Our Directors
Captivate’s directors are based in Australia and the U.K. We are all fight directors and performers, working across theatre, film and performance capture. The team in instrumental in providing ongoing training and work opportunities across the industry, and in nourishing our Captivate family worldwide.
Lyndall Grant
Company Director, Australian Director
Fight director, movement director, performance capture specialist, aerialist, actor.
Teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat and Society of Australian Fight Directors inc.
Amy Floyd
U.K. Director
Fight director, performance capture specialist, actor.
Apprentice teacher with the Academy of Performance Combat.
Andrew Young
U.K. Director
Fight director, performance capture specialist, actor.
Teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat.
Associate Creatives
The Captivate team regularly includes a number of talented associate fight directors and associate movement directors, who take key roles in our work
Joshua Bell
Associate Fight Director
Fight director, movement trainer, personal trainer, actor. Teacher with the Society of Australian Fight Directors inc.
Gabrielle Moleta
Associate Movement Director
Movement director, movement coach, theatre maker, actor.
Daniel Lamech
Training Fight Director, Assistant Tutor
Training fight director, training intimacy coordinator, theatre maker, actor. Training teacher with the Society of Australian Fight Directors inc.
Assistants and Workshop Facilitators
Our Captivate training events are bolstered by an incredible team of classroom assistants and workshop facilitators.
Jett Chudleigh
Classroom Assistant
Actor, theatre maker. Training in Auslan.
Advanced stage and screen combat performer.
Myles Tankle
Classroom Assistant
Actor
Advanced stage and screen combat performer, training fight director
Maeve Hook
Workshop Facilitator, Photographer
Actor, director, puppeteer, playwright.
Stage and screen combat performer.
Juliet Hindmarsh
Classroom Assistant
Actor
Advanced stage and screen combat performer.
Oliver Tapp
Classroom Assistant
Actor
Advanced stage and screen combat performer.
Guest Artists
We have been privileged to work with a number of specialist tutors and creatives, including:
- Iain Sinclair
- Jean Goodwin
- Kevin McCurdy
- Jess Finley
- NJ Price
- Nigel Poulton
- Scott Witt
- Kristoffer Jørgensen
- Cristian Cardenas
- Carrie Thiel
- Alex Counsell
- Richard Burt
- Faisal Mian
- Jonathan Howell
- Michael Acton
- Cameron Douglas
- Will Chow
creative partnerships
Our Collaborators
Captivate works closely with these innovative industry leaders, for both training and creative projects:
Dreamscreen Australia
Dreamscreen Australia is a state-of-the-art LED Virtual Production studio with a range of dynamic and bespoke spaces that cater for all types of crews and productions. Their team is made up of passionate film makers who focus on the craft of Virtual Production
Tracklab Motion Capture, Australia
Tracklab has been providing Motion Capture Solutions in Australia and New Zealand for over 15 years. Representing some of the world’s most significant Motion Capture brands they have established a reputation for exceptional customer service and deep product knowledge.
CCIXR University of Portsmouth, U.K.
The Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality (CCIXR) houses multiple state-of-the-art facilities — including dedicated spaces for motion capture (MOCAP), volumetric capture, a virtual production stage, and photogrammetry.