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David Cameron is a Graduate of Sydney’s National Institute of Dramatic Art, and a multi-award winning Actor. His Directing career began with the stage production A LIFE IN THE THEATRE for the PlayboxTheatre Company, and the television sit-com US AND THEM. He went on to Direct the D-Gen’s comedy film clip successes, FIVE IN A ROW and FIVE MORE IN A ROW, and continued to explore various screen techniques and styles by Directing scores of Television Commercials for major Clients, including COCA COLA, KELLOGS, NATIONAL BANK and MYER/GRACE BROTHERS.

As a Screen Director, David has brought his strong visual sense and knowledge of performance to numerous Television Productions including STATE CORONER, GOOD GUYS, BAD GUYS; his AFI-award winning episode of THE WAYNE MANIFESTO; the ABC’s SEACHANGE; Jonathan M.Shiff’s WICKED SCIENCE; and one of the DOGWOMAN telemovies for Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier. David directed the pilot telemovie LIFE for Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier and was also their Set-Up Director for the undercover cop series, STINGERS, which he continued to direct into its eighth season. He was the Voice Director on the Media World / BBC Childrens Animated TV series DOGSTAR, and has Produced and Directed Documentaries for the TELSTRA Corporation and ORIGIN ENERGY. David has recently completed Directing 3 episodes of BED OF ROSES at the ABC, and Directed many CITY HOMICIDE’S for the 7 Network. David has also been an Associate at the Victorian College of the Arts School of Drama, running the graduating Acting students’ FILM and TV Course. He also conducts Directing Workshops at the VCA Film School, and holds Private Screen Performance Workshops.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

• 1997 AFI AWARD – FOR BEST CHILDREN’S TELEVISION DRAMA Wayne Manifesto – director David Cameron
• 1993 MELBOURNE ART DIRECTORS CLUB NOMINATION
• ‘Don’ TV Commercials – director David Cameron
• 1981 PENGUIN AWARD – INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR SUSTAINED PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR Water Under The Bridge
• 1981 SAMMY AWARD – AUSTRALIAN FILM AND TV AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)
• 1981 LOGIE NOMINATION – FOR BEST ACTOR Water Under The Bridge (Character Neil Atkins)
• 1980 CLIO AWARD – INTERNATIONAL RADIO RECOGNITION

TRAINING

• NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DRAMATIC ART

Graduate 1968
Advanced Course 1970

• AUSTRALIAN FILM TELEVISION AND RADIO SCHOOL

Short Courses Funding for Screen Performance Workshops 1994

DIRECTING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

• ADULT DRAMA

CITY HOMICIDE
TV Drama – Series 2 and 3 Director
The Seven Network (2008-2010)
BED OF ROSES – ABC
TV Drama-Series Director (2010)
STINGERS TV Drama – Set up and Series Director
Simpson Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (1997-2004)
SEA CHANGE
TV Drama – Series Director
Australian Broadcasting Commission and Artists Services (1998)
GOOD GUYS BAD GUYS
TV Drama – Series Director
Simpson-Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (1997-98)
STATE CORONER
TV Drama – Series Director
Crawford Productions and Network 10 (1997)

• TELEMOVIES

LIFE
Beyond Simpson-Le Mesurier and Network 10 (2001)
DOGWOMAN 3
Beyond Simpson-Le Mesurier and the Nine Network (2000)

CHILDREN’S DRAMA

DOGSTAR
Performance Voice Director
Co-pro Animation series for Media World Pictures/BBC and Network 9 (2005-2006)
WICKED SCIENCE 2
Series Director
Johnathan M Shiff Productions (2005)
FERGUS MCPHAIL
Series Director
Burberry Productions, Network 10/BBC (2003)
HORACE AND TINA
Series Director
Johnathan M Shiff Productions (1999)
THE WAYNE MANIFESTO
Series Director
Australian Broadcasting Commission and Artists Services (1996)

• SIT-COM AND CLIPS

MERLE
Situation Comedy workshop Pilot Director
Simpson-Le Mesurier at Channel Nine (1996)
US AND THEM
A Situation Comedy – Director
Telltale Films at Channel Nine (1996)
THE LATE SHOW
Concept Director for the D-Generation
Live-to-Air pilots for the Nine Network (1995)
FIVE IN A ROW and FIVE MORE IN A ROW
Directing the D-Generation comedy rock clips for TV and Cinema (1990)

DOCUMENTARY

‘THE THIRD NATURE OF THE BEAST’
Producer/Writer/Director - Performance Australia for the Telstra Corporation (2006)
‘THE SECOND NATURE OF THE BEAST’
& ‘BRINGING WHO YOU ARE TO WHAT YOU DO’
Producer/Writer/Director - Performance Australia for the Telstra Corporation (2005)

‘THE NATURE OF THE BEAST’
Producer/Writer/Director - Performance Australia for the Telstra Corporation (2004)

‘A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE’ - A dramatised documentary project. Film Victoria (1995)

“FACE TO FACE” - Producer/Writer/Director Performance Aust. for ORIGIN ENERGY(2010)

TELEVISION COMMERCIALS

MYER/GRACE BROS RESOLVE
T.A.B. PIZZA HUT
DON BUSINESS REVIEW WEEKLY
HERALD-SUN KELLOGS … and more …
THE ACTU
ADVANCE BANK
FLY-BUYS
NATIONAL BANK
TOOHEYS
COCA-COLA

MENTORING, TEACHING and LECTURING

The Victorian College of the Arts – Screen Performance Workshops with the Graduating Acting
Students (2005-2008 )
TAFTA Acting for the Screen Workshops ( 2007- 2013)
The VCA Film and TV School – Directing TV and Directing Actors Workshops (2006-2012)
16th STREET – Screen Performance Process (2009 -2011)
and private ‘One on One’ Screen Performance Coaching.