I have received a number of telephone calls recently about pay rates and contracts for both directors and editors. In regards to pay rates, they vary greatly depending on level of experience and type of work. That said, there is a significant difference between exploitative rates and low rates. On the DEGNZ website we […]
New health and safety legislation means new responsibilities for you as a film-maker. If you want to learn how to avoid some serious legal ramifications, then join Marc Ashton from the NZFC for a FREE special Healthy & Safety presentation specifically for directors on Thursday 21 April from 4-5pm at the Grey Lynn RSC, before […]
From his roots as an art student at Canterbury University, Paul Swadel began his almost 30 year career in film where he ended it – in education. Best known for his trademark dark humour, Paul made international award winning films, music videos, commercials and television, notably directing the documentaries ‘Colin McCahon: I AM’ and The […]
Welcome to 2016! Netflix is taking over the entertainment world, and will spend US$6 billion on original content this year. Even Sir PJ has gotten behind a Netflix series – Making A Murderer. The competition is making studio execs quake in their Louboutins. This year’s Academy Awards Best Picture noms paint a rosy picture of […]
It’s been a big year. In the second year of our professional development programme we have run Collaborators Series with the Writers Guild, the Screen Composers Guild, the Screen Production and Development Association, the Film & Video Technicians Guild, and Ngā Aho Whakaari—a special highlight with renowned Australian Aborigine director Wayne Blair. Our Rehearsal Room […]