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Making Movies Then and Now – Still No I in Team TV Digital Changeover Hitting Our Airwaves Are We Actually Addicted to This Industry? SUMMER 2012 | ISSUE 55 NZTECHOThe New Zealand Film and Video Technicians’ quarterly Making movies then and now – still no I in team TV digital changeover hitting our airwaves Are we actually addicted to this industry? www.nztecho.com Film experience that puts us in the picture... Elevated Work Platforms & Scaffold South Island Vehicle Rental North Island Vehicle Rental Portable Toilets & Showers a division of Marquee & Event Hire Generators & Pumps www.hirepool.co.nz For more information, contact: Film Specialists Tom Hotere 0272 614 195 or Craig McIntosh 0275 878 063 Rental Vehicles Marianne Dyer 0275 542 506 or Craig Booth 0274 919 027 Film experience that EDITORIAL CONTENTS It never fails to surprise me how much people do for free in this industry. GUILD NEWS & VIEWS I’m not just talking small budget projects and ‘one-offs’ for students or puts us in the picture... mates. It’s bigger than that. Actually, in many ways, ‘freebies’ keep the 2 Behind the scenes Executive officer Karla Rodgers – one year on! Techos’ Guild going. Ironic really when one of our core objectives is advocating for fair pay. 3 President’s rave Pres Alun ‘Albol’ Bollinger’ rounds off the year But it’s inspiring, those who willingly (and happily) put time and effort into pushing our Guild forward. Among those are our president, vice president, INDUSTRY Elevated Work Platforms & Scaffold executive committee and branch committees along with others in the indus- 6 Getting back to basics try, like some of the bigger production companies (you know who you are) Why good communication remains fundamental to filmmaking who give time, money and support. Even us on the Guild’s payroll (executive 10 Time to ‘freq’ out officer Karla Rodgers and myself), put in many more hours than we actually Implications of the digital switchover get paid for. It just sort of comes with the territory. 14 Addicted to the industry! South Island Vehicle Rental The ‘Behind the DoP’ workshops were held across the country in October Research on why we love and hate our jobs and November, a prime example of good people making things happen. 15 Regional wrap What a delight it was to hear from Alun Bollinger on some of the issues 20 News reel with shooting Goodbye Pork Pie, it’d sure be a logistical nightmare to do now! Great also were the workshop highlights from fellow DoP TECHOSPHERE Simon Raby. 4 Fine print: Understanding liability Nick Treacy North Island Vehicle Rental Our second feature is another illustration of voluntary efforts. Wireless Users 5 Extreme close-up: New Zealand (WUNZ) is a voluntary organisation aiming to raise awareness 16 Point-of-view: Being competitive and red lights about the threat posed to radio mic users with the analogue to digital TV 17 Upskill: Moving up to 3D changeover. 18 Overheads: Accounting for per diems It seems we have a pattern here. 20 Gold stars and chocolate fish Lou Taylor shares with us about a voluntary project she is working on to Portable Toilets & Showers help Auckland techos keep up with their Wellington counterparts, only in a division of terms of 3D technology that is. Psychologist Jocelyn Handy tells us about our industry’s extreme highs and lows. It’s common that many attempts are made before a person actually successfully gives up this industry, addiction perhaps? Marquee & Event Hire NZTECHO issue 55 for summer 2012 is itself an example of many hands helping out. I thank all who contributed to this issue, in particular Nick Treacy and Alun Bollinger. A special thanks also to our designer Justin Westgate who does wonders with what he is given. Cover shot: Tony Barry and Kelly Johnson playing John and Gerry in Geoff Murphy’s Goodbye Pork Generators & Pumps Pie feature on Cinema Papers magazine. Photo courtesy Alun Bollinger/personal archive. Merry Christmas for now. ISSUE 55 SUMMER 2012 Carolyn Brooke, acting editor Editor Advertising Carolyn Brooke Advertising queries, please contact Karla Rodgers on 09 302 2202, Publisher/advertising [email protected] or 0800 TECHOS. For a copy of our ad specs Karla Rodgers and rate card, please visit our website. Design Justin Westgate / biote www.hirepool.co.nz Printing All contents are copyright New Zealand Film and Video TP Printing Services Ltd. Technicians’ Guild, 2012, unless indicated otherwise. May not be reproduced, copied or transmitted in any form without permission. For more information, contact: Contributors Alun ‘Albol’ Bollinger The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the We appreciate Tim Riley views of the New Zealand Film and Video Technicians’ Guild. Film Specialists Tom Hotere 0272 614 195 or Craig McIntosh 0275 878 063 Nick Treacy Rental Vehicles Marianne Dyer 0275 542 506 or Craig Booth 0274 919 027 the support of: Jocelyn Handy Joshua Dunn Sioux Macdonald Graeme Tuckett Neil Cervin Michael Williams Lou Taylor Phil Gore www.nztecho.com 2 | NZTECHO Summer 2012 BEHIND THE SCENES With over 20 years in the film industry, Karla Rodgers is now executive officer for the Techos’ Guild. A year in the making Kia ora all. On 1 February 2012 I officially became the executive officer of discounts and services and businesses get the benefit of our member the New Zealand Film and Video Technicians’ Guild, at the same time the support – everyone walks away with a balloon. Guild’s office left Macaulay Street and became remote. So here we are at Call and offer your time – it doesn’t have to be hours of work, it might just the end of December 2012 and what a difference a year makes. be one small task and responsibility. It has in fact been a very positive year for the Guild, disregarding the So as I sign out for the year, I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday challenges that the new immigration legislation has thrown in our path, and season. Remember your sun-block and don’t take it all too seriously. n for all those interested, this is still major with far reaching implications. But as a guild we have grown. We welcome 50 new members! Annual general meeting report We pitched and secured funding from the New Zealand Film Commission Annual AGM meetings were held in Auckland, Wellington and for four nationally run workshops – and the response to the first of these has Queenstown on 14 November 2012. been overwhelming positive. The unanimous feedback, “bring it on – Nominations are as follow: we want more.” National president: Alun Bollinger We have more member benefits and there’s more to come. So check your Vice president: Sioux Macdonald rushes emails to ensure you keep up to date Auckland committee: Nick Treacy (chair), Brendon Durey (treasurer), We have continued to retain work for New Zealand citizens and residents Dot Kyle, Murray Milne, Sioux Macdonald, Lou Taylor, Ben Vanderpoel even though the new immigration legislation is now not geared in our favour. (new committee member), Mark Messenger (new committee member) Unchecked by the Guild some of this work would have gone to foreign and James Newman. technicians. Wellington committee: Richard Bluck (chair), Jen Metcalfe (branch sec- retary), Roger Feenstra, Sally Cunningham, Adrian Hebron, Ken Saville, We have managed to thwart the odd ‘dodgy’ immigration application and Belindalee Hope and Dave Brown. support the legitimate applications which have brought great work and Queenstown committee: Mark Gillings (chair), Brett Mills, Jamie Couper, productions into the country. Joshua Dunn, Thom Watson, Narelle Wilson, Harry Whitehurst and Rachel We have received financial support from a number of production compa- Kinsella. nies who stand by and support the Guild, particularly when it comes to the National executive committee: Alun Bollinger, Sioux Macdonald, Mark Safety Code of Practice and The Blue Book. This is always encouraging, as Gillings, Brendon Durey, Brett Mills, Murray Milne, Doty Kyle, Nick Treacy, it confirms that there are many good productions working together with us. Lou Taylor, Mark Messenger and Alex Paton. So here we are now. Christmas is just around the corner, so from Santa Minutes from each branch AGM available on request. this year – the executive officer (and I think she’s been good) is asking in Thanks to all the above listed members for putting a hand up for the 2013 that Guild members make a little more effort to build and support Techos’ Guild. their organisation. Encourage one other technician to join the Guild. Think about member benefits, as members we get access to some great NZTECHO Summer 2012 | 3 PRESIDENT’S RAVE Award-winning cinematographer and committed West Coaster, Alun Bollinger has been president of the Techos’ Guild for an age. Busy end to the year it is then! 2012 is nearing the end and our Techos’ Guild office is as busy as ever, if Even though the commercial scene seems to be steadily diminishing, not more so. Auckland remains the main hub of our industry with a lot of television series Firstly, hats off to our executive officer Karla Rodgers! Her ongoing efforts work, while Wellington generally goes from one major production to noth- for our Guild are showing in increasing membership numbers and more ing, with the occasional ‘little film’ and waiting for another major production benefits for members. Not least to mention the first lot of a series of four to come to town. Guild workshops went off without a hitch. Thanks also to Carolyn Brooke And what have I been up to this year? I shot a little Kiwi feature film (digital) for her efforts with NZTECHO, it seems to get better with every edition. early in the year. I took a trip to Ireland and London shooting a wee freebie As you may be aware, Karla managed to acquire funds from the New doco.
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