Behind the scenes: Meet the Directors Pt2
Shortland Street employs some of the best directors in
NZ and the world!
Make sure you
check out Part 1 of our feature:
Richard Barr
Richard spent 12 years as a 1st Assistant Director on a
vast number of shows including Xena: Warrior Princess, Power
Rangers, Mataku and The Market, before making the leap into
directing.
He has directed several episodes of Outrageous Fortune and is now
currently working fulltime on
Shortland Street.
Jonathan Alver
Jonathan has more than 25 years experience in theatrical, screen
and event production and direction in both the UK and New Zealand,
including in London's West End.
He established and led one of New Zealand's premiere arts
organisations, NBR New Zealand Opera, giving him an intimate
knowledge of the arts sector and a broad range of management,
production, financial, sponsorship and programming
expertise.
In the last four years Jonathan has worked primarily as a
television drama and major event director.
As well as Shortland Street, Jonathan has also directed episodes of
Go Girls.
Wayne Tourell
Wayne Tourell is one of Shortland Street's longest-lasting and most
experienced directors having worked on the show off and on since
the very beginning.
Tourell has worked as an executive producer, producer, director and
writer for both film and television for almost 45 years and has the
honour of being the director on the first ever New Zealand show to
be nominated for an Emmy Award.
He was also the national producer for Telethon 88, the biggest
telethon ever stage in New Zealand.
He spent four years as the Executive Producer for Natural History
New Zealand and has worked on documentaries as well as
entertainment shows for both networks.
His feature film Bonjour Timothy, which features Shortland Street
alumni Angela Bloomfield and Dean O'Gorman won a raft of awards
around the world, including a special Jury Prize for Best Director
at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1996.
