HE has almost perfected playing the dramatic, romantic lead.
But as actor Jerome Meyer’s film credits continue to grow, so too have his aspirations for film.
The former Wellington Point local not only wants to appear in movies, but also make them.
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Meyer – a romantic lead in supernatural film Harmony, premiered on Tuesday – says he is planning to move to the United States to pursue his directing dreams.
“I do love the Australian industry,” he said.
“My dream would be to bring by personal touch to a big budget film.”
Meyer, 25, was based in Sydney during the shooting of independent film Harmony, now screening at Hoyts cinemas on limited release.
Harmony, directed by Corey Pearson, stars Jessica Falkholt as its title character, a super-empath, who can absorb the fear of others.
As Harmony and Meyer’s character Mason – an awkward and innocent soul – begin to fall in love, Harmony must find the strength to control her power as a storm of negative energy encroaches.
Weakened by her gift, Harmony is haunted by Jimmy, played by Eamon Farren, who embodies the evil presence that thrives on the very fear she is meant to take away.
The film is part one of the Five Frequencies Saga.
Meyer said playing Mason allowed him to build on comedic skills.
He was covered during filming at times in black goo – made from cornstarch, dye and water – used to represent fearful and dark emotions in the movie.
But the mess was worth it – Meyer said learning how effects were achieved in smaller budget films was an eye-opener.
“It was a really interesting experience being in an independent,” he said.
“(I got to) look at the art of how things happened.”
Meyer has almost finished his first foray into directing, acting and producing with Home and Away actor Tim Franklin.
The two have worked on series iAm for the past three years, a project funded using $15,000 that was crowdsourced.
The comedy series explores the relationship a man has with his phone, who is another a 6-foot larrikin man – with hopes the series might be picked-up by a network.
A statement on the Meyer and Franklin’s iAm page reads: “Our vision is to take all the weird and wonderful experiences we share with our smartphones and turn them into bizarre human reality.”
Meyer spoke briefly about his Harmony co-star and friend Jessica Falkholt, who was fatally injured in a car crash which killed her parents and sister on Boxing Day last year. He said the loss was traumatic.
