online and $10 at the Box Office and they can
be purchased online <a href="http://www.aoffest.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.aoffest.com</span></a> of phone 626-325-3406. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-86462026498546593032013-07-19T04:34:00.001-07:002013-07-19T04:34:23.350-07:00Asian Australian Alliance for Community Development - INVITATION - Inaugural Launch - 20th July, 1-3pm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Saturday 20th July 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There will be speakers from
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-3719387538514288712013-03-19T15:35:00.000-07:002013-03-19T15:35:27.164-07:00Hot Bread Shop @ Multicultural Film Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Multicultural Film Festival: ‘Many Stories – One Australia’<br />
20 March 2013, 10.45am-2.00pm<br />
Hoyts Cinemas, Mt Druitt</div>
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The event will feature screenings showcasing authentic, inclusive images of Australians as a nation and an expression of the 'Many Stories-One Australia' theme. Guest speakers associated with the short films will challenge the negative portrayal of our cultural diversity.</div>
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The goal is to offer insights into the issues faced by migrants and refugees everyday as they settle. The invited audience will be representatives from mainstream service organisations who work with migrants and refugees; MECA clients; government departments; community leaders and members of the community.</div>
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-5811858692466184602013-03-14T04:21:00.001-07:002013-03-14T04:22:51.956-07:00FREE WORKSHOPS: Agents of Change - TV series in the Making!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After coming back from making "Fist Of The Dragon" movie in China, I plough straight into another exciting community project called "Agents of Change" - a program for young Vietnamese people on skilling up on all things filmic and collaborating on making a TV series.</div>
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I'm the creative producer as well as the overseeing director of this project and will be running a lot of the workshops in conjunction with other Australian industry practitioners. </div>
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Calling on individuals who would like to take part in making a 4 x 5 min Vietnamese (bilingual) web series on the issues of hepatitis B and making a difference!<br />
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B+ Agent of Change initiative is about empowering individuals in understanding about the health condition of hepatitis B, debunking myths and misconceptions as well as encouraging individuals to get tested and treatment if needed.<br />
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<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> ICE is working with Filmmaker and Transmedia artist Maria Tran to facilitate workshops about film with young people of the Fairfield LGA. The group will then make a web series together to raise awareness about Hep B in their community.<br /><br /> Young people will be selected to address and enliven the health issue of hepatitis B on four film episodes. Please get in touch and reserve your place asap.<br /><br /> SCHEDULE<br /> MAR<br /> 17 Sun Workshop Session # 1 (9-3pm @ Cabravale Leisure Centre)<br /> 24 Sun Scriptwriting Masterclass (9-3pm @ Cabravale Leisure Centre)<br /><br /> APR<br /> 6 Sat Community Forum (9-3pm @ Cabravale Leisure Centre)<br /> 14 Sun Directing Intensive & Camera Equipment (9-3pm @ Cabravale Leisure Centre)<br /> 21 Sun Film Production Logistics, blocking and Storyboarding (9-3pm @ Cabravale Leisure Centre)<br /> 28 Sun Acting on Screen (TBC Venue)<br /><br /> MAY<br /> 5 Sun Rehearsals<br /><br /> Film Production Shoot dates: May 11, 12 ,18 & 19.<br /><br /> Premiere Screening: Saturday, 29th June, 2013.<br /><br /> What you’ll be doing: storytelling to scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera techniques, film editing, acting for screen as well as working with the latest cinematic industry standard equipment, the RED camera.<br /><br /> Why: B+ Agents of Change aims to generate a framework for young people to use and apply creative skills in their own lives, spaces and creative projects, through learning and applying these skills to social health messaging.<br /><br /> To enroll or for further information, Please contact Maria Tran maria.tran@ice.org.au / 02 9897 5744<br /><br /> The program is a partnership between the Cancer Council NSW and Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE).<br /><br /> Có một chương trình mới cho những người Việt Nam sống ở Western Sydney làm một bộ phim tập. <br /><br /> Quý vị:<br />Quan tâm đến kể chuyện và viết kịch bản? Quý vị muốn học làm phim?<br /> Quý vị muốn học các kỹ năng diễn xuất cho máy ảnh? Muốn tìm hiểu về nền văn hóa trực tuyến và các phương tiện truyền thông xã hội? Muốn tìm hiểu làm thế nào để tham gia cộng đồng về các vấn đề quan trọng?<br /><br /> Chương trình này sẽ thực hiện một bộ phim tập đưa ra mắt vào tháng Sáu năm 2013 và phát hành trên DVD cho cộng đồng NSW và Úc Châu. <br /><br />Đệ biết thêm chi tiết xin bạn xem trang web: <a href="http://www.ice.org.au/bplus" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">www.ice.org.au/bplus</a> hoặc là <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bagentsofchange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/bagentsofchange</a><br /><br /> NGÀY Lớp March 17,24 April 14, 21, 28 May 5 <br /><br /> Cộng đồng tổ chức April 6 <br /><br /> THỜI GIAN 9am-3pm <br /><br />ĐịA ĐIểM Cabravale Leisure Centre 30 Broomfield St, Cabramatta <br /><br /> LIÊN LậC Để biết thêm chi tiết, hoặc đăng ký, liên hệ với Maria 02 9897 5744 hoặc email maria.tran @ ice.org.au.</span></div>
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Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-71387665406745119272013-03-03T20:47:00.001-08:002013-03-03T20:47:35.443-08:00HOAX: Jackie Chan signing in ParramattaJust working at ICE when I heard that Jackie Chan is in Parramatta which is 5 mins away from where I work. So I whipped up my budding intern Teeni Hoàng and raced down Church St in the search to complete my quest. <br />
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As it turns out I'm reacquainted with Nazeem Hussain (a Brown Planet boy) donned as a tanner version of Jackie.<br />
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This is my first time as a police officer and I'm looking good. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhrDQQyLwHqeeKrdRlkJte5c_nOc7L1tOPnMtOyLeOi0isIyqarB1XMyYFLgAq_FsYMeasV_xZOyRR5qO1P62uxpjnWL5FTZcchRoe0p6ugzZ-rGtaUAmhsjfGmnkeJq08MIIvvqXH0AL/s640/blogger-image--1429640202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhrDQQyLwHqeeKrdRlkJte5c_nOc7L1tOPnMtOyLeOi0isIyqarB1XMyYFLgAq_FsYMeasV_xZOyRR5qO1P62uxpjnWL5FTZcchRoe0p6ugzZ-rGtaUAmhsjfGmnkeJq08MIIvvqXH0AL/s640/blogger-image--1429640202.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfNqtbvX-WpFM7giU5PZRuJQ0WpKWgDA8ztUm2iRyWadL4xMBKhLbRSqIIyG9akKtOD8q5gRkooanbzxJocqJHYTrWQjn-sEwLIz3eV0yqzXXnlmHbXIDHa_2_cUQLVfYSR6AihqSDTdH/s640/blogger-image--301043353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfNqtbvX-WpFM7giU5PZRuJQ0WpKWgDA8ztUm2iRyWadL4xMBKhLbRSqIIyG9akKtOD8q5gRkooanbzxJocqJHYTrWQjn-sEwLIz3eV0yqzXXnlmHbXIDHa_2_cUQLVfYSR6AihqSDTdH/s640/blogger-image--301043353.jpg"></a></div>Maria Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03992896492144494842noreply@blogger.com0Fairfield Fairfield-33.869048 150.955419tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4977596954611112975.post-81919181101717311342013-01-26T05:14:00.000-08:002013-01-26T05:14:05.639-08:00STAND OUT! FREE SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING WORKSHOP FOR HOLROYD COMMUNITIES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My lovely icicle colleague, Lina Kastwoman is coordinating this awesome FREE! workshop that I'll be facilitating. Did I say FREE? Yes I did! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">STAND OUT! FREE SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING WORKSHOP FOR HOLROYD COMMUNITIES</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5.30PM – 7.30PM </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18 FEB – 20 FEB</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 02 8821 9150 / email lina to book: artfiles@ice.org.au</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Artfiles presents STAND OUT! a FREE workshop series that offers an intro to social media, marketing and promotion skills for creative, cultural or sporting groups and individuals from the Holroyd region. Register now! 18 – 20 February 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">STAND OUT! is a series of three workshops that cover basic marketing, social media and promotion aimed at active members o community groups in the Holroyd Local Government Area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you hardly use a computer creatively? Are you scared of online marketing and social media tools like facebook, blogs, twitter, instagram? Do you want to spread the word, recruit new members, supporters or sponsors for your group or cause? Want to learn some hot new skills for the new year in a dynamic and friendly learning environment?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">STAND OUT! offers three workshops in three evenings that take you through the three steps towards building your social media and marketing skills and capacity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What you’ll learn:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:: The basics of marketing and communicating your ideas to the general public. Do’s and Don’ts and some cool examples of fun, clever (and cheap!) marketing ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:: How to create a pitch that best defines your product, organisation, group, event or project. Create a strategy to get your message out to a broader audience online.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">:: An introduction to Social Media for community groups and how to use it effectively. Be guided and assisted to create your own easy to maintain online presence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When: Monday 18 – Tuesday 19 – Wednesday 20 Februrary 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where: First two workshops on Monday 18 Feb & Tuesday 19 Feb will be held at the Multipurpose Room at; Merrylands Central LIbrary, corner of Miller & Newman Streets, Merrylands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Final workshop on Wednesday 20 February will be held in the Switch Digital Arts Lab at; Information & Cultural Exchange (ICE) 8 Victoria Rd Parramatta (Corner Villiers St).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cost: FREE but reserving your place is essential.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please RSVP by 12 February 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Workshops are FREE and light refreshments will be provided, but places are limited and bookings essential.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tel 02 8821 9150 or email artfiles@ice.org.au</span><br />
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