NZ On Screen have launched the Behind the Scenes Collection — revealing the magic, misfires and mahi behind some of Aotearoa’s most iconic screen productions, including many of our members’ projects.
Spanning more than 50 titles, the collection features rare interviews, on-set footage and documentaries that go inside some of our biggest productions and smallest control rooms. It’s a love letter to the makers: the carpenters, costume designers, DOPs, producers, foley artists — and everyone in between.
As Toa Fraser says in his backgrounder for the collection, “We are a motley bunch, it’s true. We eat at weird times of the day and night. We wear funny clothes. We work hard, crazy hours, and to many people on the outside (civilians) it’s perhaps difficult to understand why we do what we do. Maybe this collection will help.”
Whether you’re a film buff, a student of the craft, or just in it for the bloopers — The Behind the Scenes Collection is a celebration of the creativity (and chaos) that has defined New Zealand’s screen culture.
Explore the collection: www.nzonscreen.com/collection/behind-the-scenes