we've had the pleasure of working on a number of feature films and dramas both in australia and new zealand. the highlight would have to be 'chopper' - we lived it.
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Celebrity SAS
Who Dares Wins. Season 6
BBC Channel 4 head to the South Island to put the celebrities through some of the most harsh environments in the world’s toughest test. Reelnz.com was once again showing the team the very best of what New Zealand has to offer.
2023
Special Forces
World's Toughest Test. Season 2
Fox head to the South Island for the world’s toughest test. Reelnz.com was certainly on the right side of the camera for this one.
2023
MasterChef New Zealand
10 intense weeks of amazing food in amazing locations. I’ll need diet after this one! Just a pleasure to work with the incredible Screentime crew.
2022
Screentime New Zealand.
Sweet Tooth Season 3
Netflix's apocalyptic drama returns to NZ for the third and final season of this highly rated show.
2022
The Power Of the Dog
Location Scout. Driving around the center of the South Island of New Zealand for a few weeks looking for that perfect Montana landscape was both delightful and inspirational. One of the lucky jobs for sure.
2021
Jane Campion
One Lane Bridge Season 2
Location manager. 10 weeks location filming in and around Queenstown New Zealand. It was a long and tough shoot, but no-one died!
2021
Great Southern Television / TVNZ / director Peter Burger
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Preproduction scouting with the New Zealand Film Commission to help win New Zealand the film. Not a hard scout really - it's an amazing country!
2017 New Zealand
Disney / director Ava DuVernay
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Preproduction scouting with the New Zealand Film Commission to some of New Zealand's most picturesque rail journeys - no murders on this scout.
2016 New Zealand
Twentieth Century Fox / director Kenneth Branagh
Hold the Dark
Scouting all over the South Island of New Zealand recreating the winter Alaskan wilderness
2016 New Zealand
A24 / director Jeremy Saulnier
Z for Zachariah
Several weeks scouting South Island of New Zealand looking for the apocalypse
2015 new zealand
Lionsgate / director Craig Zobel
The Light Between Oceans
Months scouting the costal regions of New Zealand - every gravel road to the end, every driveway...
2015 costal New Zealand
Dreamworks SKG / director Derek Clanfrance
Romulus My Father
Location Manager. rural Victoria. Australia. very dry - very desolate. amazing producers, actors & crew. Always great to work with Eric again!
2007 rural Victoria Australia
Arenafilm & Arclight Films / director Richard Roxburgh
Three Dollars
Location Manager. from downtown Melbourne to the far reaches of rural Victoria Australia. This was a roller coaster ride - hommage to North by Northwest.
2005 Melbourne & rural Victoria
Arenafilm / director Robert Connolly
Chopper
Location Assistant to the legendary Steve Brett on a legendary film. This was one for the books. usual response from potential location providers - not 'ere mate.
2000 Melbourne
Mushroom Pictures / director Andrew Dominik
The Book of Revelation
Location scout on another tough Australian film - in every way.
2004 Australia
AFF / director Anna Kokkinos
Criminal Ways (the Wannabes)
Location Manager. Sometimes you gotta wonder how a film gets funded. It was fun to work with Nick, Isla and the rest of the cast and crew though.
2002 Australia
Macquarie Film Corporation / writer, lead & director Nick Ginnopoulos
Noah & Saskia
Location Manager. Another funtastic kids tv series again with some equally lovely film makers and cast.
2004 Australia
Australian Children's Television Foundation
Stingers
Location Manager for a year on the Channel 9 cop drama. A very good way to sharpen the skills and have a lot of fun. legendary wrap parties!
2000 - 2001 Melbourne Australia
Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier & Channel 9 / various directors
Worst Best Friends
Location Manager. Lovely kids tv series with some equally lovely film makers. It was always a pleasure to go to work with the worst best friends.
2002 / 2003 Australia
Australian Children's Television Foundation
War Machine
‘In the final 24 Hours of the world’s toughest selection process, a team of Army Rangers encounter a threat beyond their imagination.’
Netflix and Lionsgate team with Patrick Huges (Director) and Alan Ritchson in this action si-fi extravaganza. Reelnz.com heads the locations team to find and shoot their ‘North American river and landscape’ utopia… and to blow shit up.
2025