I have been involved with creating media content for the Queenstown’s LUMA Light Festival since its inception year of 2015, each year the horizons seem to be setting bigger, bolder and brighter! This year I ran point on the media team – Capture LUMA. This involved heaps of meetings, pitches to local art grants, and … More Luma Night One
I caught up with the potters from the Wakatipu Potters Club in Queenstown to find out more about the artistic skills and stories they are telling with their LUMA 2018 Light Installation where over 70 individuals from the local community helped create this thought provoking piece.
Hyundai hired me to shoot and support the production of this fun Celebrity Car Challenge at Highlands Motorsport Park. It was a pretty crazy experience to film a WRC driver such as Hayden Paddon from the passengers seat and on the sidelines. I supported this production of this job by scouting a licensed drone operator, … More Hyundai – Celebrity Challenge with Hayden Padden
At the 2018 New Zealand Golf Open at Millbrook Resort I was hired to film and edit a promo film of Hyundai’s Drive for Good campaign – a spin on the traditional Hole in One competition to help give back to the community! Will someone score a Hole in One on the 13th hole?! We … More Hyundai – Drive For Good
I clocked up over 25km on my feet whilst shooting this epic New Years Party in the Cardona Valley as we celebrated bringing in 2018! I really enjoyed capturing the lifestyle of this event and working with an energetic crew!
Check out all my latest work with Storyworks for The Butterfly Effect, in which I produced and directed a series of brand films and online instruction videos. The Butterfly Effect is the brainchild of Glenorchy based physiotherapist and breathing coach Emma Ferris. Check out the brand video below as well as some behind the scenes … More The Butterfly Effect
Another Storyworks production where I assisted Josh Wallace by picking up some B cam shots on a Sony A7Rii and Came TV Optimus gimbal for Fork & Pedal. They offer a food and wine tour like none other as you sample tasty treats, explore the postcard perfect scenery of the best spots in Central Otago. … More Fork & Pedal Promo Video
I worked behind the scenes on this advert for LG earlier in the year! Not sure where my “the making of” footage ended up…… regardless was a fun few days and they put out a pretty slick edit to match!
Earlier this year I had the chance to camera assist for Josh Wallace of Storyworks, New Zealand as we filmed a short comedy sketch for ABC’s The Weekly with Charlie Pickering. Sam Neill is a famous actor best known for his performances in The Piano and Jurassic Park and is now typically found on his … More The Weekly w Charlie Pickering & Sam Neill
Over the past few years I’ve been shooting b cam footage for Good Cheerful Productions as we captured footage for Southern Pro Wrestling, based out of Queenstown & Invercargil. This documentary features a heap of my shots and is a great edit, if you’re a wrestling fan or not it’s a great slice of life … More Southern Pro Wrestling Behind The Scenes Documentary
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