Murray Keane: From acting to directing in primetime…
Posted on 15 January 2013
Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside
Actor and director
Murray Keane's first big role on screen was in 1980s television series
Peppermint Twist. His acting credits also include Away Laughing, Chunuk Bair and
Braindead. In the 1990s,
Keane moved into directing, working on popular drama series
Shortland Street,
Outrageous Fortune, The Almighty Johnsons and Go Girls.
In this ScreenTalk,
Keane talks about:
- Playing a semi-mute drummer on Peppermint Twist
- Working in mud and unwashed costumes for movie Chunuk Bair
- Why the film Braindead was the worst experience of his career
- The pressure of directing episodes of Shortland Street
- Being proud of directing Diplomatic Immunity despite its disappointing ratings
- Enjoying public praise for his contribution to Outrageous Fortune
- How Go Girls proved a great way of improving his directing skills
This video is
available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a
Creative Commons licence.
Tags
director,
interview,
actor,
outrageous fortune,
Go Girls,
shortland street,
Screentalk,
The Almighty Johnsons,
peppermint twist,
murray keane,
away laughing,
chunuk bair,
braindead
NZ ON SCREEN 2013
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