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Jim Moriarty on getting back on the horse

12 December 2011

Actor Jim Moriarty cut his teeth on the early dramas Pukemanu and Close to Home, then went on to appear in a number of other TV projects such as Inside Straight and City Life. He has starred in films The Strength of Water, No Petrol No Diesel, and played Jesus in Saving Grace. As well as acting, Moriarty has directed in television and theatre, and works with at risk Māori youth. In this ScreenTalk, Moriarty talks about:

  • How actors were allowed to help develop the scripts on Close to Home
  • Incorporating political and social issues into the show
  • Being thrown from a horse on the set of The Lie of the Land
  • Making ‘love’ the central focus of playing Jesus in Saving Grace
  • Being give the freedom to improvise while making The Waimate Conspiracy
  • How the film No Petrol No Diesel gave at risk youth a chance of participating in the industry
  • Having an emotional reaction to the story in The Strength of Water
  • Not regretting turning down the role of Jake in Once Were Warriors

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James Griffin gets serious about Kiwi comedy

9 July 2009

Scriptwriter, playwright and columnist James Griffin has been writing for most of his life. Since becoming a scriptwriter in the 1980s Griffin has written many of New Zealand’s most well known and best loved TV shows as well as the feature film Sione’s Wedding.

In this interview, he discusses

  • His love of writing from an early age but his desire to be a TV director
  • Getting “side-tracked” in to script editing and learning the mechanics of how a script works
  • The popularity of Gloss and blending comedy and drama
  • His surprise that the TV drama City Life flopped
  • The rollercoaster ride that is Outrageous Fortune and when its run should end
  • Criticism of NZ comedy
  • What it takes to make a “hit” TV show

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

Credits:  Interview, Camera & Editing – Andrew Whiteside

 
 

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