Wakatipu, TVC, NZ Feature Film, Human Traces, Catlin’s, diverse locations, aerial shots, helicopter, drones, UAV, RPAS, Airshare, CAA, property owners, regulatory bodies, Queenstown Lakes District Council, 102 operator certificate, filming regulations, commercial use, safety, producer responsibilities, local guidelines, technology, production.

Matt Percy, screen production, TVC, Auckland, traffic management, unit department, film industry, FTTS, Jane Gilbert, work ethic, reliability, long hours, business, gear investment, location department, coffee, tea, snacks, young talent, NZ industry, locations, NZ crews, international productions, sustainability, film work, career growth.

Wellington, film industry, 2015, Pete’s Dragon, Krampus, Miramar, Avalon studios, Stone Street, American producers, Ghost in the Shell, Scarlett Johansson, Avatar sequels, Tusi Tamasese, One Thousand Ropes, location manager, film revival, productions, movie industry, Wellington branch, industry growth, optimism, film shoots.

Auckland City Council, Hobsonville Point, studio precinct, Film Auckland, ATEED, industry support, Auckland region, land development, television commercial market, Filmcrews, crew shortage, line productions, Ash vs Evil Dead, Power Rangers, local drama, crew contracts, working hours, dispute mediation, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ Immigration, crew support, Guild, Sioux Macdonald, holiday season, industry growth.

Isaac James Te Reina Cleland, AnimFXNZ, Wellington, creative industries, John Sanders, Rob Hoegee, Martin Baynton, Thunderbirds Are Go, Pukeko Pictures, Weta Digital, storytelling, gaming industry, digital media, creative growth, inspiration, collaboration, design, entertainment, innovation, narrative, scripting, TV, film, video games, local creatives, industry professionals, conference.

filmmaking, Big Screen Symposium, ImagineNATIVE Film Festival, indigenous film, Maori filmmakers, Polynesian filmmakers, film hui, collaboration, storytelling, global network, Briar Grace-Smith, Libby Hakaraia, Chelsea Winstanley, The Dead Lands, The Last Saint, The Price of Peace, short films, identity, justice, digital film, Maori cinema, spirit world, filmmaking struggle, genre, art house, kaupapa, Riwia Brown, Lisa Reihana, Mika, new cinema era.

Geoff Murphy, autobiography, NZ cinema, national cinema, Goodbye Pork Pie, Utu, Film Commission, Hollywood, filmmaking, film industry, Tax law loophole, Pacific Films, Blerta, Kiwi filmmakers, structure, three-act structure, film speak, Pork Pie, cinematography, Kiwi film history, Anarchists TV show, Merata Mita, script, editing, Mike Horton, Hollywood teeth, tax-break films.

Alun Bollinger, Albol, cinematography, filmmaking, NZTECHO, Life Membership, Techos’ Guild, Motion Picture Academy, freelance, NZBC, cameraman, Producers and Directors Guild, WIFT, SPADA, Actors Equity, Directors and Editors Guild, Writers Guild, Advertising Producers Group, family, income, freelance work, film industry, membership, number 1013, Fats Waller, NZ film history.

China, NZ, 3D film, filmmaking, Bethell’s Beach, film crew, Western philosophy, karmic life, traffic, camera crews, AC, stereo department, DIT, video, grip department, lighting, techno crane, production crew, Chinese cinema, Western approaches, language barrier, Film Commission, Kiwi filmmakers, cultural differences, audience, cinema entertainment.

Guild, contracts, late contracts, Blue Book, breaches, Australian TVC, Korean TVC, NZFC, NZ On Air, crew pay rates, safety, WorkSafe legislation, Safety Code of Practice, SCOP, Blue Book revision, immigration, Cricket World Cup, non-resident technicians, MEAA, membership, recruitment, volunteer, 2015 review, production, work hours, turnaround, overseas work, sun block.

Graeme Tuckett, film production, Wellington, crew, green screen, CGI, Kiwi Samoan story, local film, filmmaking, authenticity, Weta Digital, Lower Hutt, Stone Street, set design, action scene, safe set, fair wage, production, storytelling, Geoff Murphy, Albol, Guild life member, NZTECHO, New Zealand film, editor's note.

Wellington, TVNZ, long-running projects, Auckland, TV production, television series, London, Yorkshire, Glasgow, production costs, studio hireage, airfares, accommodation, traffic, film industry, local production, Christchurch, Stewart Island, shooting locations, diversity, production opportunities.

NZ film industry, newcomer, logistics, transport, videography, mining, petroleum, experience, film education, department strengths, communication, FilmCrews, contacts, HOD, landscape, design, effects facilities, sustainability, remote locations, New Zealand.

NZ crews, Queenstown, Auckland, Condé Nast, TVCs, snow season, NZ dollar, professionalism, attitude, skill, harsh environment, weather, location manager, production, gear, equipment, cold weather, snow, mud, Kiwi workers, reputation, Kevin Jennings.

Auckland, film industry, crew training, NZ dollar, line productions, incentives, Film Auckland Inc, ATEED, Hobsonville Point, studio complex, sound stages, production offices, workshops, ancillary businesses, Auckland City Council, Sioux Macdonald.

Kirk Pflaum, ASC Masterclass, cinematography, camera operator, DOP, Stephen Burum, Don Burgess, Theo van de Sande, Bill Bennet, Sam Nicolson, Caleb Deschanel, green screen, Lightcraft, DaVinci Resolve, Panasonic Varicam, ACES, professional development, New Zealand Film Commission, lighting techniques, vehicle commercials, pre-vis, filmmaking, training, career development, industry mentorship, film techniques.