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How Bizarre

Oct 08 2014

Stuart Page’s brilliant documentary “How Bizarre” screened on Maori Television on August 25. The film tells the rags to riches story of Māori/Niuean artist Pauly Fuemana, who achieved huge, and sudden, international success with the song How Bizarre in 1995. The best selling album of the same name turned out to be ...

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Canon “Full Framers”

Canon “Full Framers”

May 15 2014

Film Factory Hong Kong and director Louis Ng returned to New Zealand in May to shoot a campaign for Canon. The spots featured professional people using Canon’s range of full frame (35mm) sensor cameras in the course of their work. Featured locations included Queenstown’s infamous Skippers Canyon road; the snow covered summit of the ...

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Lipton Iced Tea “Zorb”

Lipton Iced Tea “Zorb”

Jan 15 2014

Stink directing duo, NeO, shot a campaign for Lipton Iced Tea with Big Pictures at the start of the southern summer. The commercials were made with adam&eveDDB London and featured an epic cross town journey by two ‘zorbers’ keen to escape soaring temperatures and traffic gridlock to get to the beach and a refreshing bevy. The ...

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Vodafone “Lake”

Vodafone “Lake”

May 28 2014

Frederic Planchon shot a quietly seductive commercial for Vodafone with Big Pictures in April. A woman (well known French actress, Laure Marsac) is enjoying a relaxed moment of solitude when the mood is interrupted by a phone call. She ignores it. Despite the sparse script the commercial has a beautiful cinematic quality. The commercial was ...

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Epic shoot for Samsung

Epic shoot for Samsung

Mar 24 2013

Rock star director, Romain Gavras, led this epic Samsung “Charge” commercial shot on an Auckland west coast beach during the New Zealand summer. The commercial features a cast of hundreds, all in full costume. But the climax has to be the bone crunching car stunt that occurs mid charge. Big Pictures worked with Somesuch & Co and CHI ...

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Yili Milk

Yili Milk

Mar 24 2013

Super star Chinese singer Faye Wong returned to New Zealand for the second time in twelve months to shoot a series of spots for an on going campaign by Chinese milk producer, Yili Group. This time the location was a dairy farm in the Waikato district, south of Auckland. Big Pictures worked with Millenium Films and Euro RSCG Beijing on the ...

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Canon 6D “Lightest, strongest”

Canon 6D “Lightest, strongest”

Mar 24 2013

Top Hong Kong director Louis Ng and the Film Factory captured the story of a climber preparing to take on a high altitude Himalayan climb with his Canon EOS 6D camera. The commercial was shot on location in the Southern Alps near Queenstown using local climbers as support. View

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Mengniu Milk

Mengniu Milk

Sep 30 2013

Mengniu Dairy Company, one of China’s largest milk producers, returned to New Zealand in the autumn to shoot the latest in a series of commercials that feature acclaimed Chinese pianist, Lang Lang. The commercial was shot at Paradise, near Queenstown, the area that is also the setting for Jane Campion’s television mini series “Top of the ...

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McDonalds Mornings

McDonalds Mornings

Sep 30 2013

Sydney film company, Jungleboys, shot a campaign for McDonald’s with Big Pictures. When you are having “one of those mornings” a McDonalds breakfast is the perfect thing to rescue the day. Abe Forsythe directed, with Katie Milwright shooting

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E P “Spring & Summer Collection”

E P “Spring & Summer Collection”

Sep 30 2013

Louis Ng shot a beautiful film for Chinese fashion label EP during the New Zealand spring. Locations were near Christchurch, which despite the devastating earthquake of 2011, still has some of the loveliest gardens in the country. Big Pictures worked with the Film Factory Hong Kong and agency Communion W. View

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