film industry, festivals, Sundance, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Camerimage, Fantastic Fest, A-list festivals, filmmakers, directors, sales agents, film sales, film rights, publicist, Katrina Wan PR, publicity, film distribution, Magnolia Films, Turbo Kid, Sundance experience, sales agent, marketing, media coverage, networking, industry connections, film financing.

Techos’ Guild, film industry, local projects, international projects, Karla Rodgers, ICC Cricket World Cup, immigration laws, health and safety, Blue Book, Safety Code of Practice, broadcast, cinematography, Camerimage, film festival, Bydgoszcz, Poland, industry growth, Guild’s role, New Zealand technicians, publicity, Andrew Little, Labour Party, government policies, working conditions, film community, industry lobbying.

Cricket World Cup, CWC, New Zealand, employment, OB crew, ESPN, Broadcast Solutions, overseas crew, cheap labor, Techos’ Guild, Andrew Little, immigration laws, labor rights, crew employment, major event status, FIFA U-20’s World Cup, television rights, international broadcasters, New Zealand workers, cheap overseas labor, Prime Minister John Key, public response, Radio Live, TV One news, event classification.

Autumn, gender imbalances, film industry, TV industry, creative roles, South Pacific Pictures, trainee program, WIFT, DEGNZ, insurance, film technicians, Roi Macgregor, production insurance, Waka Attewell, financial journey, financial security, TVC production, investment, financial future-proofing, Techos’ Guild, accounts officer, NZTECHO.

Techos’ Guild, safety workshop, NZ film industry, Alun Bollinger, Willy Heatley, health and safety, film sets, road safety, pyrotechnics, helicopters, UAVs, drones, risk management, safety officer, special effects, insurance, licensing, workplace hazards, crew responsibility, safety culture, safety code of practice, film schools, safety card, SCOP, production safety, crew communication, health and safety laws, workplace safety.

set decorator, dresser, independent films, Massey University, fine arts, photography, storytelling, art direction, production design, Stem Creative, Wellington, producer, research, design, subtlety, crew dynamics, NZ film industry, national cinema, international productions, creative risks, Hollywood blockbusters, film credits, small production teams.

Big Screen Symposium, Auckland, Techos’ Guild, Karla Rodgers, Carolyn Brooke, Zara Hayden, Jan Sisley, Kiwi cinema, Fantail, Housebound, The Dead Lands, The Last Saint, The Dark Horse, filmmakers, workshops, panel discussions, film case studies, financing, marketing, distribution, crew content, film industry, 2015 event.

TVC, film industry, New Zealand, The Light Between Oceans, Dunedin, smaller jobs, budget trends, technology, drones, UAVs, FAA, film commissioners, commercial use, private use, safety, workplace safety, Civil Aviation Authority, code of practice, production technology, Association of Film Commissioners, drone safety, feature films, holiday season, Queenstown.

Wellington, Crew Wellington, Crew NZ, film industry, grip, film production, tax breaks, international productions, 2015, industry growth, solidarity, unions, working conditions, health and safety, Guild membership, Australian crew, production activity, US films, UK, Canada, wage rates, film crews, corporate videos, big jobs.

Auckland, film industry, Filmcrews, film production, incentives, studio facilities, backlot, Film Auckland, ATEED, Techos’ Guild, crew demand, infrastructure, international standard studios, sound stages, television commercials, feature films, television productions, photographic shoots, foley stages, industry recovery, production manager, HOD, film community, production opportunities.

Health and Safety Reform Bill, NZ law, Pike River, PCBU, Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking, worker definitions, reasonably practicable, health and safety duties, due diligence, officers’ responsibility, reckless conduct, penalties, workplace safety, WorkSafe New Zealand, NZ screen industry, NZ Film Commission, commercial litigation, employment law, safety practices, legislative changes, penalties, health and safety offenses, proactive safety management, Philip McCarthy.

NZ Screen Production Grant, NZFC, tax credit, cash rebate, qualifying NZ production expenditure, international productions, Power Rangers, 5% uplift, film incentives, NZ film industry, low-budget productions, infrastructure investment, NZ production guidelines, significant economic benefits, co-marketing, Tourism NZ, NZFC verification panel, MOU, provisional approval, film co-productions, NZ tourism, film industry growth, grant misconceptions.

Richard Bluck, cinematographer, Kapiti Coast, Television One, Avalon, freelancer, Techos’ Guild, The Blue Book, film industry, collective voice, fair treatment, sustainable industry, low-budget NZ films, health and safety, Guild, Wellington branch, NZCS, New Zealand Cinematographers Society, film workers, film advocacy, industry competitiveness, safety practices, industry development, NZ film.

Mike Westgate, production sound mixer, NZ film industry, VidCom, 1975, colour TV, Ampex tape machines, Ikegami camera, film transfers, sound design, Smash Palace, Roger Donaldson, Bruno Lawrence, radio mics, documentary work, Nambassa, Royal Tour, Prince Charles, NZ scenery, film equipment, location recording, post-production, audio equipment, freelance, film growth, American productions, film industry pioneers.

screen production, NZ film industry, drama, Jackie van Beek, short films, The Inland Road, The Last Saint, freelance, tourism, coach tours, Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, production management, AD, TVCs, museum installations, filmmaking, film equipment, 5D camera, film courses, story-driven filmmaking, crew dynamics, NZ locations, post-production, tax incentives, private investors, NZ Film Commission.

NZ International Film Festival, NZFC, Escalator scheme, low-budget filmmaking, Deathgasm, Make My Horror Movie, Ant Timpson, film distribution, film production, Housebound, No. 8 wire mentality, industry remuneration, cast and crew compensation, NZ film industry, private investment, NZ Screen Production Grant, SPIF, funding, film budgets, self-funded films, industry sustainability, film ethics, creative risks, film investment.