Howick and pakuranga times feb 9 2015

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MULTI AWARD WINNING NEWSPAPER

Vol 44, No 11

General 271 8000 ■ Classified 271 8055 ■ Delivery Enquiries 271 8014 ■ Website www.times.co.nz

PROMISING PROSPECT BOOKS PLACE IN CHILE

Pakuranga’s Michael Woud helped New Zealand progress to the under-17 football world cup and has the skill, size and temperament to go far in the beautiful game. Page 16

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WOMEN’S GROUP INTRODUCES A CRECHE

Laraine Bennett is reaching out to young mums engaged in spiritual and emotional development. Page 3

Unique experience on set By CHRIS HARROWELL

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EVER did I think I’d one day find myself helping to make a television show dressed in clothes that made me resemble a bearded humpty-dumpty. The rare opportunity came after interviewing one of New Zealand’s most popular storytellers for an article in the Times about his new TV series. Te Radar, real name Andrew Lumsden, was set to film scenes at Howick Historical Village for one of his future programmes. Due to hit TV screens next year, he describes Te Radar’s Chequered Past as being about “great New Zealanders who had a vision and gave things a go”. Following the interview, Te Radar emailed to say he wanted to cast me in the show as a younger version of the real-life Kiwi character James Macandrew. Macandrew served as superintendent, or leader of the provincial council, of Otago in the South Island in the 1800s and at one point was arrested for being in debt. Obviously a crafty fellow, he decreed his Dunedin home to be an official prison, so he could serve out his sentence within it. With that background in mind, I arrived early to film my scene last Tuesday. Meeting me at the entrance to the historical village in Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga, was Ruth Spencer, the TV programme’s researcher and co-writer. First order of the day was to physically get into character. I was placed in the hands of expert character designers Janis MacEwan, overseeing the wardrobe, and Tracey Sharman, in charge of make-up. My hair was given an 1800s-style parting and sealed in place with copious amounts of product and hairspray. Mascara was applied to my beard to remove all traces of grey hair and my eyebrows darkened.

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ON LOCATION: Times reporter Chris Harrowell, left, got into character to lend a hand to Kiwi television personality Te Radar, Times photo Wayne Martin right, who filmed scenes at Howick Historical Village last week for one of his future TV shows.

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Getting into the required costume was the next adventure. The first shirt I tried on declined to fit, and the black trousers were hoisted up underneath my armpits and held in place by a belt that felt ready to burst with one false move. After putting on a looser shirt and some more comfortable chequered trousers, held in place by colourful braces, I was ready for action. Soon after, the call arrived via walkie-talkie from the set that the crew was ready to shoot my scene. I met director Peter Bell, supervising first assistant director Natasha Romaniuk, and greeted the show’s star, the always chipper Te Radar. Standing in for Macandrew’s home on the set was the historical village’s Sergeant Barry’s Cottage. It didn’t take long for the crew to set up the lights, camera, and other gear, and we were ready to rehearse. My acting task was so simple that it would have been a struggle to mess it up. I started each take inside the cottage and when Natasha yelled “action”, I strode out and across a gravel path toward the property’s front fence. At the same time, Te Radar walked toward me from the left, delivering his dialogue to camera. We eventually met on different sides of the fence gate. I leaned over it, picked up a wooden sign that read ‘welcome’, and flipped it over to the other side, which said ‘jail’. Te Radar looked at me, I gave him a gentlemanly nod in return, and he kept walking to my right out of shot. And that was it. After about six takes, we got it right, and my job was done. It was a unique experience to see how actors and a TV filming crew work and an honour to be involved. But I couldn’t extricate myself from Macandrew’s antique outfit fast enough. ■ More photos page 5

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