The Rehearsal Room with Miranda Harcourt – Wellington

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RR with Miranda Harcourt

The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practise working with each other on scenes under the guidance of an experienced moderator.

Register on our event page to have your name in the draw to participate. For each event, 4 directors and 8 actors will be selected. If you are selected, weโ€™ll email or phone you to confirm your participation.

 

When: Saturday 27 Mayย 2017, 9:30am โ€“ 1:30pm

Where:ย Te Aro, Wellington

Register at: Eventbrite

Director registrations close:ย Thursday 18 May

Actor registrations close:ย Tuesday 23 May, 10am

Cost: Free – Open to DEGNZ & Equity NZ members ONLY.

 

Moderator

Miranda Harcourt is a celebrated acting coach who has worked with renowned actors and directors on films all over the world. For seven years she was the Head of the Acting Department at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and now works as an independent coach. Directors she has worked with include Jane Campion, Peter Jackson and Garth Davis. Actors include Nicole Kidman, Juliette Binoche, Dev Patel, Saoirse Ronan, AnnaSophia Robb and many others. Miranda is currently in post-production on The Changeover based on Margaret Mahyโ€™s classic teen novel, which she co-directed with husband Stuart McKenzie.

 

Who is The Rehearsal Room for?

Professional actors and directors. It is open to Actors Equity and DEGNZ members of all levels of experience, from novices to virtuosos.

Material

Directors will be asked to provide a two-character scene (2 pages) or, if you prefer, a scene will be provided for you. Directors and actors will receive scripts in advance.

Structure of the event

Directors and actors will spend time rehearsing their scenes, with emphasis on connection and content.

After morning tea, participants will block their scenes, before presenting them for shooting, followed by viewing and discussion. The shooting is a wide shot only, intended as a means to review performance, not for directors to direct camera.

The Rehearsal Room is hosted by Directors & Editors Guild of New Zealand and the Equity Foundation, with financial support from New Zealand Film Commission.

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Watch: Film Talk with West of Eden Filmmakers

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We hostedย a Q&A evening with director/editor Alastair Riddell, writer/producer Vanessa Riddell, and the cast of independent drama West of Eden.

Set in rural New Zealand during the 1960s, West of Eden tells the story of two men in love, at odds with the inherent conservatism of their surroundings. It was a great evening with plenty of questions for the cast and crew to consider surrounding themes, funding, and distribution. But what the creators of the film always returned to was that West of Eden is a love story.

This event was part of the Film Talk Series, presented by DEGNZ and Rialto Cinemas in Auckland.

 

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Screenlink: Screen Production in the New Age

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Members of DEGNZ, SPADA and the Screen Composers Guild of NZ are warmly invited to our next Screenlink networking event on May 10!

Joining us isย Department of Post’s Katie Hinsen who’ll be giving a short talk on how weย need to be able to deliver to the world if we’re to stay sustainable as an industry and to keep telling our stories to the world.

We hope to see you there!

 

Screenlink Invite

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Register Now: The Rehearsal Room with Michael Duignan – Auckland

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The Rehearsal Room with Michael Duignanย โ€“ย Auckland

The Rehearsal Room brings together professionals โ€“ actors and directors โ€“ in a safe, supportive environment to practiseย working with each other on scenes under the guidance of an experienced moderator.

Registerย on our event pageย to have your name in the draw to participate. For each event, 4 directors and 8 actors will be selected.ย If you are selected, weโ€™ll email or phone you to confirm your participation.

When:ย Saturday 29ย April 2017, 9:30am โ€“ 1:30pm

Where:ย Kingsland, Auckland

Register at:ย Eventbrite

Director registrations close:ย Fridayย 21 April

Actorย registrations close:ย Wednesdayย 26ย April

Cost:ย Freeย – Open to DEGNZ & Equity NZ members ONLY.ย 

 

Moderator –ย Michael Duignan

Michael is a writer/director creating film, television, commercials and photography. His short films have screened all around the world including the New York Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival and many others. His last short filmย Ten Thousand Daysย had its world premier at the Seattle Film Festival and was featured on Vimeo Staff Picks, Short Of The Week and Film Shortage. He has created TV commercials for clients like Mastercard, NRMA, Cadbury and Frucor. Michael has directed episodes of top rating and critically acclaimed showsย The Cult,ย Go Girlsย andย The Blue Roseย which was nominated at the 2013 Monte Carlo TV festival alongsideย Breaking Bad,ย The Killingย andย Homeland. His last project wasย Filthy Richย a brash outrageous multi-night drama for TVNZ. In 2015 he was awarded a writing residency at Studio One Toi Tu where he continued to develop a number of feature film projects.

 

Who is The Rehearsal Room for?

Professional actors and directors. It is open to Actors Equity and DEGNZ members of all levels of experience, from novices to virtuosos.

Material

Directors will be asked to provide a two-character scene (2 pages) or, if you prefer, a scene will be provided for you. Directors and actors will receive scripts in advance.

Structure of the event

Directors and actors will spend time rehearsing their scenes, with emphasis on connection and content.

After morning tea, participants will block their scenes, before presenting them for shooting, followed by viewing and discussion. The shooting is a wide shot only, intended as a means to review performance, not for directors to direct camera.ย 

The Rehearsal Room is hosted by Directors & Editors Guild of New Zealand and the Equity Foundation, with financial support from New Zealand Film Commission.

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Directors & Actors Hone Their Craft with Tandi Wright

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We held ourย most recent Rehearsal Room in Wellington andย what a great day!ย Tandi Wright facilitated, beginning with a group warm up called ‘every actor’s worst nightmare’. This was followed by aย discussion onย the all importantย director-actor relationship and how to use character objectives to explore the potential of a scene.

Directors and actors then broke off into their groups to work on their individual scenes. Everyone enjoyed digging into the rehearsal process and coming back togetherย to watchย everyone’sย scenes afterwards.

 

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