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We talk to the industry experts to bring you the latest news and advice, and help you launch your career!
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| Adam Rickitt, Coronation Street & Shortland Street Star |
4 May 2008 |
| StarNow: | As a young guy finishing his GAP year how did you feel when you landed the role of Nick Tilsley on Coronation Street? | | Adam: | It was such a huge shift and eye opener. To go from the sheltered world of boarding school to suddenly the biggest show in the country at my very first audition was not only incredibly lucky but daunting and a huge change. |
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| Katie Richardson, Miss World Australia 2008 |
1 May 2008 |
| StarNow: | Congratulations Katie (http://www.starnow.com/534677) on winning this prestigious award, this is a fantastic achievement. How did you feel when you were crowned? | | Katie: | It was very overwhelming, although you rehearse the possibility in your mind; when the announcement is actually made, it feels too good to be true. The reality of it has still not sunk in, however, I am very excited about the opportunities that have arisen, and the things that I will be able to do. |
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| Georgia Horsley, Miss England 2007 |
29 April 2008 |
| StarNow: | Congratulations Georgia (http://www.starnow.com/MissEngland2007) on winning this prestigious award, it is an amazing achievement. How did you feel about being crowned The 2007/08 Miss England? | | Georgia: | I was in complete shock when I was crowned Miss England 2007/08! Never in a million years, did I think I was going to win, and for the whole evening after that point was a blur! I was absolutely over the moon when I won. |
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| Sally Arnott - winner of The Australian Swimsuit Calendar model search 2007 and StarNow.com member |
5 March 2008 |
| StarNow: | Sally (www.starnow.com/SallyArnott) congratulations on winning The Australian Swimsuit Calendar model search 2007. This is quite an achievement - how did you feel when you won? | | Sally: | Thanks! It came as a huge shock to me actually because I did not expect it. My friend had seen the online newsletter before I did and rung me up saying ‘Congratulations on winning the trip to the Bahamas’. I had no idea what she was talking about. But I jumped out of my seat when I got the confirmation e-mail. I got on the phone straight away and rang up the organizers to thank them. I felt so excited and could not get the smile off my face all day!
I won this by receiving the highest number of votes from the buyers of the calendar. Thank you to all of them! |
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| Julie Lever - actor, dancer, blockbuster film extra |
1 March 2008 |
| StarNow: | Julie (www.starnow.com/julieannelever) do you consider yourself more of an actor or a dancer? Or Do you find you are able to do both? | | Julie: | When I first started out I considered myself to be a dancer, although I studied performing arts I saw this as an addition to my dance career. As time has passed and from my most recent jobs I now find that the majority of the work allows me to do both. Therefore I no longer classify myself as just a dancer but am competent to both act and dance and as a result can be put forward for more work, which is never a bad thing. |
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| Caroline Barley - director of Nova Models and Australian Model Search judge |
18 February 2008 |
| StarNow: | What is Nova Models? Eg; how did it begin, what is its name derived from, and what kind of agency does it aim to be... | | Caroline: | I have owned Nova since 2000, and prior to that it was known as Maysie Bestall-Cohen Model Management, which was my model agency. Nova means bright star, and this is what we encourage all our models and talent to be. We aim to be a professional, forward-thinking agency with the international market and the welfare of our models in mind at all times. |
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| Jack Yan, director of Lucire Magazine and one of the Australian Model Search 2008 Judges |
10 February 2008 |
| StarNow: | What is Lucire? eg; how did it begin, what does its name mean, what is its purpose? | | Jack: | Lucire began as a fashion website in 1997. The vision was originally for an Asia-Pacific fashion magazine on the internet, because that market wasn’t covered well online then. We decided on the global angle in 1998 and branched into print in 2004.
The name was not meant to mean anything. A friend of mine and I were sitting at her office one day in 1997 and she just uttered it. I checked on AltaVista (the major search engine at the time) and it didn’t come up as a swear word, so we used it. Interestingly, however, it means ‘to glitter’ in Romanian—we didn’t find this out till around 2001 or 2002. It’s not a word used commonly any more, so when people say it there, it usually refers to this magazine.
We now have print editions coming out of several countries and I would like to see that increase greatly in 2008.
Our purpose is to be real in fashion, and to be a step ahead. The women who buy Lucire in print tend to be trend-setters, those who are ahead of their peers. We were the first to partner with the United Nations Environment Programme before Al Gore started doing the whole eco thing—that was in 2003. In the last 11 years, we’ve consistently been ahead of the curve; some would say too ahead. We want to show that you can be responsible and glamorous. |
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| Pua Magasiva - Star of Shortland Street, Sione’s Wedding and Power Rangers |
12 January 2008 |
| StarNow: | How long have you been an actor? Where did you get your start or what got you interested in acting? | | Pua: | My older brother Robbie is a well known actor in New Zealand and it was his influence that got me into acting. I began acting in 1996 when I got my first TVC at the age of sixteen, but didn’t really start professionally till 2000 when I got my first ever role in Television. It was then when I began to realize that I had developed a passion for acting.
It was like fate you know? When you find something that you begin to love all you want to do is that. From then on that’s all that I’ve wanted to do. |
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| Camille Keenan - Star of 30 Days of Night |
6 January 2008 |
| StarNow: | How long have you been an actor? Where did you get your start or what got you interested in acting? | | Camille: | I wanted to be an actor from the age of five but really struggled with shyness. So it wasn't until I was 14 that I did my first theatre show and then started taking classes at 16. It was always purely for the love of it and I only got an agent because everyone I met was like 'what? you don't have an agent??' ... and then I got really lucky and landed a fantastic agent. |
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| Gail Cowan, Actor's Agent and Director of GCM |
3 January 2008 |
| StarNow: | How long have you been a talent agent? Where did you get your start? | | Gail: | 24 years. Had done a bit of modeling beforehand and my agent was selling – seemed like a good idea at the time! From memory I grossed $184 in my first month so the thrill wore off fairly quickly but the challenge still remains. |
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| Nicola Curry - Organiser of the Wellington RALPH Swimwear Model of the Year Competition |
1 January 2008 |
| StarNow: | Hi Nicola, you are the organizer for the Wellington Ralph model search, can you tell us a bit about this event? | | Nicola: | The Ralph Australian Swimwear Model of the Year is the search for Australia and New Zealand’s best swimwear models. The contestants over the age of 18 compete in their own choice of Swimwear and After 5 Fashion. The top 12 girls selected during the Australian and New Zealand combined final will be shot exclusively for the 2009 Ralph Australian Swimwear Model of the Year Calendar, with the winner featuring on the cover. |
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| Leoni Kibbey - Casting Director, Agent, Actress, Magazine Features Editor |
27 November 2007 |
| StarNow: | You are a casting director and agent, and also a magazine features writers, actress and mother - or in other words, a very busy person! You very actively involved in the London entertainment scene. How did you get involved in this? Was this always a passion of yours? | | Leoni: | Apart from a mini blip at the tender age of 4 when I was convinced it was my destiny to be a zookeeper I have always wanted to sing and act. My Mum is a world-renowned Jazz Singer and the most incredible creatively gifted person in all areas of her life. My brothers and sisters are all creative with a strong business edge. My brother is a photographer/digital artist (does good rates for sessions). We had a wonderful, free, creative childhood listening to live jazz, playing loads of games. People don’t play enough together anymore. Acting is all about playing and playing is all about communicating. I am a big communicator. I have a really strong work ethic and the fact I do so much is because I can’t stop working…I love the feeling of being capable. Also all my different areas of work tend to feed into each other and benefit my business as a whole. |
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| Nathan Meister, star of the New Zealand film 'Black Sheep' |
1 November 2007 |
| StarNow: | How long have you been an actor? Where did you get your start or what got you interested in acting? | | Nathan: | I started acting in high school and did some plays at university. I started getting into comedy at university too. It was when I was performing at a comedy competition in Christchurch that some one from Pulp Comedy saw me and invited me to perform a couple of sets in Auckland for the TV show. I did the 'go to london and audition for real drama schools' thing, got in but didn't get a scholarship...so I ended up at NZ:Drama School...which worked out really well. |
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| Jen Chiang, Director of Juicy Productions, UK
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10 October 2007 |
| StarNow: | Please tell us a bit about Juicy Productions | | Jen: | Juicy Productions is a dance production company producing dance for events, live performances and artists. We offer a range of services for companies, artists and professional dancers from choreography and dancers for music videos and tv to corporate events and full scale dance productions for festivals and product launches. We’ve also teamed up with music production company Chewatribe to provide artist development for recording artists.
We’re based in London Bridge where we work out of a small studio/office but most of the jobs are on site – in rehearsal studios, film studios etc. I work with a team of different creative such as choreographers, dancers, graphic designers, stylists, make up artists, and music producers according to the project and who is available.
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| Jack Falber, Journalist for Medavia |
3 October 2007 |
| StarNow: | Hi Jack, you are a journalist for Medavia, a media consultancy company in the UK (http://www.medavia.co.uk). Can you tell us a bit about Medavia and your role in the company? | | Jack: | We fill a gap in the media world between journalists and PR people. Journalists are trained to get their story, even if what they publish damages the individual or organisation they are writing about. PR people, on the other hand, want to promote individuals and companies -- but some times they fail because they don't have the skills and contacts of journalists. At Medavia we have a team of very experienced journalists -- but everything we do is in the interests of our clients. Like PR people, we are here to protect reputations and help clients achieve their goals. |
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