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Behind the Scenes Collection

Behind the Scenes Collection

NZ On Screen's Behind the Scenes Collection explores the mahi, the magic and the mishaps behind Kiwi screen productions — from epic explorations of Aotearoa history (The Governor, Utu) to more off the wall titles (Bad Taste, Wellington Paranormal). Included are interviews, documentaries and on-set footage. Animation, adverts, and television get a look in, but movies take centre stage. Two local screen talents have penned backgrounders: crewmember turned director Toa Fraser pays tribute to Kiwi film crews; and production designer Rob Gillies looks back on how the New Zealand screen industry grew bigger, and learned to run. Plus check out these behind the scenes photographs

Cowboys of Culture

Television, 1990 (Full Length)

NZBC Actors' Workshops

Television, 1967 (Full Length)

From Len Lye to Gollum - New Zealand Animators

Television, 2004 (Full Length)

Good Taste Made Bad Taste

Short Film, 1988 (Excerpts)

Kaleidoscope - Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Television, 1980 (Full Length)

Boy

Film, 2010 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

The Making of Bread and Roses

Television, 1993 (Full Length)

The Making of Brother

Short Film, 2009 (Full Length)

The Making of Chunuk Bair

Television, 1991 (Full Length)

Contact - They Shoot Commercials, don't they?

Television, 1982 (Full Length)

Spot On - The Making of Country GP

Television, 1984 (Excerpts)

The Deep End - The Captain's Play

Television, 1980 (Full Length)

Eagle vs Shark

Film, 2007 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

50 Ways of Filming "Fabulous"

Television, 2005 (Full Length)

The Making of Footrot Flats - The Dog's Tale

Television, 1986 (Full Length)

Behind the Bull

Short Film, 2000 (Full Length)

The Making of The Governor

Television, 1977 (Full Length)

Adventures in Māoriland - Alexander Markey and the Making of Hei Tiki

Television, 1985 (Full Length)

The Making of Home by Christmas

Short Film, 2010 (Full Length)

The Insatiable Moon

Film, 2010 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Let's Go - Behind the Scenes footage

Television, 1965 (Full Length Episode)

Mahana

Film, 2016 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Koha - Nga Pikitia Māori

Television, 1987 (Full Length)

Mataku - Hei Muri Te Mata (making of documentary)

Television, 2005 (Full Length)

Matariki

Film, 2010 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Koha - Mauri

Television, 1987 (Full Length)

Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles

Television, 1989 (Full Length)

Studio Tour

Short Film, 1981 (Full Length)

Here is the News

Television, 1992 (Full Length)

No. 2

Film, 2006 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Once Were Warriors

Film, 1994 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Out of the Blue

Film, 2006 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Close Up - Patu: Completing the Picture

Television, 1983 (Full Length)

The Making of Perfect Strangers

Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)

Marae - The Piano Story

Television, 1993 (Excerpts)

The Price of Milk (making of documentary)

Short Film, 2001 (Full Length)

Russian Snark

Film, 2010 (Trailer and Excerpts)

Serial Killers - Full Series

Television, 2004 (Full Length Episodes)

Shortland Street: Inside an Icon (25th anniversary)

Television, 2017 (Full Length)

Sione's 2 - Unfinished Business

Film, 2012 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Dream in the Making - The Making of Sleeping Dogs

Short Film, 1977 (Full Length)

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)

The Making of Smash Palace

Short Film, 2004 (Full Length)

Spooked

Film, 2004 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

The Making of Stickmen

Television, 2001 (Full Length)

Weekend - The Making of Sylvia

Television, 1984 (Excerpts)

Network New Zealand

Television, 1985 (Full Length)

Kaleidoscope - NZ Film Archive

Television, 1982 (Excerpts)

Making Utu

Television, 1982 (Full Length)

Country Calendar - The Making of Vigil

Television, 1983 (Full Length)

Wellington Paranormal Bloopers and Behind the Scenes

Television, 2022 (Extras)

The Edge - The Birth of Weta

Television, 1994 (Excerpts)

Behind the Scenes of Whale Rider

Television, 2003 (Full Length)

The World's Fastest Indian

Film, 2005 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)

Sunday - The Cowboy and the Indian

Television, 2004 (Excerpts)

Headliners - The World's Fastest Indian

Television, 2004 (Excerpts)