The DOCNZ festival is coming up in Wellington - already been going in Auckland for some time...Lots to choose from so get out of that winter comfort zone and watch some interesting international and local docos...
Saw a great doco last night on Maori TV made by local Wellington filmmakers, Tim Rose and Jim Scott and Huia Lambie about J.C.Sturm, poet extraordinaire and by the by, ex-wfe to James K. Baxter. It was a moving portrait of a woman writer struggling to have her voice heard amongst the patriarchal literati of the 50s and 60s....
Still working on the DVD of my Michael King doco, so hope to get that out and about soon...in the meantime looking forward to seeing the Rita Angus doco by Gaylene Preston in the festival...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
DOCNZ
I'm going up to auckland soon to speak from an NZ On Air position about new models and the changing digital environment at the DOCNZ conference. I met up with Barry Barclay last week too and he is creating his own network of documentary filmmakers promoting local stories in local communities. There's a lot of action out there at the moment, not only with all the new digital formats and IPTV platforms, but small groups getting together with digital resources and filmmaking and storytelling skills to just make things happen...
I'm looking forward to creating and seeing new narratives and genre emerge from digital media like what the Channel Four have done with their 4DOCS initiative. the ABC have done some very innovative commisssions with short format documentary, while still attending to the business as usual of long form documentaries about local people and stories.
Trevor Graham, who made the Homeless documentary for ABC will be there...so it looks like a very interesting programme...
I'm looking forward to creating and seeing new narratives and genre emerge from digital media like what the Channel Four have done with their 4DOCS initiative. the ABC have done some very innovative commisssions with short format documentary, while still attending to the business as usual of long form documentaries about local people and stories.
Trevor Graham, who made the Homeless documentary for ABC will be there...so it looks like a very interesting programme...
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Journalistm Matters
Hi, so i went to show my film, Michael King, A Moment in Time to the journlists conference organised by the EPMU. The whole focus of the conference was, essentially, the effect of new media and digital worlds on journalism as a craft and profession. There was quite a lot of debate about the authenticity of 'news' by bloggers and discussion about the blogger wars in Aussie within the blogosphere.
I hope that, in retrospect, journalists can see bloggers as allies rather than competitiors, because the main focus of the blogosphere is not only to promote individual work but also debate about whats going on 'out there'. Bloggin is also different to authentic journalism, its personal and very subjective - but openly so.
I blog when i want to about things i'm involved with. Its not just a skite machine, its a dialogue with people who i want to connect with about what i'm doing. Journalists generally see it as a threat - rather than an allied community interested in discussing stuff in general.
As Audrey says - about her blog on John Key; the more we do it, the more we can see it as a medium that means something. If we dont embrrace it, we'll leave behind a whole genration of an audience who works totally in a digital environment.
Also, its a new opportunity for journalists, if only they would embrace it rather than see it as a competitive threat.
My film was screened at the conference and I've been inivited to show it and sell it across the country in journalist schools and institions. Thats cool.
You can get a copy from www.thedubshop.co.nz
Michael King, A Moment in Time.
Clare
I hope that, in retrospect, journalists can see bloggers as allies rather than competitiors, because the main focus of the blogosphere is not only to promote individual work but also debate about whats going on 'out there'. Bloggin is also different to authentic journalism, its personal and very subjective - but openly so.
I blog when i want to about things i'm involved with. Its not just a skite machine, its a dialogue with people who i want to connect with about what i'm doing. Journalists generally see it as a threat - rather than an allied community interested in discussing stuff in general.
As Audrey says - about her blog on John Key; the more we do it, the more we can see it as a medium that means something. If we dont embrrace it, we'll leave behind a whole genration of an audience who works totally in a digital environment.
Also, its a new opportunity for journalists, if only they would embrace it rather than see it as a competitive threat.
My film was screened at the conference and I've been inivited to show it and sell it across the country in journalist schools and institions. Thats cool.
You can get a copy from www.thedubshop.co.nz
Michael King, A Moment in Time.
Clare
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Michael King: A Moment in Time
Yesterday my doco, Michael King, A Moment in Time screened in the International Film Festival at the Film Archive in Wellington. Two amazing screenigs brought many people out of the woodwork....Maui Solomon introduced himself to the audience as 'the' Maui Solomon who wrote to King in 1985 asking him to write the history of the Moriori people...and Michael's daughter Rachael also spoke...
It was amazing to feel two very different audiences show their response and there were many filmmakers in the audience too...
The score designed by Michelle Scullion gave the film many layers of emotion and I felt extremely proud to finally bring this interview into the light of day.
Thank you all the people who helped me to do this - producer Glenis Giles, my partner Cathy and my son Sam who designed the titles. My brother Michael wrote the lyrics to the final song over the credits 'Like a Bird' sung by Dunedin composer/singer Patsy Ryan with her band Blackthorn. The Dub Shop,especially Simon Reece, editor, managed the final post stages with great creative direction and influence and the sound mix by John Boswell at Park Rd Post ensured the final piece was perfectly balanced. And to the Film Festival who agreed to screen the film which meant we could get post-production funding from the NZ Film Commission. Thank you so much...
It's been quite an amazing journey from 1991 to 2007 to complete this work - now it has its own life out in the world.
If you are interested to view the film again or purchase it contact me through www.evebaystudio.co.nz or producer Glenis Giles at www.olivergiles.co.nz
Arohanui
Clare
It was amazing to feel two very different audiences show their response and there were many filmmakers in the audience too...
The score designed by Michelle Scullion gave the film many layers of emotion and I felt extremely proud to finally bring this interview into the light of day.
Thank you all the people who helped me to do this - producer Glenis Giles, my partner Cathy and my son Sam who designed the titles. My brother Michael wrote the lyrics to the final song over the credits 'Like a Bird' sung by Dunedin composer/singer Patsy Ryan with her band Blackthorn. The Dub Shop,especially Simon Reece, editor, managed the final post stages with great creative direction and influence and the sound mix by John Boswell at Park Rd Post ensured the final piece was perfectly balanced. And to the Film Festival who agreed to screen the film which meant we could get post-production funding from the NZ Film Commission. Thank you so much...
It's been quite an amazing journey from 1991 to 2007 to complete this work - now it has its own life out in the world.
If you are interested to view the film again or purchase it contact me through www.evebaystudio.co.nz or producer Glenis Giles at www.olivergiles.co.nz
Arohanui
Clare
Friday, July 20, 2007
Edith Collier - artist
I just saw a beautiful moving doco by Michael Heath about Wanganui artist, Edith Collier. She was born in Wanganui and spent time as a young woman travelling and painting in London and Ireland - being a part of the women artist movement, the modernists, influenced and attending classes by expat Kiwi Frances Hodgkins. She returned home to parochial Wanganui in the twenties - her art was seen as too modern and risque to the point that her father burned several of her nudes. She continued to paint sporadically but was thwarted by the small mindedness of the time - and of the relatively conservative art scene including the critics her saw her work as 'modern' and 'abstract' and therefore, not serious art. Over 300 works are held at the Seargent gallery in Wanganui. Also, someone in the audienc mentioned that over 30 of her works will be for sale soon in the Dunbar Sloane auction - an infomercial at question time! Michael Heath has given us an eloquent and emotional portrait of an artist ahead of her time in New Zealand who has left a legacy of beautiful works of light, shape and form. Dr Joanne Drayton has written a biography of her life. http://www.cup.canterbury.ac.nz/catalogue/edith_collier.shtml and the film will be out on DVD soon also. The Edith Collier Trust
Monday, July 16, 2007
Fringe Film Festival 20 years on...
Last week i went to the 20th anniversary of the Wellingotn Film Fringe Festival. Organised once again by fabulous gals, Glenis Giles & Fiona Bartlett with lots of help from Iris and Robert Sarkies and others too numerous to name. Over the years the Fringe has been the gateway for emerging filmmakers and a stepping stone towards greatness...! or the delusion of greatness.
The show started with an intro by director Robert Sarkies who thanked the Fringe for paying for a young eager filmmaker to fly up from Dunedin with his first short film to hear the critical analysis by filmmakers from throughout the country - it was noted that the Fringe just can't afford to do that anymore because there are SO many filmmakers...but that is a good thing!
Speeches were given by Gaylene Preston and Neville and finally the Fringe Film Festival Accolades were revamped and given out to those people in the industry who give so much behind the scenes. Some were there - others werent but the recognition and acknowledgement of their contribution was warmly applauded...
The Fringe is on right now so check it out at http://www.fringefilmfest.co.nz
The show started with an intro by director Robert Sarkies who thanked the Fringe for paying for a young eager filmmaker to fly up from Dunedin with his first short film to hear the critical analysis by filmmakers from throughout the country - it was noted that the Fringe just can't afford to do that anymore because there are SO many filmmakers...but that is a good thing!
Speeches were given by Gaylene Preston and Neville and finally the Fringe Film Festival Accolades were revamped and given out to those people in the industry who give so much behind the scenes. Some were there - others werent but the recognition and acknowledgement of their contribution was warmly applauded...
The Fringe is on right now so check it out at http://www.fringefilmfest.co.nz
Sunday, July 15, 2007
International Film Festival Launch
The festival kicks off this week with the opening night party on Thursday.
See you there....enjoy
Clare
See you there....enjoy
Clare
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