ScreenTalk: Tim Balme
Actor and writer Tim Balme has played an integral part in the NZ film and television scene for longer than he chooses to remember - and has portrayed good guys, bad guys, the guy next door, dopey guys, clever guys and almost every other guy in between.
Lately, Balme has diversified his portfolio and is currently Head of Development at South Pacific Pictures.
In this ScreenTalk interview, Balme reveals:
• His early theatre aspirations – still never realised
• What it was like amongst the gore on the set of Braindead
• His thoughts on playing Jack Brown Genius in the feature film
• One of the defining and more risque moments from feature film Via Satellite
• His take on NZ cinema audiences
• How he became a writer on Outrageous Fortune
• Thoughts on the successful formula behind Outrageous Fortune
• Scoring an acting role in the new South Pacific Pictures series The Almighty Johnsons
This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence
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