The Director & VFX with Sharon Lark and Stan Alley
Sharon Lark, an independent VFX producer and consultant, and Stan Alley, a VFX supervisor, shed light on the power of VFX and how it can open doors to new story possibilities, in this online talk.
With examples from their own work and from the audience, Sharon and Stan share advice on the ideal relationship between director-VFX, what different budgets can get you, and how VFX can serve your story.
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Directing Kids: A Case Study with Steven Chatterton
UK director/writer Steven Chatterton shares the tools he found useful when working with a first time child actor in his short film Adnan. He discusses how important the tools were when working on every aspect of Adnan, through auditions, rehearsals and sets.
Adnan is the story of an imaginative ten year old Syrian refugee boy who has had to flee his home country with his mother after the rest of their family were killed and their neighbourhood destroyed. Now settled in the UK, he must use all his creativity to break through his mother’s PTSD or risk losing her forever.
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Coming Home in the Dark with James Ashcroft & Annie Collins
Director James Ashcroft and editor Annie Collins discuss their successful collaboration on New Zealand thriller Coming Home in the Dark. Enjoy this largely spoiler-free Q&A, moderated by DEGANZ member/director Rob Sarkies.
Starring Daniel Gillies (The Vampire Diaries), Erik Thomson (The Luminaries), Miriama McDowell (Head High) and Matthias Luafutu (Ghost in the Shell), Coming Home in the Dark garnered rave reviews after premiering at Sundance 2021. It won Best Narrative, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor (Luafutu) awards at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival.
Content warning:
This episode is for mature audiences only.
It contains references to abuse in state care.
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LGBTQ+ Film Festival Directors Q&A
Meet film festival directors Andrea Coloma (MIX COPENHAGEN), Spiro Economopoulos (Melbourne Queer Film Festival) and James Wooley (Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival), joining us to discuss the rich histories and stories of how their Queer film festivals came to be.
Moderated by filmmaker Kayne Ngātokowha Peters, our international guests discuss the social, political and creative landscape of gay cinema; and how New Zealanders can submit their films and join their global communities.
Content warning:
Strong language.
Contains sexual references.
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Screenlink: Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget
Writer/director Sam Kelly (Savage, Lambs), DOP Jess Charlton (Loimata, The Sweetest Tears) and DOP Richard Bluck NZCS (Black Sheep) weigh in on the creative advantages of filmmaking and collaborating on a small budget. We all want to make amazing work that looks exceptional. But what can you do when your budget doesn’t look so great?
Moderated by director Kathy McRae, this event was held in Wellington in June 2022 as part of the Screenlink series, and presented by DEGANZ and the New Zealand Cinematographers Society.
Listen in to live recorded talks with the Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand, featuring some of the brightest talents in the New Zealand screen industry. Our guests offer insight into their process, triumphs and failures, industry best practices and so much more.
DEGANZ is the New Zealand guild and union that represents directors, editors and assistant editors working across screen and new media.
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