Merata Mita, Patu!, apartheid protests, Springbok rugby tour, New Zealand film, 1980s NZ history, documentary filmmaking, Tony Forster, Graeme Tuckett, Annie Collins, Red Squad, NZ police, protest footage, film legacy, Māori filmmakers, Aotearoa cinema, courageous storytelling, NZ On Screen, apartheid resistance, New Zealand documentaries, cultural history, mentorship in film, film preservation, filmmaking impact, Unitec students, historical documentaries, iconic NZ films.

NZTECHO, Tony, editor, digital film, camera options, work permits, foreign crew, Techos’ Guild, Immigration Department, David Madigan, Merata Mita, Beaver, Paul Leach, Mike Nicolaidi, Patu!, film industry, government policy, digital vs film, filmmaking changes, industry news.

Kim Sinclair, production designer, Oscar, BAFTA, Avatar, architecture, Savage Islands, art direction, set design, New Zealand film, Constance, set construction, Vertical Limit, health and safety, location management, contemporary film, period drama, set decoration, film budgeting, cost management, email management.

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reality TV, safety, death, Bangkok, swimming challenge, Pakistani show, Mumbai crew, safety documents, life jackets, ISPs, blocked blogs, New Zealand, film companies, protocols, accidents, film sets, Alice Neville, Herald-on-Sunday, Auckland, German TVC, camera mishap, guilds, production companies, protocols.

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Keith Barclay, Screen Hub, New Zealand, Australia, Leeds University, theatre, design, children’s shows, Interplay Theatre, TVCs, WETA, Lord of the Rings, art department, filmmaking, production design, Shortland Street, The Wow Factory, camels, storytelling, journalism, Alex Prior, industry news, creative career, industry publications.

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Sally Meiklejohn, Lyn Bergquist, screen industry, Techos’ Guild, Filmcrews, New Zealand Academy of Motion Pictures, SPADA, producers, directors, guild formation, production standards, Crew Code of Practice, Blue Book, sound professionals, Guild history, Auckland, Vidcom, commercial production, crew training, art department, agency, freelancing, industry evolution.

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