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Masterclass Take
Two - Adapting Novel to Screen
NEIL
ARMFIELD (Director) LUKE DAVIES (Writer)
Get your tickets now while they are still available!
Venue: 5/95 Jonson Street, Byron Bay (above Oz Bakehouse, rear
entrance)
Tickets: $25 - $20 concession. Available now at Screenworks office.
For further information visit www.screenworks.com.au/events.htm,
contact Mishaela at masterclass@screenworks.com.au
or call 6680 9220.
Masterclass Take One
Jaime Browne delivered an inspiring session for short filmmakers last
month. 20 people heard Jaime speak about his experiences at VCA and
the technicalities of making short film. There was great value for
local participants, with Jamie giving the grass roots approach to
production, networking, using what is available, sourcing funding,
materials, actors etc.
New
office
Screenworks now has a fabulous new office – Suite 5/95 Jonson Street,
Byron Bay. Our phone number is 66809220. We are located opposite
Woolworths, above the Oz Bakehouse. Entrance is via the rear. Make an
appointment to speak with us or call by for a look at what is
happening.
We will be
looking at establishing a resource library for practitioners and
there is ample space for people to convene production meetings if
required (bookings are required). We have a Macintosh platform and
are setup with a laser printer – so if you have a film proposal or
presentation to get together, you may wish to use this setup. Bring
your own paper and please note, we can’t offer computer
support.
Working hours for
Deb, Kate and Dallas are part-time as follows:
Kate: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Deb: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
Dallas: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Office is open 10am.
Board of
Directors
We would like to welcome James Dods and Roger Monk as Directors on
Northern Rivers Screenwork’s Board. Also Kerry Sunderland, Andrew
Bambach and Steve Garlick have been seconded as Associate Directors
and will contribute invaluable skills to the running of Screenworks.
The Board as it currently stands is:
Catherine Marciniak – Chair
John Weiley – Deputy Chair
Cathy Henkel – Secretary
James Dods – Treasurer
Kym Gillam
Tracey Mair
Aliison Kelly
Deb Cox
Roger Monk
Launch
Screenworks opens its doors on Friday 16 May from 6-8pm. Join us to
celebrate and launch our vision: to establish the Northern Rivers as
an internationally recognised regional centre for the screen
industries. Meet the staff, Board of Directors and other Screenworks
friends - and familiarise yourself with the new office. This new
phase is an exciting development for the Northern Rivers Region and
your contribution and participation is welcomed and encouraged. See
you there!
Location
Liaison Officer
Due to personal reasons the Location Liaison Officer, Harry Yates,
resigned his position with Screenworks. A second round of interviews
was conducted and we would like to welcome, Dallas Nock to the
position. Dallas has extensive experience in the film and television
industry. He has worked as Location Manager in the region for the
past 9 years and has also worked on set as a stills photographer, 2nd
unit director and taken on various roles in the art department. Prior
to moving to the Northern Rivers, Dallas worked in Sydney for 10
years as a Location Scout. His experience includes commercials,
television, film and documentaries. As well as working with
Screenworks, Dallas teaches video production and editing at Southern
Cross University.
To date
Screenworks has provided:
- location stills
pitching for 3 feature films and one television series
- local produce
information for an ABC / BBC television cooking program
- conducted a tour
for visiting Documentary Conference delegates of local production
facilities
- assisted the NSW
Film and Television Office plan a regional tour of television
commercial producers to be held in May
- made initial
contacts with Councils regarding establishing a filming protocol for
the region
Strategic
Planning Day
Thankyou to all the people who attended and contributed to the
planning session. Valuable input was received into the goals and
priorities for Screenworks. At the end of the session, each
participant was able to vote – their 4 key priorities (stars) and
their 1 burning priority (dots). To access the day's work http: www.screenworks.com.au/news.htm#5.
Note this is the unsorted output from the day’s brainstorming
sessions. Have your say and email us at kate@screenworks.com.au
- send us your 4 key priorities and 1 burning priority. This document
will now be streamlined into a succinct outline of Screenworks goals
and priorities with an action plan and clear targets. Watch this
space and we would welcome your input at this early stage of the
process.
Facilities and services
Do you provide production facilities or services for the
film/television/new media industries? We need to know about you here
at Screenworks. Please send your promotional materials to the office
at PO Box 965, Byron Bay. Help us promote you!
Resource
library
Screenworks office is in the process of establishing a resource
library that is available to all. If people have back copies of
screen journals, magazines and books they are willing to donate, we
would welcome them.
Volunteers
This is a call for anyone interested in volunteering. Please phone or
email us, info@screenworks.com.au
and register your name. We will then conduct a meeting of all
interested in the very near future.
And the
really good news is...
“I was contacted by Granada Productions after my name was put forward
by Screenworks and subsequently I was offered the position of
Photographers Assistant on the US reality TV series, ‘I’m a
Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!’ It was an amazing experience to be
involved in, such a huge production with a crew of over 400 people
from all over Australia and the world, and to observe the logistics
of such a production. I have subsequently been offered work as an
Assistant Editor on the UK series of the same show, with the
possibility of further series throughout the year. Thank you
Screenworks for creating this opportunity for me.” Cath
McKay.
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