Mia Blake: learning from every role she plays...

Interview – 2015

Actor Mia Blake made her screen debut in comedy film Hopeless, which led to TV series LoveBites. In 2006 Blake won an NZ Screen Award for her role in Toa Fraser's first movie No. 2, before starring in horror movie The Tattooist. She was nominated again after playing a woman giving birth in 2008 short film This is Her. Blake has gone on to act in The Millen Baird Show, Auckland Daze and Golden.

In this ScreenTalk, Blake talks about:

Being terrified as a newbie on the set of Hopeless
Learning the craft of acting on TV series LoveBites
Loving the rehearsal process for the film No. 2
How director Toa Fraser listened to her input on set
Working with American actor Jason Behr on horror film The Tattooist
Her emotional reaction to giving birth on-screen in This is Her
Dealing with being pregnant while acting in short film Isoceles
Having a huge amount of fun on The Millen Baird Show
Being proud of appearing in cop series Harry
Why she was thrilled at having a "tiny part" on Auckland Daze
Having her career that combines all the things she loves

This video was first uploaded on 2 February 2015, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – Andrew Whiteside

I had so much fun doing that . . . I got to sort of do that fast shooting TV thing again . . . you've got to be on your game, running your lines while you're getting your makeup change, and all that stuff.
– Mia Blake on acting on sketch comedy The Millen Baird Show

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