BACKGROUND
Vicky received a BA from Victoria University, and trained as an assistant film-editor on commercials in London. On return to Aotearoa/New Zealand she free-lanced as an assistant film editor on commercials, documentaries and feature films.
Her interest in screen acting began the ‘80’s when she was working in post-production on feature films, editing performances in which actors delivered self-conscious unconnected performances, rather than relating to each other.
Seeking authentic screen performance took her on a decade long quest to LA where she trained as an actor and director at the Jeremiah Comey Acting Studios.
On her return to Aoteroa/New Zealand she trained actors throughout the country and established two acting studios in Auckland. She has taught at the major drama institutes including the Wellington National Drama School/Toi Whakaari, Auckland School for Screen and Performing Arts Unitec, Auckland University, PASA in Auckland, TAP in Auckland, as well as at Relativity Film School in Los Angeles.
As a filmmaker, Vicky utilises both traditional and non-traditional systems for the development and production of films. She favours deep collaborative processes - which she has developed extensively in the training sector - in which creative teams are guided to discover story and script narrative by an Inside Out approach using actor/character-based methodologies.
Since first going to Greece as a young girl, Vicky’s Greek roots have underpinned much of her personal creative practice. She shares her year between Aotearoa/New Zealand and Greece. (see Greece)