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JohnBlick

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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After starting his filmmaking career at the National Film Unit, cinematographer John Blick has shot many iconic Kiwi commercials, done extended time in Asia and the United States — and worked alongside everyone from Brian Brake and Peter Jackson (The Frighteners), to Skippy the Bush Kangaroo.

Biography

Though probably best known for shooting and directing commercials — including filming the classic Crunchie train robbery and Spot the Dog — John Blick’s career encompasses everything from documentaries to features (Solo, The Last Tattoo, The Frighteners).

Screenography

Roof Rattling
2009 Cinematographer, Associate Producer Short film
Us
2005 Producer Short film
A Funeral
1999 Cinematographer Short film
The Frighteners
1996 Cinematographer, Second Unit Director Film

Awards

1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Cinematography - Film: for The Last Tattoo

1994 Axis - Tom Kincaid Advertising Award
For Craft Excellence

1993 New Zealand Film & Television Awards
Best Cinematography: for The Last Tattoo

“As a photographer I love creating nuances with light, as a director I look for nuances of emotion and as a writer I try to inspire actors to create those emotions. As a producer I look for the money to achieve each of those things.”

— John Blick

Related images

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National Film Unit crew at the 1965 Polynesian Festival, held at Wellington's Winter Show Buildings. From left to right, camera operator Warren LePine, sound recordist Brian Shennan (then aged 20), Ian McLean, and camera operator John Blick.