Dale Austen – Gauge

Seen on screen

October 20, 2020October 27, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments baby contest, bathing suit, competition film, Dale Austen, film, haircut, Hayward, Hollywood

In the days before social media, selfies, online baby photo albums and website competitions, there were still plenty of ways

Competitions Film

“Ticket to Hollywood” Screen Test Competition

May 21, 2014March 29, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1920s, acting, Bush Cinderella, Dale Austen, Francois Delsarte, photo competition, silent film, Ticket to Hollywood, Venus of the South Seas, WELTEC

Are you ready for your close-up? Film a silent movie screen test of yourself enacting one to four of the

Film NZ History

Who’s For Hollywood? – Miss New Zealand 1927

December 12, 2013February 1, 2017 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1920s, Auckland, beauty pageants, celebrity, Dale Austen, Ellen Pullar, femininity, Hollywood, Miss New Zealand, national identity

By Ellen Pullar, NZFA Publicist This blog post looks back to 1927, at a little fizzer of a short film