writer - News - Sheffield Hallam University | Acting & Performance2024-03-29T11:20:05Zhttps://community.shuperformance.co.uk/blog/feed/tag/writerMy acting Career so far.https://community.shuperformance.co.uk/blog/my-acting-career-so-far2021-10-03T11:03:10.000Z2021-10-03T11:03:10.000ZMaia Readhttps://community.shuperformance.co.uk/members/MaiaRead<div><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9638403491,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9638403491,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9638403491?profile=RESIZE_584x" width="543" /></a><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9638401298,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><br /> </a><span style="font-size:12pt;">My name is Maia Read and I am an actor and writer from Sheffield. I am starting my first year of studying BA Hons Acting and Performance at SHU.</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="font-size:12pt;">I studied acting at GCSEs and also performed in multiple school shows including <em>We Will Rock You </em>and <em>The Wiz </em>as well as taking part in multiple student films. In 2017-18 I was also part of Razzamataz Theatre school where I sang, danced and acted in a production of <em>Our House as well as some smaller shows.</em></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="font-size:12pt;">I went to Hillsborough college to study acting as well, during this time we began to put together a production of<em> Fifteen Streets </em>but were unable to finish due to the Covid pandemic. Going back to College after the pandemic, we worked on a devised ‘video game’ where we each had to go through challenges depending on what the player picked for us to do.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="font-size:12pt;">I have recently acted in a short film called<em> Hope Valley </em>Written and Directed by Anouchka Santella and Produced by Lucy Percival. This was a very enjoyable experience as it was all done very professionally which was extremely useful for me as I was able to learn new things about the industry.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="font-size:12pt;">In this short film I played one of the sidekicks of the “means girls” type girls in school. It was set at a party filmed at Thronbridge hall and had many extras from High stores school/sixth form taking part as well.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1" style="font-size:12pt;">I have written a book that I hope to get published and am also currently writing another book. I hope to keep writing on the side of my acting career expanding into scripts as well as books/stories.</span></p><p class="p1"><span style="font-size:medium;">As well as this I have also had some experience working behind the camera. I have helped with directing, sound and lighting on a short film, filmed in the Hillsborough college studio.</span></p><p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="s1">I have always enjoyed acting and writing as I have often struggled with self confidence and anxiety, acting helps me focus my energy on something else and makes me feel more confident. </span><span class="s1">I hope to improve my confidence even further as I continue to learn new skills while at University. </span></span></p><p class="p2"> <a href="{{#staticFileLink}}9638404887,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9638404887,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="9638404887?profile=RESIZE_584x" width="518" /></a></p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p2">(<em>Photography by Becky Payne and Jordan Carroll) </em></p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p2"> </p></div>