BrianKassler
- Producer
- Grip
Brian Kassler started his career building sets for theatre and film, then worked as a camera grip on a host of New Zealand features. In the mid 80s he started supplying film equipment to local crews, before launching successful production company Flying Fish with Lee Tamahori. Today he fronts Showtools, a film production website.
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Biography
Brian Kassler doesn’t have fond memories of school days. Born in Porirua, he attended the local Catholic college, before being expelled. The same thing happened at a different college, so he was sent to boarding school. Kassler stayed one night, then his school days were over. Taking up an upholstering apprenticeship, he moved into a flat in Wellington. Most of his 15 flatmates were active participants in the late 70s creative scene. “It was infamous for dance parties", says Kassler. "Five bucks at the door, and bands playing”.
“I saw it as something new and different...something like going to the moon, no one’s done it before and I wonder what it’s like.”
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