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Leon Narbey – Illustrious Cinematographer

6 September 2011

Acclaimed Director of Photography Leon Narbey has had a hand in many of New Zealand’s best known films. He directed the feature film, Illustrious Energy, in 1987, and has been the DOP on other major film projects such as Desperate Remedies; The Price of Milk; and the smash hit Whale Rider. His most recent films were the Topp Twins doco Untouchable Girls and Samoan language feature The Orator.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Narbey talks about:

  • How directing Illustrious Energy was one of his greatest achievements
  • Resisting attempts to shoot the film in a studio
  • The challenges of filming Desperate Remedies in a wharf shed
  • Chaos caused by the number of sets that had to be built
  • The difficulties of creating realistic whales on the set of Whale Rider
  • Taking a long ‘organic’ approach to filming Rain of the Children with director Vincent Ward
  • Working in freezing conditions on the set of Dean Spanley

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

 
 

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Interview with Vincent Ward

19 November 2008

Vincent Ward is one of our most acclaimed movie directors. His films have regularly won praise overseas for their originality, atmosphere and imagery. In this interview with Clare O’Leary, Vincent talks about his career from art school days to his recent film, Rain of the Children.

Find out more about Vincent Ward on NZ On Screen, as well as two of his movies Vigil and River Queen. Or visit Vincent’s website.

This video is also available (in two parts) on YouTube to embed and share: Part One and Part Two.

Credits: Direction and Interview – Clare O’Leary, Camera and Editing – Leo Guerchmann

 
 

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