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Why have a Music Composer?

3 Aug 2022


Music is a key part of cinema, the importance of having the right music can not be overstated. It many ways music is often what holds films together and makes it all work! A score can unlock emotion, and elevate the entire film. 

It can be tempting to quickly layer…

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Meet the City Managers: Bay of Plenty and Waikato

3 Aug 2022

Our Hamilton city managers for 3 years Sasha and Mary Rinaldi are taking on another region for the 2022 Vista Foundation 48Hours.

This power team are supporting the Waikato teams and also bolstering the Bay Of Plenty region too!

Award-winning filmmakers with other accolades to boot are also parents of…

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The Rubber Monkey Best Cinematography Award

2 Aug 2022

We wanted to have a great prize for the Best Cinematography award and knowing Rubber Monkey were a great supporter of the 48Hours, we reached out. Not only were they excited to give us an amazing $3000 Rentals Voucher for the prize, but were already making videos of their own…

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Ant Timpson Solo / Duo Award up for grabs

21 Jul 2022

Ant is again putting up for grabs the $1000 Solo / Duo award this year. We’ve seen some clever results over the years, as these multi-talented tiny teams push themselves to the outer limits of their creative existence. 

A warning comes with being part of this filmmaking subgroup though, organisers…

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Here come Auckland’s A-Team city managers

21 Jul 2022

Auckland is being treated this year to three new city managers and we’re calling them The A Team, and for good reason too. Anna, Alix and Ali come from our sister sustainable film outfit, The Outlook for Someday. These experienced storytellers have a solid understanding of filmmaking and know just…

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