Ice cool filmmaker Greg Page

Posted on 20 August 2009

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Musician, artist, writer and director Greg Page began his film career in Hamilton in the early 90s, making music videos for local bands. Since then the international award-winning filmmaker has written and directed several short films, including claymations Decaff and The New Zealand Centenary of Cinema, as well as Sarah’s Washing, and his full length feature film The Locals.

Page’s boundless energy and fanaticism has also given rise to some of NZ’s most memorable and spectacular music videos for top recording artists like Scribe, The D4 and Elemeno P.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Page reveals:

how he shot his 1994 claymation short Decaff
the story behind making the claymation short The New Zealand Centenary Of Cinema, along with John O’Shea
behind-the-scenes details from his feature length horror The Locals, including the animation process, casting and soundtrack decisions
how the D4’s Exit To the City music video came about and a behind-the-scenes insight
what it was like shooting Elemeno P’s Verona in an icecream freezer in minus 20 degrees
his views on the state of NZ’s film industry

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.

Credits: Interview, Camera & Editing – James Coleman

Comments

by TeMiha on 25 September 2009 at 9:47am

Cool. Greg and creative people like him remind us that you should back yourself, work hard and not lose sight of why you’re doing what you do.

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