No Better Way to Spend the Weekend: Director’s Toolkit with Peter Burger

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In the weekend, 18 DEGNZ member directors came together to hear from Peter Burger at the Director’s Toolkit Workshop held in Auckland. Peter worked with the directors and gave great advice, drawing on his knowledge and experience as a multi-award winning director of television, film and commercials. His credits include ‘Go Girls’, ‘Outrageous Fortune’ and telefeatures ‘Field Punishment No. 1’ and ‘Operation Overdue’, which were both nominated for NZOnAir Best Television Feature at the New Zealand Film Awards 2014.

We’d like to say a big thanks to everyone involved – Peter Burger, the directors, and actors Josh McKenzie and Olivia Tennet.

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Call for Applications: Director’s Toolkit with Peter Burger

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Peter Burger

 The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ invites you to apply for a 2-day Directors Toolkit Workshop with director Peter Burger. The workshop will be held on Saturday  21st and Sunday 22nd of  November.


 Peter Burger brings a wealth of experience as a multi award-winning director of television, film and commercials. He has worked on shows such as ‘Go Girls’,  ‘Outrageous Fortune’ and ‘The  Cult’, and has directed a number of acclaimed television features, including ‘Field Punishment No. 1’ and ‘Erebus: Operation  Overdue’, which were both nominated for NZOnAir Best  Television Feature at last year’s New Zealand Film Awards.

 Peter’s 2-day workshop will cover topics including:

  • How to best serve your story
  • Finding a good rhythm on set
  • Choosing your lens
  • Directing and leadership
  • Prep, rehearsal and shooting techniques for building characters and working with actors

What: Directors Toolkit Workshop with Peter Burger
When: Saturday 21st November, 9am – 5pm, & Sunday 22nd November, 9am – 4pm. Lunch and refreshments provided.
Where: MTG RM, 2 Kingsland Terrace, Kingsland, Auckland
Cost: FREE for DEGNZ members; $100 for Non-members
 
TO APPLY:
Please email to samantha@deganz.co.nz a one-page cover letter outlining why you want to attend this workshop, a CV and links to examples of your work.
 
Application Deadline:
9am, 2 November 2015

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Call for Directors: The Casting Hothouse

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DEGNZ invites our member directors to take part in Equity New Zealand’s Casting Hothouse in an observational capacity. The Casting Hothouse is an opportunity for actors to work with some of the world’s leading casting directors on audition, accent and acting techniques.

The relationship between directors and casting directors is key for accessing and securing the talent you want, and the Casting Hothouse offers an invaluable opportunity to network with and learn from the best.

Details
November 25 – 27
The University of Auckland
34 Princes St, Auckland

Featuring:

Matt Skrobalak, US casting director (The Good Wife, NCIS, Jane the Virgin)
Marisa Ross, US casting director (How I Met Your Mother, The Chicago Project)
Kerry Barden, US casting director (Still Alice, Dallas Buyers Club, The Help )
Tom McSweeney, Australian casting director (Terra Nova, The Family Law)
Nikki Barrett, Australian casting director (Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Hacksaw Ridge)
Stuart Turner, New Zealand casting director ( The Weight of Elephant, Nightshift)

Equity New Zealand and DEGNZ are offering the opportunity for our member directors to attend these workshops and observe the actors and casting directors at work.

Please register your interest by emailing samantha@deganz.co.nz and provide details on your availability from November 25-27.

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Call for Applications for Drama Editing Workshop with Michael Horton and Jonathan Woodford Robinson

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The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ invite applications from editors with a minimum of 5 years editing experience for eight places on a drama editing workshop with two of New Zealand’s top drama editors, Michael Horton and Jonathan Woodford Robinson.

This will be a very special drama editing workshop with Michael (Second Hand Wedding, Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers, Once Were Warriors, Goodbye Pork Pie) and Jonno (What We Do In The Shadows, Rage, The Last Ocean, Hope and Wire), separately and together, accounting for the editing of a significant volume of New Zealand’s iconic and quality drama and documentary.

The workshop will include:

  • A look at both traditional and contemporary approaches to cutting drama, examining the pluses and minuses of each.
  • The changes that have occurred from film to digital, and the efficiencies and techniques afforded with today’s digital equipment that editors can use.
  • Methodologies of working
  • Working processes employed by different directors during editing, and how to make them work for you, the director and the project
  • Cutting/recutting of scenes/footage and review

This is a fantastic opportunity for editors to learn from one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded senior drama editors AND one of its rising stars.

The workshop will be held across two full days on the Saturday and Sunday of 22 and 23 October at The NZ Film and Television School in Wellington. Lunch will be provided each full day.

The selection panel will comprise highly experienced drama and documentary editors Annie Collins and Peter Roberts with input from Michael and Jonno. The selection will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

All applicants must have a working knowledge of AVID edit systems. If successful, please bring your own settings.

What: Drama Editing Workshop with Michael Horton and Jonathan Woodford Robinson

When: Saturday and Sunday, 24 & 25 October 2015

Where: NZ Film & Television School, 86 Vivian Street Wellington

Cost: DEGNZ members free, non-members $100.

To apply, please send by email to admin@deganz.co.nz with Drama_Editing_Workshop in the subject line your application in ONE pdf, to include:

  • CV
  • links to samples of your work
  • a maximum one-page letter stating why you should be selected.

Deadline: 9AM Monday 5 October 2015

Notification: By 5PM Friday 9 October 2015

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Actor and Director Ian Hughes Shares Insights at our Directing Actors Workshop

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DEGNZ members Alex Backhouse, Prue Cunningham, Nic Gorman, Joe Hitchcock, Rachel O’Neill, Matt Holmes, Martin Sagadin and Jane Sherning Warren spent the day with actor and director Ian Hughes as he imparted his knowledge and experience gained across more than 20 years in the industry.

The Directing Actors Workshop provided the opportunity for the directors to see each other work and then to analyse that work in a supporting and safe environment with a focus on positive feedback.

Our thanks go out to actors Cameron Rhodes, Mark Clare and Lucy Lever for their participation and the valuable contributions they made to the day.

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