Kiwi Cinematographer

Today's show is a recording of the New Zealand Cinematographers Society (NZCS) live event on the topic of 'work life balance'. We are trying this out to see how people like listening to a NZCS live event via a podcast. To check out upcoming NZCS events head on over to https://www.nzcine.com/

Today's chat is with Kiwi Cinematographer Kieran Fowler. Kieran grew up in NZ but made the move to Australia to start his film career. We talk about his unique career path, how he likes to prep, his evolution of tastes and style and all things about cinematography.

A chat with cinematgrapher Nigel Bluck. Nigel made his start in New Zealand shooting commericals and features. He made the move to the states where he has worked on some incredible projects. A great chat about his career and the craft of cinematography.

Today's chat is with cinematographer Jac Fitzgerald. Jac has had an incredible career, working up from clapper loading to focus pulling on LOTR to shooting commercials in NZ and Australia and then making the move to the United States. We chat about her career path, camera operating, documentatry, drama, onset workflow and much more.

Today we chat with career camera operator (and recently DP) Peter McCaffrey. Peter has an extensive career working as an A camera operator on projects like, LOTR, Aquaman, Thor, Ghost in the Shell, The Expendables, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Hangover and many many more. We talk about his career, steady cam, the role of the A camera operator, what makes a good operator, how to adapt to different directors and DP's and all things about the awesome job of camera operating.

A chat with cinematographers Dave Garbett and John Cavill NZCS about their work on the Netflix series 'Sweet Tooth'.

Today's chat is with cinematographer Bevan Crothers. Bevan has had an incredible career shooting documentaries that has taken him all around the world and given him some amazing experiences. We chat about his work in documentaries and what it means to be a good documentary cameraman. We also chat about the move from documentary into drama and commercials and how documentary has influenced his work in those worlds.

A chat with cinematographer Tim Flower about his work on the show 'Kura' - streaming on TVNZ on Demand.

A chat with DP Raymond Edwards about his work on the feature film 'Cousins'.

Today's chat is with cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh ASC NZCS (The Piano, Once Were Warriors, Men in Black, Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Upside, Boardwalk Empire). We start by chatting about how he started in the business and learned on the job. We talk about what the NZ film industry was like back when he started, what led him to shoot 'The Piano' and 'Once Were Warriors'. Stuart shares his experiences moving to the States, what it was like first getting in the door there, what it's like working there now for so long and all things about his experiences in the business and about his cinematography work.