Anna Cahill, Screen Directors Guild, New Zealand, executive director, film industry, television industry, Film and Television Awards, directors, editors, industry champion, broadcasters, funding bodies, screen industry, creative voice, rates, conditions, public profile, industry relationships, sympathy, leadership, colleagues, social value, cultural value, generosity, spirit, intelligence.

Melissa, Māori Television, Rongoā Māori, Māori film, Te Ara Whakaata, Te Waka Toi, Don Selwyn, Māori film committee, Māori screen hui, The Brown Pages, Dreamspeakers Festival, Iniskimaki, Kahu & Maia, Ngā Aho Whakaari, Moko Toa, Aroha, ImagiNative Film Festival, Māori broadcasters, Once Were Warriors, Māori Merchant of Venice, Songs from the Inside, Whetu Fala

gripping, crew conditions, low-budget, per diems, travel time, Queenstown, Wanaka, reality show, international TVC, macro lenses, shoot experience, natural features, Acuvue, bungee jumping, Korean shoot, Chinese milk, Red Bull, Crown Range, production challenges, winter slowdown, job appreciation, New Zealand projects, hair strands

motor vehicle expenses, tax deduction, sole trader, partnership, company, vehicle depreciation, IRD mileage rate, logbook, business travel, fringe benefit tax, employee reimbursement, company vehicle, tax invoices, business use, travel documentation, vehicle ownership, mileage calculation, tax-free reimbursement, financial adviser, tax queries, tax records

Auckland, freelance crew, production companies, Filmcrews, Power Rangers, South Pacific Pictures, Nothing Trivial, The Hobbit, commercial, features, holding patterns, CVs, websites, networking, equipment, part-time income, industry exit, Sioux Macdonald, Guild vice president, executive committee, regional wrap, summer

Wellington, The Pa Boys, Hobbit pick-ups, Gibson Group, Avalon Studios, TVCs, Weta Digital, VFX, Techos’ Guild, Film Archives, Richard Bluck, Jen Metcalfe, crew graduate, Bird Song, Film and Television School, Park Road Post, graduate films, composer, orchestra, New Zealand Film Commission, Escalator Scheme, television drama

new media, advertising, VFX, digital content, production rates, internet, YouTube, social media, marketing, TVC, film industry, production budgets, crew wages, NZ on Air, web content, mobile platforms, industry collaboration, production companies, budget cuts, technology, law commission

VFX, workshop, film production, collaboration, New Zealand Film Commission, Techos' Guild, cinematography, Alun Bollinger, Charlie McClellan, Dunedin Festival, Script to Screen, screenwriting, film students, short films, filmmaking, Otago, Southland, film community, documentary, funding, career development

film industry, New Zealand, production, international work, crew collaboration, immigration, talent, locations, industry challenges, rates, work permits, competitive advantage, equipment, film-friendly, cost of production, film incentives, international clients, Film New Zealand, film studios, location scouting, industry survival

hairdressing, makeup, film, television, commercial, industry rates, makeup artist, Evil Dead, prosthetics, film community, competition, collaboration, New Zealand, makeup supervisor, The Makeup School, multitasking, film industry training, actor relationships, production budgets, freelance, upcoming filmmakers

VFX, visual effects, Charlie McClellan, Spartacus, filmmaking, CGI, post-production, pre-visualisation, Lord of the Rings, The Frighteners, Whale Rider, Massive software, motion capture, digital effects, film production, CGI budget, fast-turnaround TV, film technology, set extensions, pre-production, post-visualisation

VFX, visual effects, Charlie McClellan, Spartacus, workshops, film industry, special effects, post-production, rotoscoping, live action, computer-generated, Southern Institute of Technology, transport issues, Auckland growth, greenhouse gas emissions, planning, post-production facilities, movie production, film education, film technology, industry knowledge, effects supervisor

new media, internet, technology, film industry, digital media, distribution, record labels, piracy, BitTorrent, peer-to-peer, social media, DVD release, VOD, theatrical release, film distribution, premium per-view, Toronto International Film Festival, Ant Timpson, ABCs of Death, production budget, film models

SPFX, VFX, special effects, digital effects, Jurassic Park, Weta Digital, Life of Pi, Ang Lee, Utu, Alun Bollinger, Charlie McClellan, Techos’ Guild, new media, internet challenges, Tim Riley, filming destination, New Zealand, industry collaboration, technicians, film industry, Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown

Weta Digital, Techos' Guild, immigration, film industry, foreign workers, New Zealand, visual effects, contractors, AIP, industry shortage, skill shortage, international productions, Victoria University, computer graphics, work visas, industry standards, media coverage, Techos' Guild response, film sector, NZ screen industry, government policy

Mike Hopkins, sound editor, New Zealand film industry, Academy Award, Lord of the Rings, Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners, Braindead, Footrot Flats, foley artist, post-production, career legacy, Oscar winner, Greytown, Wairarapa, Utu, Fresh Meat, Shopping, leadership, community, inspiration, tribute.