Brian Shennan

The screen contributions of sound mixer and recordist Brian Shennan spanned more than five decades. He began his career as a trainee at the National Film Unit. From 1965 to 1984, Brian had a hand in dozens of NFU films. Then he went freelance, launching Brain Shennan Sound Limited. His CV included 500+ documentaries, 50+ TV series, many classic movies, and numerous adverts. Shennan died on 6 August 2022, aged 77.  

Brian was a good team player who enjoyed getting out on location as a field recordist after many years at the NFU inside dark studios, sound mixing many New Zealand feature films of the 1970s and 1980s. He enjoyed meeting people from all walks of life ... He considered himself very lucky to be doing a job that he loved so much. Cameraman Ivars Berzins, a longtime friend and colleague