Lights, camera, action . . . Bigger Picture Oamaru Trust chairwoman Dagmar Rohrbach (left) and tutors Maddy Maxwell (centre) and Bridget Ellis are running a filmmaking course in the school holidays. PHOTO: RUBY HEYWARD
Young people who fancy a future in film are being offered the chance to set their skills in motion.
The Bigger Picture Oamaru Trust is holding holiday workshops, which provide those aged 10-18 with the chance to learn the fundamental skills required to create content for a film.
They will be held at the Oamaru Youth Centre during the first week of the school holidays.
The tutors will be film producers Maddy Maxwell and Bridget Ellis, who have been working with schoolchildren and running programmes since 2015.
Majestic memories . . . Former Majestic Theatre cashier Betty Ball is excited about the new Oamaru Cinema opening today. PHOTO: RUBY HEYWARD
When Betty Ball started working at Oamaru’s Majestic Theatre in 1957, going to the movies was one of the only forms of entertainment on offer.
But it was much more than that – it was an occasion.
Mrs Ball started working at the Majestic Theatre as an usher for the 5pm late shifts, then picked up the afternoon shift before becoming a full-time cashier.
She sold tickets, cleaned up between screenings, ushered people to their seats, and watched the tail end of movies after counting the till.