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Prelude to Aspiring was the first National Film Unit title directed by legendary photographer Brian Brake, soon after he joined the Unit in 1948. It follows a group of climbers up the Matukituki Valley, west of Wanaka, towards Mt Aspiring for the opening of a new hut and a trudge through snow to resurrect a flattened shelter high up Mt French. The autumn alpine scenery is breathtaking even in black and white, and the film perfectly performs its role as one of a series of promotional ‘documentaries' made by the NFU.
Prelude to Aspiring is one of series of promotional documentaries made by the National Film Unit (NFU). Ostensibly it is about mountaineering in the Matukituki Valley, west of Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand. However the film's roving ...
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Television, 1985 (Full Length)
Another doco with undiscovered footage
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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Anne Hall
Posted at 03.18PM - 23.10.2010
I was delighted to see this film again - I was THERE-my first glimpse of Aspiring - sealed my future love of climbing. I well remember the climb to French ridge with pieces of wood knocking the snow off the trees down my neck. I next season got to know Peter and Alec Graham very well at the Franz.
Brian Brake did a great job.
Anne Hall( Nee Conyngham)