Techos’ Guild, membership, Blue Book, Safety Code of Practice, screen production, overtime, safe work practices, lobbying, film safety workshops, industry strength, local productions, Peter Jackson, government incentives, technical resources, film industry support, Gordon Willis, cinematography, guild contributions, leadership transition.

Techos’ Guild, national executive, regional committees, Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown, volunteer, industry experience, leadership, Blue Book, Safety Code of Practice, workshops, membership, government liaisons, publicity, representation, executive officer, collaboration, film schools, community events, guild structure.

executive committee, Karla Rodgers, Dave Gibson, New Zealand Film Commission, industry experience, Richard Bluck, Screen Industry Survey, Esme Smart, makeup artist, back in the day, Ian Turtill, Turtz, screen incentives, Wellington branch, NZTECHO, crew, government data, industry assumptions, Q&A, publication, industry contributions.

Kevin Magill, Kev, location manager, location scout, transport captain, film industry, overtime, industry loss, crew memories, early mornings, film sets, thank you, industry tribute, Graeme Tuckett, good bastard, team spirit, long hours, dedication, crew relationships, location work, film crew.

Queenstown, work, Korean market, North Face, Merrell, Discovery Korea, extreme sports, body rigs, helmet rigs, zip line, Curious Film, Japanese beer TVC, crane shot, Japanese director, grip crew, TVC, Batch Film, Joy Ride, Oamaru, Japanese project, sunflower field, Z for Zacharia, Banks Peninsula, Henry Aitken, scandal, Joshua Dunn.

1980s, Top Town, TV shows, community, content, cinematographer, Waka Attewell, free-to-air TV, HBO, AMC, cultural awareness, Pacific Film Unit, cooking shows, TV programming, broadcasting, TV production, unrealistic schedules, community shows, Country Calendar, neoliberalism, TV industry, public broadcasting, television ideal, TV ratings.

Miramar, Wellington, film industry, TVCs, telefeatures, Avatar, Avalon, Crew Auckland, Crew Wellington, high budget series, filming, membership, Crew Aucks, industry lull, production rumors, sunny days, Graeme Tuckett, film crew, local industry.

film incentives, NZ government, feature films, Auckland, crew shortage, skilled crew, Step Dave, When We Go to War, The Kick, Deadlands, Project L, Wellington, commercial market, crew retention, showreel, portfolio, CV, IMDb, industry recovery, seasonal work, Guild vice president, Sioux Macdonald.

film industry, The Film School, camera, lighting, filmmaking, creative freedom, travel, short films, paid work, day job, creative department, Miramar, lighting techniques, camera skills, film crew, teamwork, compromise, low-budget projects, competition, support, NZ industry, local films, NZ stories, film exposure, media, sustainable industry.

crew member, workday, 14-hour shift, film production, Sarah Jones, safety on set, dangerous work, film industry, long hours, overtime, family, work-life balance, film crew, safety standards, production changes, solidarity, industry reform, safety awareness, loss, change, tragedy, crew unity.

Sarah Elizabeth Jones, crew safety, film production, Midnight Rider, railway accident, Georgia, A-list support, Slates For Sarah, Hollywood, Oscars, Bette Midler, safety on set, Techos' Guild, film safety, safety Code of Practice, Lifeguard and Safety, train accident, film crew tragedy, petition, Oscar memorial, film industry, solidarity, set safety awareness.

NZ screen industry, technical innovation, Callaghan Innovation, Grow Wellington, R&D, film technicians, IP, commercialization, MatterMachine, 3D printing, Tom Kluyskens, Film Convert, eHoncho, Lance Lones, intellectual property, Weta Digital, NZ technology, startups, FilmHoncho, Kayne Horsham, Lord of the Rings, injection moulding, chainmail, The Hobbit, R&D grants, entrepreneurship, digital fabrication.

Donald Duncan, Sarajevo, 1984 Winter Olympics, documentary, DOP, Howard Moses, Simon Wi Rutene, NZ team, camera assistant, DA Pennebaker, Direct Cinema, Arriflex, 16mm, Eastman stock, Sarajevo street life, sponsorship, 4WD Mitsubishi, press passes, ski-jump, bobsleigh, Torvill and Dean, ice-skating, Buddhist invisibility, Telluride Mountain Film Festival, Zimska Olimpijada, ABC, film editing, John Gilbert, civil war, Sarajevo culture.

government rebates, production rebate, Fiji, foreign film spending, Fiji Super, Fiji One, Shortland Street, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Bollywood, production budget, The Hobbit, infrastructure, film production, skilled crews, studio facilities, location shots, Cast Away, budget threshold, exchange rates, NZ film industry, post facilities, film workers, creative talent.

line production, TVC, Jane Gilbert, Lisa Kissin, University of Auckland, English, Psychology, assistant directing, Shortland Street, Hercules, Xena, TV drama, feature films, 1st AD, TVC rates, assistant director, crew rates, mobile phones on set, professionalism, NZ screen industry, economic value, Film Auckland, NZ Techos’ Guild, green footprint, sustainability, The Hobbit, Peter Jackson, brand NZ.

safety, budgets, overtime, film shoots, crew safety, camera assistant, film production, Midnight Rider, railway bridge, government lobbying, incentive schemes, local production, New Zealand Film Commission, CEO Dave Gibson, film industry, production levels, off-shore productions, work hours, 10-hour workdays, shooting schedule, line producer, Robert Schneider, humane work hours.