EVENT: 23 MARCH
Wendall Thomas has been at the forefront of script development for two decades, working for companies including RKA, Disney, Universal, NBC and consulting on screenplays for the UK Film Council and Scottish Screen. She is now returning to New Zealand presenting a series of seminars focusing on demystifying the Hollywood three-act-structure, character arc and the realities of pitching.
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When working with low to no budgets you're going to be relying on the goodwill of your team and the community in which you're working. Do the right thing by them all. Don't exploit anyone, take responsibility for the wellbeing of the film by being responsible for the wellbeing of your teams. This will ensure a film making career path of integrity.
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FEATURE: 26 OCTOBER 2009
Australian writer/director/producer Rolf de Heer and his partner, documentary maker and website creator Molly Reynolds, were in New Zealand for a week in late August. Rolf was the focus of several events including Writer's Rooms in Auckland and Wellington, a seminar about his filmmaking philosophy, and a masterclass
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FEATURE: 31 AUGUST 2009
I think to begin with I should establish where I am with regard to writing. Writing for me is filmmaking, directing is filmmaking, producing is filmmaking. I do all three and to me they are indistinguishable parts of the same process. The first half of making a film is writing it. Writing any sort of screenplay, particularly a good one, is very hard work and directing a film is very hard work, as is getting it financed. It is a year or perhaps two years of your life and it can end up being meaningless.
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EVENT: 26 AUGUST
One-day seminar for writers, directors and producers. Internationally acclaimed Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer (Bad Boy Bubby, Tracker, Dance Me to My Song, Ten Canoes) will hold a one day seminar for screenwriters, directors, and producers. Using his own work for case studies Rolf will focus on the relationship between budget level and story ideas, and the crafting of low budget cinema for the international marketplace.
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EVENT: 27 AUGUST
Award winning documentary maker and website creator Molly Reynolds will hold a full-day seminar on multi-platform storytelling. Using case studies and inviting participants to discuss their own work, Molly will explore the potential of different mediums, including narrative structure, audience reach, distribution, implications for writers and community storytelling.
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