Barbie Camera Challenge with Philip Bloom

English filmmaker Philip Bloom was recently put to the challenge to produce a short video for DigitalRev TV. They regularly get pro photographers on the show, give them the worst cameras in the world and see what magic they can work. Mixing things up this time by using a filmmaker was hard enough, but giving Philip a Barbie Camera that doesn’t even shoot standard definition was always going to be a… Read more »


Verizon TV Commercial Filmed in Wellington

In early June the American telecommunications company Verizon filmed their latest TV commercial “Spark” in Wellington. Several central city streets were closed for for the early-June filming, including Willis St, Lambton Quay, Abel Smith St and Ghuznee St. The commercial was directed by Garth Davis, who also directed two large-scale advertisements, Shadow Puppets and Fish, in Wellington for the company US Cellular. I was involved as one of the extras running through the streets of… Read more »