ISLANDS OF THE GULF GOES TO AIR

ISLANDS OF THE GULF GOES TO AIR

FEBRUARY 2018
 

ISLANDS OF THE GULF (2018)

Elisabeth Easther looks at how life on the islands of the Hauraki Gulf has changed since her mother Shirley Maddock visited them in 1964.

Islands of the Gulf was New Zealand’s first locally made TV documentary series and Shirley Maddock – as well as writing, presenting and directing – became the country’s first female television producer. Intended as a one-off programme, the series ran to five half-hour episodes, screened when local faces were still a novelty on NZ television.

WATCH NOW AT TVNZ ON DEMAND

THE BREAKER UPPERERS TRAILER RELEASED

THE BREAKER UPPERERS TRAILER RELEASED

FEBRUARY 2018

The Breaker Upperers is going to the prestigious SXSW festival this year and the trailer has been released just in time. 

Breaking up just got easier. Two best friends run a business breaking up couples for cash but when one develops a conscience their friendship unravels. World Premiere at SXSW. Coming to New Zealand cinemas May 3. Taika Waititi presents The Breaker Upperers. Written & Directed by Jackie van Beek & Madeleine Sami. From the producers of Hunt for the Wilderpeople & Boy. 

DOUBLE NOMINATIONS: WIFT NZ & MPSE GOLDEN REEL

DOUBLE NOMINATIONS: WIFT NZ & MPSE GOLDEN REEL

JANUARY 2018: 

Our supremely talented Sound Designer / Re-Recording Mixer Amy Bespoke Post is nominated for the WIFT NZ awards this year. Get in !

On top of the WIFT NZ Nomination today, the undoubtably skilled Amy BARBER (and also Jonathan Bruce) were nominated for a Golden Reel award for their Foley and SFX in Adam Bhala Lough's controversial and brilliant 3D Printed Gun / cryptocurrency documentary, The New Radical !

Shout out to Shaun Cunningham and April Tucker for their contributions on this piece too. Yay !
 

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Non-Theatrical Documentary

The New Radical
Supervising Sound Editor: Shaun Cunningham, MPSE
Music Editor: April Tucker
Sound Effects Editors: Jonathan Bruce, Amy Barber

LEGO: "WHICH WAY TO THE OCEAN" OUT NOW

LEGO: "WHICH WAY TO THE OCEAN" OUT NOW

JANUARY 2018:

The Lego NinjaGo  DVD / BluRay is out now basically everywhere that sells modern media. JB Hifi, The Warehouse, Toy World, even Supermarkets carry this Lego NinjaGo film. You can't miss it.

The 2 minute short film "Which way to the ocean?" is bonus content on the disc.
We shot the foley on this short film, working with one of our antipodean sound heroes.
Wayne Pashley from Big Band Sound Design.


The short follows a baby Shark who tries make it's way back the Ocean after getting shot out of Garmadon's Shark cannon. The short is animated in the style of the artwork seen in Lego instruction booklets.

Directors: Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas
Writers: Todd Hansen, Doug Nicholas

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The video linked is on youtube. We did not upload it... It'll no doubt be pulled for copyright infringement before you can click this link.

21 POINTS TRAILER

21 POINTS TRAILER

DECEMBER 2017:

Here's a trailer for a rad and partially animated short film we shot foley on recently. "21pts" starring our absolute favourite actor* Josh Thomson. bloody brilliant set design too.

*sub-catergory: Male
*sub-catergory: Timaru

BINGE ENTIRE SEASON: TARANTULA (S01)

BINGE ENTIRE SEASON: TARANTULA (S01)

DECEMBER 2017:

Introducing: #TARANTULA, a new animated series from the folks that brought you EASTBOUND & DOWN and FUTURAMA.
The story begins when Echo’s dog Seesaw is unjustly seized by a bureaucratic government agency, it’s up to Echo and his friends to get the critter back.
Enjoy the first FULL episode right here. Binge the entire season on the TBS App or TBS.com. Tune in Mondays at 10/9c.


The first season of TBS new animated series Tarantula is set to debut today with all episodes available to binge in one sitting. The series comes from comedy producers with impressive track records including Carson Mell of Silicon Valley and Danny McBride and Jody Hill of Vice Principals and Eastbound & Down. Brandon James and David Gordon Green are also producers.

Set at the Tierra Chula Resident Hotel, aka The Tarantula, the series centers on Echo Johnson (Mell), a respected but uncertified tattoo artist who delivers absurd yet introspective monologues. Echo’s poetic ramblings tell tales of misadventures with the other residents including Lucas (Dan Bakkedahl) the sci-fi writer and bread truck driver, Booty (Mell) the sensitive lead singer, and Bess (Lauren Weedman) a lady whose toughness was forged in the local honky-tonks. They partake in party crashing, dumpster diving, and other socially dubious acts of mischief. Riki Lindhome, Jacob Vargas, Steve Jones and Tati Gabrielle also lend their voice talents to the series.

“I started this show as a web series, a total labor of love, almost six years ago.” said Mell.  “Since then, the world of Los Palicios, California and its oddball inhabitants has grown and grown in my head. I’m beyond excited to finally share Echo Johnson, and all his friends new and old, with the world in this new, more complete, way.”

BINGE ENTIRE SEASON

NZ POLICE RECRUITMENT

NZ POLICE RECRUITMENT

NOVEMBER 2017

Awesome video - we shot and cut the FS on this new police recruitment video.
Cameo by Will Waiirua Cribb
A lot of real cops were used in the making of this short film.
But we aren't cops.


With over 70 real cops, the police band, police cats, helicopters, and stunts we're here to encourage a range of New Zealanders to join our team. We want our country to be the safest, but we can't do it without your help. So, if you care enough to be a cop, we'll make sure you're capable enough.

TINY HOUSE (SERIES 02)

TINY HOUSE (SERIES 02)

NOVEMBER 2017

Stan Scott presents UK Celebrity Architect George Clarke with the master plan to build a Tiny House on wheels, that he’ll then tour around Auckland to see if Kiwi’s are ready to live small.

ASH VS EVIL DEAD SEASON 3 TRAILER

ASH VS EVIL DEAD SEASON 3 TRAILER

NOVEMBER 2017

We wrapped shooting/cutting the foley on Episode 10 today !!!!! Trailer for season 3 appears today !!!! AWWW YISS ! it's a hot mess of mayhem. gallons of blood and black comedy spurtin' from it's seams. masterpiece theatre.
💀💩🧟‍♂️🍻🔪🔫⛓️🚷

"DO NO HARM" QUALIFIES FOR OSCARS

"DO NO HARM" QUALIFIES FOR OSCARS

SEPTEMBER 2017: 

Good news everybody. "Do No Harm", the kick ass hospital kung fu short we did the complete audio post on now qualifies for Oscar consideration. Ka-pow ! Killing it.
w/ Amy Bespoke Post, Roseanne Liang & Hamish Mortland.


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