Lyse Beck
About Me
Lyse.
Pronounced like please without the P.
It's short for Ilyse, but no one calls me that.
It’s weird that you live with a name that you had no say in.
Published Short Story:​
"Me Three" in the Black Hare Press Anthology "Tick Tock"
Distributed Short Film:​
"Turtlebank Hustler" - Written and Produced by me. Received international distribution through "Show me your Shorts" NZ Film Festival.
VES Award:​
Winner of "Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video
Screenwriting accolades:​
Nominated for "Best Screenplay" in NZ Film Festival
​Winner of The Happy Writer’s Competition
Winner of the Real Authors Awards
Winner in the Page Awards
Semi-Finalist in the Nichol Fellowship
Mashing together my education in computer science and art, I made a career in the digital VFX industry. I helped make the impossible possible on over 30 films for over 30 years. Films such as Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and quite a few Marvel movies. My IMDb page of credits: link.
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I'm a Canadian privileged to live in New Zealand.
A Sci-fi writer, gamer, and painter, I’m fascinated by humans, weird sea creatures, and the mysteries of the universe. I'm pretty sure I was a dog in another life.
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I'm surrounded by a wonderful writing community. Two of my favorite public writing organisations are Litopia and Spec Fic NZ . I have some incredible writer friends who not only help make my writing better, but help make my life better.
As the secretary for Pastel Artists of New Zealand, I organise a national Pastel Challenge every 2 months and wrangle a monthly local social art group.
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I hope for a future without inherent violence, when society welcomes all genders and we can freely love and be loved.