Dean Hewison and Matty Warmington – Video with your SLR

Did you know that today it is not uncommon for feature length films to be shot on DSLR/Mirrorless cameras? Is your video feature on your camera one of those features that you have never quite got around to mastering?

Things may well be different for you after hearing our two guest speakers on 12 September.

We are fortunate to have two talented Wellington-based cinematographers in Dean Hewison and Matty Warmington talking about their work and how you can take the first steps along the way to unlocking your skills as a videographer.

Dean is a writer and director for film, theatre, television and web. He was written and directed several plays, many of which have won awards in various festivals and competitions, including media satire “Live at Six”, advertising love-letter “Jingles – The Musical” and the comedic two-hander “Conversations With My Penis”.

Dean has written and directed a multitude of short films over the years, and is a veteran of the 48HOURS short film competition, having directed and co-written 13 short films since 2004. His team Traces of Nut were the 2013 National Champions with “The Sleeping Plot”, with Dean winning the national award for Best Director. His 2018 duo entry (with Richard Falkner) “Master” won the Wellington Final, and won national awards for Best Editing, Best Script, and Best Ultra Film. His other film writing and directing includes the feature length comedy “How to Meet Girls From a Distance”, which was nominated for six New Zealand Film Awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay, and winner of the Grand Prix du Jury at the Festival de Antipodes in France. Dean’s short “Judgment Tavern” was selected by Lee Tamahori for NZ’s Best in the NZIFF 2016, and in the same year he directed the 45 minute comedy special “On the Conditions and Possibilities of Hilary Clinton Taking Me as Her Young Lover”.

Dean is also a freelance television director, having recently directed two episodes of the New Zealand comedy hit “Wellington Paranormal”. Dean currently has three comedic feature films in development: “Tough Crowd”, “Big Business”, and “Everyone Dies” – the feature length expansion of his short film “Judgment Tavern”.

Matty has over twenty years experience in producing, directing and shooting all over New Zealand and the world. He runs Kaboose Media – a Wellington based production company that produces high quality corporate and promotional videos. He has a strong background in documentary and an artistic flair for motion graphics and animation.

As a cinematographer, Matty has worked with Dean on multiple films, commercials, and web series, including the 48HOURS National Champion “The Sleeping Plot”, children’s nature web series “Wild Eyes”, and the feature film “How to Meet Girls From a Distance”.

Doors open at 7:00pm, meeting starts at 7:30pm.