Three Wellington High School students filmed interviews with the actors and crew on location during the making of the Radio New Zealand radio drama Bow Down Shadrach in 2004.
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Clip 1: Wellington High students on location
Alice, Hannah, and Kimoneart introduce themselves and their roles of producer, cameraperson, and soundperson while on location during the making of Radio New Zealand radio drama Bow Down Shadrach. See them on location on the farm and in the stables with horses.
Clip 2: Kate Orgias, producer/director, and her vision
Kate describes her vision for play and how she intends to bring it about – making it magic and believable. She tells about her training and experience in radio.
Clip 3: Kate Orgias, producer/director, about the process
Kate explains the process for using the tapes made during recording – editing them and then adding sound effects.
Clip 4: Kate Orgias, producer/director, about being on location and scriptwriting
Kate explains how the sequence of recording scenes is determined by location and actors' timetables. She tells how she developed the script with the writer to make it work on radio.
Clip 5: Kate Orgias, producer/director, on being a director
Kate tells about the best things about making the play (including getting stuck and the horse pissing on the carpet). She describes why she likes being a director and what she does.
Clip 6: Andrew, Radio NZ studio engineer, about training for the job
Andrew recounts his experience in radio (including at school) and how he trained for job. See him with microphone, recording the horse.
Clip 7: Andrew, Radio NZ studio engineer, explaining the equipment
Andrew explains the equipment and software he used to record the play, and what he aimed to do while on location.
Clip 8: Elsie, 8-year-old actor, who plays Sky
Elsie tells about her character, who is a boy. She explains how she got the role, and how she goes about playing a boy.
Clip 9: Nina, 11-year-old actor, who plays Hannah
Nina describes the character of Hannah and how she is like herself (bossy). She tells how she likes working with the kids and animals and visiting farm. The clip includes some shots of her on farm.
Clip 10: Felix, 9-year-old actor, who plays Mikey
Felix talks about his character, about making the play, and how he likes being on location on the farm.
Clip 11: Emily, who plays Mother
Emily talks about how acting for radio is different from other types of acting, its advantages, and how to work on location.
Clip 12: Sean, who plays Joe, the father
Sean tells us about the challenges of acting for radio, how to use particular techniques with his voice, and how these choices depend on type of script he is reading.
Clip 13: Jed, who plays Neil, about his character
Jed explains what his character does in the play, and how he prepared for the role (including deciding on the status and background of Neil, the driver of the horse float).
Clip 14: Jed, who plays Neil, about acting training
Jed continues by talking about his acting training, including specialist training for radio acting, and how to get involved with Radio New Zealand. He describes techniques for modifying the voice for different characters and discusses the differences between radio and TV/film acting – radio is harder.
