For most of the past two years the New Zealand film industry has weathered the Covid 19 storm relatively well. Very strict border controls had, until recently, largely kept Covid out of the country altogether. Life has been mostly normal, with few restrictions on filming activities, but without ...
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Big Pictures welcomed back Hong Kong production company Off Lo Hi in late February for a shoot for Aptamil A2 organic baby milk formula. Alfred Hau was the director, with respected Hong Kong cameraman Siu Dee shooting. Locations were Mt Creighton and Arcadia stations near Queenstown. Sadly, it ...
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Epic film-maker Marcus Soderlund directed this beautiful spot for Academy Films and adam&eveDDB London. Lloyds Bank “Epic Journey” was produced by Juliette Harris and shot by the immaculate Justin Brown. Horse master was Wayne McCormack. Big Pictures also facilitated the stills ...
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Big Pictures produced this engaging film for TiOra Tea for Swedish agency Forsman Bodenfors and Dutch client, Jacobs Douwe Egberts. The director was Robin Walters with Sigi Spath Jnr as DP. VFX supremos, Blockhead Auckland, brought Colin the tea-loving kiwi to life. Big Pictures also produced ...
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The Film Factory, Hong Kong, worked with Big Pictures on a series of concert videos for Hong Kong singer and actress Miriam Chin Wah Yeung. Man Chung directed, with Kris Lo shooting. Locations were all in the Otago area of New Zealand, including the desolate Old Dunstan Road which once brought ...
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