Hunter Page-Lochard: The Next Step series
Actor, writer and director Hunter Page-Lochard discusses his career transition from acting to directing.
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In this final episode of the ‘Next Step’ series, Cleverman leading actor Hunter Page-Lochard explains that acting wasn’t always the sole focus for his creative pursuit.
“I’ve always wanted to direct and write. I remember being little, I would create short films. I would make things like that all the time. I would direct my friends around.”
Page-Lochard admits that making the transition from acting to directing did come with its challenges.
“I found the transition to directing difficult in the sense where I was shown all the things that could go wrong, just in case, to keep me safe so I wouldn’t go away crying. But I feel like that dampens the progress of what we’re all trying to do as a team.”
You can watch some of Hunter Page-Lochard’s directing work on the children’s series Thalu on ABC iview and SBS On Demand.