The Icarus Team

Managers

Chris Gloyn - C.E.O & Marketing Manager, Film Director
Chris has worked in sales, marketing and promotion for most of his life with vast experience as a talent agent, he is responsible for sourcing potential models, film talent, film crews for productions and events, Conducting interviews or auditions, taking Profile Comp Card images, model portfolios, dealing with clients such as Photographers, Casting Agents, Production Houses and their requirements involving our talent or professional crew, sourcing props and or other services involving working with or along side various companies round Auckland.

He can be utilized as an on-set production Film stills photographer, a model and multi media photographer or for event co-ordination if required, has many years experience in the film industry including extra roles, support roles plus stunts in film and TV productions, many years experience in the model industry. (see profile)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icarus_photography_studio/

A dancer, experienced horse rider, experienced living history Re-enactor in both modern military and medieval and is fully combat weapons trained including modern firearms. He was recently Director for the feature film Bloodlines.

Petra Gloyn - Talent Manager, Accounts and Contracts
She has run her own business for 25 years and has experience in finance and environmental, and contract law.

She is responsible for booking talent, compiling Comp Cards and online profiles, website development, accounts and contracts and submitting talent for casting briefs and ensuring that talent know their responsibilities and get to auditions and set locations.

An Experienced catwalk model plus glamour modelling experience, a dancer, an actress in stage plays and an experienced extra (see profile) and is the head of our equine talent section. She recently added another notch to her belt working as sound tech and co director\script writer on the recently completed film Bloodlines due out in 2024.

Photographers

Marten Bearda - Portfolio Photographer
Marten has worked as a freelance photographer for 50 plus years, a valued member of the agency
He's easy going with a likeable personality

Fully Experienced in Black & White photography he has developed and printed his own images in his own dark room. With his modelling or film stills shoots he is always looking for that different angle or challenge. www.instagram.com/marten1954

He has a background in track and field. surf lifesaving, surfing, mounted horse games, equestrian ODE, farm life, landscapes, family life, and an experienced security officer.

Andrew MacKay - Photographer
Using photography to express his artistic vision has been a part of Andrew’s life for over 40 years.
He has worked in most of the major photography disciplines and now concentrates his efforts in studio photography of dancers and dogs.
 
Based in Dunedin.

Video & Film Production

Joel Staveley - Videographer
Joel was a specialist engineer in 3D visualization & industrial meteorology before following his passion into cinematography & photography. This led him into becoming a New Zealand photography & adventure tour guide while starting his own business, a content & video production agency in 2017. Eventually this introduced him into areas of portrait photography which opened doors into catalog, portfolio and lifestyle content photography for brands and models which he has built a reputation on.

Head D.O.P on recently completed film production Bloodlines.

Website: https://www.eyesore.co.nz/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joelsvisuals

Mateusz Zebrowski - Editor, Videographer
Mateusz got his film production degree at Lodz Film School in Poland. He worked on short films, ads, YouTube and corporate videos as a camera operator, director, and editor. He also regularly works at TVNZ as a broadcasting technician.

Assistant Editor on Bloodlines.

Talent Scouts

Tricia Shearer - Waikato
Trish has 14 years experience as a beauty therapist, nail technician, color consultant and personal stylist. Owner of Sparkly Couture located in Tauranga.

Hair and Makeup

Maria Bosma - Head Makeup Artist
Marie studied at The Makeup School In Ponsonby in 2015. Since than she had a number of shows as a backstage Makeup Artist including Miss Bikini 2015, Charity Fashion show, Summer Breeze,  Mrs NZ 2017, Miss Russia/NZ,  and The Grand Indo Western Wedding fashion show 2018. Head makeup artist for the recently completed film production Bloodlines.

She also worked with one of the Top NZ Judges in hairdressing while living in Tauranga and has experience in many salons, eg;  Rodney Wayne,  Sirrocco and Hairkraft. Her future direction is to progress her  talent through weddings, special effects and photo shoots.

Website: https://riaemmerlene.weebly.com/

Annie Curtis - Makeup Artist
Of British origin, Annie is a freelance makeup artist. She does the makeup for actors at the Harlequin Theatre. She is a screen production major at Auckland University and has done some amateur acting, modelling for Cut Above, and can sing and play the piano (see profile).

She can be hired as an on-set makeup artist through Icarus Talent.

Carla Taylor - Head Hair Stylist
New Zealand born, Carla developed her interest in hair through the intricacies of working on horses manes and tails. She works as hair stylist on various fashion shows and pageants.

She has also done catwalk modelling in fashion shows, and worked as an extra on Shortland Street, 800 Words and the TV movie Kiwi (see profile).

Head hair artist for the recently completed film production Bloodlines..

Carla is also on our equine talent team.

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Carlas-Nails-And-Beauty-Room-202802893828106/