Director Vincent Ward and editor Simon Reece, hard at work on Ward's first feature Vigil (1984).

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Some of the Moriori crew on Rēkohu. From left, an unknown design crew member, designer Mark White, wardrobe person Lorraine Blewitt (in cap), & researcher Julienne Stretton. Front row: writer/ producer Bill Saunders, camera assistant Alan Hough & Christchurch crew member Doug Hamilton. Behind them on the right is director Wayne Tourell. Back row from left: sound recordist Rod Wilson (in hat), cameraman Graham Smith (standing) and Craig Dixon (in hat).

Photo probably taken by Kay Darby

A crew shot taken on TV series Children of Fire Mountain. Producer Roger Le Mesurier sits holding the camera slate. Standing behind him is cameraman Michael O'Connor. To the right of O'Connor in dark shirts are assistant director Gillian Harris (standing) and makeup woman Jean Thomas. Standing at far left in dark shirt is Murray Newey, next to costume designer Enid Eiriksson. Behind the unidentified woman wearing the hat is grip Geoff Jamieson (bearded); to his right (semi-obscured) is director Peter Sharp.

Supplied by Michael O'Connor

Merata Mita working on the second unit of Geoff Murphy's The Magnificent Seven (1998), the pilot for an American TV series of the same name.

A behind the scenes photo taken in the Waitakeres in 1974, for The Woman at the Store. On horseback are actors Ilona Rodgers (obscured), Ian Mune and Jeremy Stephens.

Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Courtesy of Ian Mune

Ginette McDonald in the make-up chair, before playing Shirley in Close to Home.

Photo courtesy of Michael McDonald

John Clarke with a crew member, on the Hudson and Halls kitchen set.

©TVNZ. Supplied by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision — TVNZ Collection

Taika Waititi in costume, while directing Boy.

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Cinematographer Graeme Cowley and clapper loader Justin Topzand, on the set of Merata Mita’s 1988 feature Mauri.

Kindly supplied by Graeme Cowley

Corin Redgrave as Governor George Grey (left) and Martyn Sanderson as General Sir Duncan Cameron, during on location filming for the fifth episode of The Governor, 'The Lame Seagull'.

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Some of the buildings created for The Governor, likely in the hills above the Hutt Valley.

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All in a day’s work: Brian Walden on location, while working for state television in the mid 1970s.

Photo supplied by Brian Walden

Paul Leach behind a Panaflex camera, alongside director Ian Mune; from the set of the 1984 film Came a Hot Friday.

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A behind the scenes shot taken near Dunedin, for 1985 TV series Hanlon. Cameraman Michael O'Connor is hanging off the car, while actor Bill Ewens is behind the wheel. In the back seat are soundman Neil Newcombe and director Wayne Tourell (half obscured).

Photographer: Graham Wallace. Kindly provided by Wayne Tourell