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Brian Brake

Director, Cinematographer

 Brian Brake

 Brian Brake
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Brian Brake

Brian Brake is generally regarded as New Zealand's most successful international photographer, but he also worked in motion pictures, as both director and cinematographer. At the Government National Film Unit Brake directed the first Kiwi film nominated for an Academy Award (Snows of Aorangi). Later he worked for prestigious photo agency Magnum, and featured in photo journals Life and National Geographic.

He could compose a book inside the camera. 
 
 

Screenography

Screenography
 Role/s
 Painting with Light - Brian Brake Rediscovered

Painting with Light - Brian Brake Rediscovered

Subject

2011

 Aspiring

Aspiring

Subject

2006

 Inspiration: Master of Light

Inspiration: Master of Light

Subject

1987

 The Ramayana Indonesia

The Ramayana Indonesia

Director
Producer

1974

 Indonesian Safari: Wildlife and Wondrous Land

Indonesian Safari: Wildlife and Wondrous Land

Producer
Director

1973

 Pertamina Calling

Pertamina Calling

Producer
Director

1973

 The Eternal Cycle: The Pageantry of Indonesia

The Eternal Cycle: The Pageantry of Indonesia

Director
Producer

1973

 Borobudur: the Cosmic Mountain

Borobudur: the Cosmic Mountain

Director
Producer

1972

 People of the Waikato

People of the Waikato

Camera

1956

 Snows of Aorangi

Snows of Aorangi

Director
Camera
Co-Writer
Editor

1955

 The Snowline is Their Boundary

The Snowline is Their Boundary

Camera

1955

 Royal New Zealand Journey

Royal New Zealand Journey

Camera

1954

 Taranaki

Taranaki

Camera

1954

 Wakatipu - The Long Lake

Wakatipu - The Long Lake

Camera

1954

 Farming in New Zealand

Farming in New Zealand

Camera

1952

 New Zealand Mirror No. 14

New Zealand Mirror No. 14

Director
Editor

1952

 Mount Cook

Mount Cook

Camera

1951

 Canterbury is a Hundred

Canterbury is a Hundred

Camera

1950

 Journey for Three

Journey for Three

Camera Assistant

1950

 Prelude to Aspiring (Weekly Review No. 416)

Prelude to Aspiring (Weekly Review No. 416)

Director
Camera

1949

 Weekly Review No. 401

Weekly Review No. 401

Camera

1949


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