My credentials
I am an experienced Christchurch based videographer and award-winning filmmaker. In my role as Media Production Manager for Storypark, for the past eight years I have been responsible for the creation of hundreds of marketing and support videos. I work with the product, customer support, and marketing teams to identify problems and then solve them with video. I have learned to be extremely efficient and clear, adopting agile and lean methods to quickly learn from and iterate on content.
Additionally, for the past four years I have been a video consultant to an in-house team at Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and continue to work with them to support their high-stakes, larger-scale video projects. This commercial video experience has helped me to develop strong communication and organisational skills and the ability to work well with many different teams.
My filmmaking experience is extensive. I have acted as named roles in three feature films, directed two award winning short films, and spent a year as an intern at the Gibson Group writing coverage on screenplays. I have studied acting at the Court Theatre and trained with many screen experts. As a director I have trained with internationally renowned acting coach Miranda Harcourt and Character Based Improvisation expert Robert Marchand.
I was awarded the Outstanding Student award at The New Zealand Film and Television School and was the selected director for the graduation short film. Birdsong was the first ever film from the school to receive international recognition at several festivals, including the Best Foreign Film award at IndieFest USA. Upon graduation, I directed and co-wrote the sci-fi short film Space Trash Men which was nominated for the Special Jury Award at Show Me Shorts and had several pay-per-view and on-demand deals, including a regular spot on TVNZ on demand.
Aside from my videography work in Christchurch, I am a husband and a dad to two daughters. In spare moments I am learning how to program in C# and use the Unity game engine to create my own interactive artworks. I have release two apps on iOS and one on Google Play. Oh! And I’m always writing, be it screenplays or stories for my daughters.