Podcasts about screen arts

Artist and designer Johnson Witehira (Tamahaki, Ngāi Tū-te-auru) has a storied and eclectic career, recently announced as the new head of Music and Screen Arts at Massey University.

Embark on a captivating journey through the realms of creativity and innovation with Michael Lee, a luminary whose footsteps have left an indelible mark in the film and TV industry for over two decades. As the founder of the Innovativity Institute, Michael shares profound insights into the art of thinking differently, the myths surrounding creativity, and the transformative impact of emotional intelligence. Join us as we delve into his rich experiences, uncovering the secrets to unlocking the boundless potential of creativity in every aspect of our lives. [00:31] - About Michael Lee Michael is the Founder of Innotivity Institute. He is a master of creativity and innovation coaching. Michael is also an innovation consultant.  He has spent more than two decades of experience in the film and TV industry in the US, Europe and Africa as a writer, script editor, director and producer. He is also the founder of the Academy of Television and Screen Arts in Johannesburg.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

As visual effects technologies advance and audience engagement changes, what could movies look like in the future?In this episode, Sarah is joined by Dr Stuart Bender and VFX Supervisor Brendan Seals, who has worked on 30 movies, including the Oscar-nominated Spider-Man: No Way Home, for VFX vendor Luma Pictures. They discuss how visual effects are used on screen more than we realise, examine why audience reactions to visual effects have changed in the past 20 years, and predict how new technologies could transform the visual effects industry and even impact the real world.Brendan's visual effects work [01:19]How audience attitudes to visual effects have changed [05:14]LED StageCraft technologies as seen in The Mandalorian [13:02]Shooting on camera vs. adding visual effects: the case of Top Gun: Maverick [15:13]Deepfakes in the industry and the real world [19:05]Advice for future visual effects artists [26:42]What's next for Stuart and Brendan? [31:27]Learn moreCurtin University: Screen Arts Undergraduate majorYouTube: Spider-Man: No Way Home | VFX Breakdown | Luma PicturesIndustrial Light & Magic: StagecraftThe Guardian: What are deepfakes – and how can you spot them?Connect with our guestsDr Stuart Bender is the Major Coordinator for the Screen Arts program at Curtin University in the new Bachelor of Creative Arts.He has heavily researched psychological responses to high-emotion media, including cinema visual effects. In the past few years, he has frequently offered expert commentary on representations of violence, trauma and aggression in the media.Dr Bender's LinkedIn profileDr Bender's staff profileJournal of Popular Film and Television: Blood in the CorridorBrendan Seals is a Visual Effects Supervisor at Luma Pictures, a world-class VFX studio based in Melbourne, Australia. With a design background in FX, lighting and composition, Seals's credentials include working on the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed Spider-Man: No Way Home and Jojo Rabbit.He is a graduate of Curtin University's Bachelor of Arts program. Seals's LinkedIn profileLuma Pictures's websiteYouTube: Brendan Seals, visual effects artist | Curtin AlumniJoin Curtin UniversityThis podcast is brought to you by Curtin University. Curtin is a global university known for its commitment to making positive change happen through high-impact research, strong industry partnerships and practical teaching.Work with usStudy a research degreeStart postgraduate educationGot any questions, or suggestions for future topics?Email thefutureof@curtin.edu.auSocial mediaTwitterFacebookInstagramYouTubeLinkedInTranscriptRead the transcriptBehind the scenesHost: Sarah TaillierResearcher and Editor: Daniel Jauk Recordist: Annabelle FouchardExecutive Producers: Anita Shore and Jarrad LongAssistant Producer: Alexandra EftosSocial Media Coordinator: Amy HoskingFirst Nations AcknowledgementCurtin University acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which Curtin Perth is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation, and on Curtin Kalgoorlie, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields; and the First Nations peoples on all Curtin locations.MusicOKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library. Curtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of Curtin University.

In this episode, I'm joined by Rachael Dubois, actor and drama coach. Rachael shares some of her most powerful moments working with audiences and unpacks the value that drama education can bring to young people and adults alike, including building empathy.Rachael Dubois is an experienced facilitator and teaching artist with a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts. She is also an actor, theatre practitioner and film maker.Rachael uses the principles of storytelling, improvisation, adaptability and collaboration to help groups work together more creatively and cohesively and find ways to connect their bodies, intellect and imagination within professional and learning contexts.She has a particular fascination with personal story and spent a significant number of years working in Playback Theatre.Your homework:Try playing a drama game in your classroom this week to support students with their physical regulation skills. Knife and fork is a great place to start. Reflect on how their capacity to use non-verbal language and social skills improve with continued practice.Further learning related to this episode/references:What is Playback Theatre?Melbourne Playback TheatreARTS:LIVEThe SongroomBook: Improvisation by Lyn PierseImprov Games for collaborationLearn more at teacherhealer.comMusic by Twisterium from Pixabay.ZeroCo Ditch single-use plastics Support the show

The team sits down with very special guests, Iryna and Lesya. This interview was recorded on 3/7/22. Iryna Pravylo, filmmaker, is in the middle of a war zone in Ukraine. Please excuse any technical difficulties.Iryna PravyloFilm director, screenwriter, producer, member of the NGO "Congress of Cultural Activists", and associate professor of the Institute of Screen Arts of Kyiv National I. K. KarpenkoKary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, member of the National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine Co-founder and CEO of the Right Time Studios. Based in Kyiv, Ukraine

My guest this week is Sandra Hebron, the Head of Screen Arts at the National Film and Television School where she leads the course for the MA in Film Studies, Programming and Curation. Previously Sandra was Head of Festivals and the Artistic Director of the BFI London Film Festival and Director of Cinemas at Manchester's Cornerhouse. She is also a qualified Psychotherapist with a counselling business.  We spoke about how she got her start in film exhibition, her time as artistic director of the LFF and what direction she hoped to push it in. In doing so, we touch on ideas of cultural renewal and not staying in positions of power for too long. We talk about curatorial ethics, mentorship and also how her psychotherapy training plays into how she works in the world of film. I got a lot out of speaking with Sandra. I cut it out of the final edit, but there was a moment where I had to check it was ok to run over our allotted time and confessed to having a really good time and I think that was a combination of Sandra's honesty, the perspective and consideration she gave to the questions and the interrogation too and it was just a very invigorating interview, so I hope you have as good a time with it as I did. This is episode 101 of Best Girl Grip. 

Today I talk to actor, producer, writer and director Andres Orozco who has taught Screen Arts and Communications at Pepperdine University for 20 years. Andres is also the co-founder and co-owner of the award-winning production company Novelas Educativas, which creates culturally-relevant digital content across all platforms. We talk about his approach to creating authentic content and culturally-resonant marketing campaigns and what the changing landscape of higher education means for students and for institutions. Andres believes messaging based on the prestige of higher education doesn't cut it in a world where young people are questioning the value of college relative to heavy student debt.  Instead, a message centered on self-determination is more effective. “I tell my students college is about giving you the power to say no and giving you the power to live your life the way you want to live it.  They understand that and they're like, ‘That's what I want.'” We also explore Latino subcultures and even swap a couple of casserole stories! If you're looking to spice up your own storytelling and make sure you reach the Latinx audience in an authentic way, then you'll love this conversation. 

Films about work shape our attitudes toward labor and laboring, often by inviting us to identify with individual characters. But what happens when film presents a more direct experience of what workers actually do? In a column for the Working-Class Perspectives blog, James Catano considered three non-fiction films about the fishing industry: Drifters (1929), Pescherecci (1958), and Leviathan (2013). On today's show, Chris and Elise talk with Jim about how these films offer a brief overview of methods for portraying work, and they also help us think about a common format of reality television: the fishing program. James Catano is producer/director of Enduring Legacy: Louisiana's Croatian Americans and author of Ragged Dicks: Masculinity, Steel, and the Rhetoric of the Self-Made Man. He's Professor Emeritus of English and Screen Arts at Louisiana State University. Produced by Chris Garlock @dclabor @LaborHeritage1 @DCLaborFilmFest --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/labor-goes-to-the-movies/message

Creativity through the lens of an expert in the mindset of Creativity and Innovation"Creativity is the ability to think differently from yourself."Michael is a transformational coach, trainer, teacher, speaker, writer, and expert in the mindset of Creativity and Innovation. He is an internationally accredited Master of Creativity and Innovation Coaching and Master NLP Practitioner as well as a certified Executive Coach, Thought Leader Coach, Abundance Coach and Life Coach.He is also a working creative professional with more than two decades of experience in the film and TV industry in the US, Europe and Africa. After graduating from Stanford, his first job was as a Script Analyst for Castle Rock Pictures, before moving to Prague where he co-founded the international literary magazine TRAFIKA and began his journey as a filmmaker. His TV productions have won 5 South African Film & TV Awards (SAFTAs), and he is currently writing and producing adaptations of three South African novels for the screen.He has been involved in education for years and is the founder of the Academy of Television and Screen Arts in Johannesburg. He is the SVP of Strategy and Marketing for the Silicon Valley company Innovation Minds, and a coach on the cutting-edge platforms The Mastery Hub and My Pocket Coach.His books INNOTIVITY: A Mind Makeover Manual and How to Dance with Uncertainty will be coming out soon.Website:  https://www.innotivityinstitute.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelleecreativityFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelleetvTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/michaelleetvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelleecreativity

We kick off our second season with the delightful Thomas Wilson-White. Thomas is an award-winning Australian director and screenwriter. His debut feature film THE GREENHOUSE premiered at BFI: Flare London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (winning the Audience Choice Award at 2021 Mardi Gras Film Festival and Best Film at The Gold Coast Film Festival). He is a graduate of the VCA and AFTRS, where he completed his Masters of Screen Arts in 2017, specialising in queer theory. Our chat with Thomas is particularly interesting as he wrote what he thought would be his debut feature screenplay and ended up creating a short film from that script (ST AUGUSTINE) in order to experiment with the protagonist and some key scenes. It's such a great example of how the short format can continue to inform your career even when you have transitioned into the world of long-form. Check out our website for all the Show Notes, as you will want to watch everything Thomas has made, we promise you! Website: www.theshortfilmpod.com | Instagram: @theshortfilmpod | Sound Engineer Lana Kristensen

In her latest role Stacey Leilua plays ‘Ata Johnson, the mum of Seiuli Dwayne Johnson on the new NBC show Young Rock, which takes a comedic look back at the extraordinary life of The Rock through the outrageous stories of his family and youth that shaped him into the man he is today. Stacey Leilua who is of Samoan, Maori and English heritage based in New Zealand, graduated from one of New Zealand’s leading drama schools: UNITEC School of Performing & Screen Arts, where she majored in acting.  Stacey has worked on a variety of productions, including New Zealand’s longest-running series, Shortland Street, the UK/NZ feature film “Love Birds” and the highly acclaimed web series “The Factory”. Young Rock has aired in the U.S. to positive reviews & premieres tonight on Prime TV at 7:30pm & will also be available on Sky Go. Photo: Stuff.co.nz  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Lee is a creativity and innovation expert, and the Founder of the Innotivity Institute. The Innotivity Institute is an international creativity and innovation coaching and training organization for businesses, leaders, and creators. After spending more than 25 years in the film industry and co-founding the Academy of Television and Screen Arts in Johannesburg, South Africa, Michael now coaches, consults, and trains others on the process of creativity and innovation.  Michael also speaks internationally and splits his time between New York City and South Africa. He is an Internationally-Accredited Master of Creativity and Innovation Coaching, Executive Coach, Life Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, Thought Leader Coach, and Abundance Coach. In this episode… One of the most important skills needed to drive innovation in business is creativity. Forbes refers to creativity as the skill of the future while the World Economic Forum lists it as one of the top 10 skills for driving economies. However, few businesses put enough emphasis on this necessary skill. Entrepreneurs and companies that have been focusing on creativity and innovation before COVID-19 had been doing well and seeing a lot of growth. But, those that neglected this important skill were negatively affected and saw their businesses suffer. In this episode of the Innovations and Breakthroughs Podcast, Rich Goldstein talks to Michael Lee, the Founder of the Innotivity Institute, about the process of creativity and innovation and their importance in business. Michael also talks about his coaching program for creativity and innovation and the evolution of entrepreneurship.

What happens when you combine a culture of creativity, with a love of the arts and a passion for technology?In Episode 20 of the B-side, I speak to Crystal Rata, a Senior Project Manager and Video Producer With over 16 years of experience working in media, digital and video production.  Across the B2B, B2C, retail, music, broadcasting, law, finance and the advertising sectors.Crystal and I talk about how she was raised on a farm in a small town called Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand, born into a family of musicians and academics, and homeschooled by her mother who encouraged creative exploration.We talk about how these foundations formed a passion for art and science. And led to her completing a BA in Psychology and Screen Arts from Waikato University in New Zealand, and a determination to travel the world to apply her thinking.She shares how fate would see her land her dream job at Juice TV in NZ. Which led to a move over to Sydney, where she's called home for last 14 years, working for iconic brands like MTV, Billabong, and Westpac, and for agencies like 72and Sunny, BBDO, The Monkeys, VML and others.We talk about the benefits of having an eclectic skill set and the ability to adapt to a broad range of industries, technologies and specialisations. And how this has allowed her  to pursue a wider range of roles and opportunities that would be much harder to land otherwise.And we jam on everything from social media, marketing, working from home, agency life, politics and everything in between.Crystal is a soulful, genuine and incredibly talented creative all-rounder. It was an awesome chat, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, I know you will too. Cheers.You can reach out to Crystal Rata here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalrata   Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte McConaghy has been writing from a young age. She has both a Graduate Degree in Screenwriting and a Masters Degree in Screen Arts, and has worked in script development for film and television for several years. She has written a number of speculative fiction books but The Last Migration is her first literary novel. She lives in Sydney. Ahead of the release of 'The Last Migration', Ben and Shanu sat down with Charlotte to discuss her new book, the timing of the book's release, her influences as a writer and more. Books mentioned in this podcast: 'The Last Migration' by Charlotte McConaghy: https://bit.ly/3dcYl4s Hosts: Ben Hunter & Shanu Prasad Guest: Charlotte McConaghy Producer: Nick Wasiliev

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936), author of Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba, who mixed the traditions of Andalusia with the avant-garde. He found his first major success with his Gypsy Ballads, although Dali, once his close friend, mocked him for these, accusing Lorca of being too conservative. He preferred performing his poems to publishing them, and his plays marked a revival in Spanish theatre. He was captured and killed by Nationalist forces at the start of the Civil War, his body never recovered, and it's been suggested this was punishment for his politics and for being openly gay. He has since been seen as the most important Spanish playwright and poet of the last century. With Maria Delgado Professor of Creative Arts at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London Federico Bonaddio Reader in Modern Spanish at King’s College London And Sarah Wright Professor of Hispanic Studies and Screen Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London Producer: Simon Tillotson

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936), author of Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba, who mixed the traditions of Andalusia with the avant-garde. He found his first major success with his Gypsy Ballads, although Dali, once his close friend, mocked him for these, accusing Lorca of being too conservative. He preferred performing his poems to publishing them, and his plays marked a revival in Spanish theatre. He was captured and killed by Nationalist forces at the start of the Civil War, his body never recovered, and it's been suggested this was punishment for his politics and for being openly gay. He has since been seen as the most important Spanish playwright and poet of the last century. With Maria Delgado Professor of Creative Arts at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London Federico Bonaddio Reader in Modern Spanish at King’s College London And Sarah Wright Professor of Hispanic Studies and Screen Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London Producer: Simon Tillotson

On this episode we are talking to Gabrielle Vincent, Programming Director at the Basement Theatre. - Gabrielle is a New Zealand based curator and is in her fourth year as Programming Director at the Basement Theatre in Auckland. Alongside Kee Hong Low (West Kowloon Cultural District) and Ira Brand (Forest Fringe), Gabrielle is a co-curator of the International Colab - a three year initiative that supports artists to exchange artistic skills, techniques and cultural knowledge and push their creative practice. Before taking on the position of Programming Director she worked across a variety of disciplines and in many roles within the live performance process: producer, stage manager, director. In 2014 she was offered the position of Producer in Residence at Basement Theatre before moving into her current role. From 2006 – 2008 she studied at UNITEC School of Performing and Screen Arts majoring in Directing for Theatre. During her final year of study she was co-producer for SmackBang Theatre Company. When leaving university Gabrielle went on to direct independent productions alongside freelancing as a stage manger around New Zealand, primarily with Auckland Theatre Company. Recorded and Edited - Matt Eller Theme Music - Ricky Simmonds

We had the pleasure to spend some time talking to Michele Hine - Michele Hine has been a professional actor, director and acting teacher for over 40 years.
She has a Masters degree in Directing and was a co-founder of, and lecturer in, the acting department of The Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts at Unitec for many years. She also directed numerous productions at Unitec. She has acted extensively in TV, film and theatre, most recently the Feature film “SAME BUT DIFFERENT, the TV series FRESH EGGS, AUCKWARD LOVE and as Carol in GO GIRLS series 2, 3 and 4 on screen and on stage in SHAM, GWEN IN PURGATORY and ELEVATOR. She has also been seen in the title role of THE HOUSE OF BERNADA ALBA, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES and won a Hackman theatre award for her portrayal of Jude in THE IDEA OF AMERICA. Michele has performed in Britain, Europe, Australia and Japan. She has toured NZ in two highly acclaimed solo shows and performed with such companies as Theatre Corporate, Downstage Theatre, Dramadillo and Royale Productions. Her screen appearances include two Disney films, RETURN TO OZ and ATOMIC TWISTER and the internationally acclaimed short film THIS IS HER. TV roles include ALMIGHTY JOHNSONS, SHORTLAND STREET, MERCY PEAK and AWAY LAUGHING. Michele has taught acting both nationally and internationally, including students at Unitec, Toi Whakaari and Auckland and Victoria Universities. She was Chairman of The Basement Theatre Trust Board for 8 years and is Artistic Manager of The Actors’ Program. Recorded and Edited - Matt Eller Theme Music - Ricky Simmonds

This is the last of four special episodes recorded at the Future of Digital Media Businesses Symposium hosted by the University of Michigan. In this episode, Dan Herbert, Associate Professor in the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan explores how digitization has affected the film industry.

AFTERBUZZ TV - AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On edition, is a long form interview series featuring actors discussing their roles and shows as well as their thoughts, passions and journeys. In this episode host Nick Mardi interviews Tony Estrada. ABOUT TONY ESTRADA: Anthony Thomas “Tony” Estrada was born on March 30, 1990 in Covina, California, to Martha, an X-Ray technician, and Mario Estrada, an LA Country Sheriff’s Deputy. He was raised in West Covina in an extended family and community that celebrated the rich traditions of the Mexican-American culture, which has proven to heavily influence his films and drives his commitment to increasing the presence of Latinos in front of and behind the camera. Estrada earned a B.A. in Screen Arts and Culture from the University of Michigan, introducing him to cinema from all over the world and helped him to define his passion for filmmaking. Shortly after receiving his degree, Estrada was presented with th --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Beginning in the late 1990s, the technology and even mainstream press opined extensively on the coming death of television. A decade later—and a time that found television still very much alive—that theme evolved to instead pronounce the coming death of cable. Rather than demise, the emergence of broadband-distributed television has both reinvented the medium and revealed how extensively our expectations and understandings of television are based not on the medium of television but on logics developed for its broadcast distribution. Amanda D. Lotz’s talk presents key arguments of her current book project, Being Wired: How Cable Transformed Television and the Internet Revolutionized It All with a focus on what transpired when the long anticipated face off between “new media” and television finally took place in 2010. Lotz is professor in the Departments of Communication Studies and Screen Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan where she studies contemporary media industries, television, and gender and media. She is the author of The Television Will Be Revolutionized (New York University Press, 2007; Rev. 2nd ed. 2014), Cable Guys: Television and American Masculinities in the 21st Century(2014), and Redesigning Women: Television After the Network Era (University of Illinois Press, 2006), and editor of Beyond Prime Time: Television Programming in the Post-Network Era (Routledge, 2009). She is co-author, with Timothy Havens, of Understanding Media Industries (Oxford University Press, 2011; 2nd ed. 2016) and, with Jonathan Gray, of Television Studies (Polity, 2011).Her current work examines how cable changed television and became the dominant supplier of internet access in the early twenty-first century.

A podcast of our 'Investigating True Detective' talk which looks at the gritty crime series. With its transfixing debut season winning over both critics and viewers, HBO’s 'True Detective' cemented its place in television history. Through a combination of gritty narrative, mysterious visual style and revolutionary casting, the show has revitalised the long- standing TV crime genre. Featuring Dr Rodney Taveira of the United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney, creator and host of the Cherchez la Femme feminist talkshow and director of the Girls On Film festival Karen Pickering, and Associate Professor of Screen Arts at La Trobe University, Terrie Waddell. Hosted by writer and broadcaster Jess McGuire.

Where it all began, our first issue. Our speakers for this first event include: Joe Nunweek practices law by day and jams in the co-editorship of The Pantograph Punch, an Auckland arts and culture website, in between. Apart from a bit of freelance (1972, Sky Sport) or no-lance writing (Real Groove, Volume - RIP), he basically faffs at things. Guitar, photography - you know the person you think does these cool things 'seriously' because they're 'that kind of person'? He doesn't, he can't. Let's all hold onto the illusion though. His happy place is Palm Springs Parakai in all of its faded seventies deliquescence, and if there was no-one to watch and judge he would literally spend his days trainspotting. Romain Mereau is a directing graduate from Unitec's School of Performing & Screen Arts. He tragically became addicted to movies from a young age, and has been utterly obsessed ever since. He works in digital marketing, and makes short films in his spare time. Kirsten Taylor is a writer, musician and novice sourdough baker. She has lived in Edinburgh, Salzburg and Melbourne and is now studying occupational therapy at AUT. Diane White studied Law and Arts in Wellington. She moved up to Auckland about 18 months ago for a job that means she now spends her days sorting out tenant-landlord disputes and thinking about fences. It wasn't what she saw herself doing, but she's pretty happy all the same. Outside of work, Di does bits and pieces for the criminal justice reform organisation JustSpeak, pats strangers' dogs at the supermarket, and fills in any spare moments with writing, blogging and shooting hoops. Finnius Teppet moved here from Wellington a couple of years ago, and he doesn't miss the old city or his family at all. He writes plays and stories on a range of themes including: the lasting influence of mothers on their children, what happens when your girlfriend resembles your mother, breastfeeding and psychoanalysis. Earlier in the year a play of his was produced by some Australians in their own country, and they won the Short + Sweet festival with it. Oliver Quincy Page is a screenwriter, performance poet, conceptual artist and fan of architecture. His work has appeared in many magazines. Home & Garden was one he thinks. Oliver is currently writing a political thriller set against the backdrop of a gubernatorial primary race in Washington State, and a feature film about male friendships. Oliver enjoys brevity, wit, good taste and attending religious services unironically as is the custom of his people.

We take things on the road in episode 6 of Bad Metaphor and we talk about work at the Nova Scotia Community College Halifax Downtown Site. Chris and John walk around the areas where Screen Arts is taught. We go in the office, the studio and the edit suites and look at the technology used [...]