Cinematographer Matt Meikle (left) and Art Director Brent Hargreaves talk composition as they obscure Camera Assistant Ryan Heron
Matt Meikle – Cinematographer
After fifteen years shooting music videos, short films, commercials, television and feature projects in New Zealand and overseas, Matt has truly been there and done that. He single-handedly photographed the HD feature Break in 2006 and continues to lens dramas, documentaries and commercials.
Nathan Rea – Audio Recordist and Sound Designer
Nathan graduated from audio engineering school in 2006. This qualification formalised a decade of audio work ranging from fronting rock bands to working as an audio recordist on film and television projects. His band The Mayfairs will be touring New Zealand throughout 2008.
Brent Hargreaves – Art Director
A childhood of long hours on a school bus taught Brent to dream, and visualise books, pictures, television and film. He holds a Diploma in Fine Arts (Sculpture), and has art directed and designed for Letter to Blanchy (1994), Street Legal (2000) and Orange Roughies (2006). Brent currently teaches art direction at the Unitec School of Performing Arts.
Amit Tripuraneni – Post-production Supervisor
After graduating from South Seas Film & Television School in 2004, Amit wasted no time in in making feature films against all odds. His credits include Memories of Tomorrow (2005) and Five (2007), which was awarded Best Feature at the 2008 DeReel Independent Film Festival. Amit’s work can be found at Unkreative Artists.
Daniel Power – Producer
Since graduating from South Seas Film & Television School in 2002, Daniel has worked in production and on location in Australia and New Zealand on projects ranging from corporate videos to feature films. His last short film, Hunting the Phoenix, premiered at the 2006 Jameson Show Me Shorts Festival, and is currently screening on The Rialto Channel in New Zealand.
D F Mamea – Reluctant Multi-hyphenate
Mr Mamea is a screenwriter who lives in West Auckland with his very own Domestic Goddess, two children, a dog, a cat, three chickens, and a worm farm. He has worked on feature, television and animated projects, and, as if that wasn’t enough, is considering writing a play. He likes to share on his blog, Indelible Freckles.
Clockwise from the bottom: D F Mamea and his preciousss monitor, Angela Oliver (wardrobe - and obscuring make-up artists Maria-Jose Cuevas and Elizabeth Canales-Ron), Tony Forster (1AD), Ewan Hall (lighting assistant - and obscuring boom operator Elliot Stewart), Matt Meikle (cinematographer) and Nathan Rea (audio recordist).
