ScreenTalk: Tony Holden
In this ScreenTalk interview Tony Holden talks about commissioning at TVNZ, directing comedy, working with Billy T James and the emotions behind producing Billy, the tele-movie.
He also discusses the future of TV, and says content is key. “No matter what way you receive it people will always want the programme, the idea, the story, the characters - it’s content.”
Holden has produced and directed hundreds of hours of NZ television from A Week Of It, Radio with Pictures and Gliding On to Shortland Street, City Life and Dancing with the Stars.
His roles during a 40 year screen career include Head of Production at South Pacific Pictures, General Manager of Commissioning and Production at TVNZ, and CEO of Comedia Pictures.
In this interview, Holden also talks about:
- Auditioning and casting Karyn Hay for Radio with Pictures
- Learning the art of comic timing
- How Gliding On struck a chord with New Zealanders
- Shooting live to tape on A Week Of It
- The early days working with Billy T James
This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence
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