Public Address | Cafe | Field Theory: 172800 very important seconds

Michael Roseingrave

Thu, 14 May 2009 15:11:51 +1200

Well done for picking out my, er, deliberate mistake there, Hadyn. Oh, the irony. I think I may have been a bit harsh on the character names and lines given out every year. Whilst there are occasionally silly names (e.g. Alex Puddle, Bodil de Rezney), mostly the character names and…

Dan Slevin

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:25:53 +1200

I think it was the judges trying to send a message that they were looking for something 'deeper'.

As a Wellington judge I don't think we are ever trying to send a message as such – we are looking for films that succeed on their own terms. If you're trying…

Jose Barbosa

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:07:07 +1200

Yeah, and props to the teams that try to do something serious and succeed. There was a really good one last night at Heat 1 of the Auckland screenings to do with dreams and the like. Really quite good.

David Cormack

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:02:04 +1200

The film I worked on last year was one of the 3 dramas that filled out the top 3 in Wellington last year, and I have to say I was surprised. I think it was the judges trying to send a message that they were looking for something 'deeper'.

I'd…

Jose Barbosa

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:05:26 +1200

Just to expand on my humor trumps all comment if I may. The funnier the film is the more fun I can usually expect to have making it which, for me, is the ultimate goal of the weekend.

Public Address

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:05:26 +1200

Discussion from blog post.