PeterRead
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Peter Read began his screen career in 1968 at the NZ Broadcasting Corporation, as a trainee editor in his hometown of Christchurch. He decided camera operators had more fun, so after an OE to London and a move to Wellington he became a camera operator. Read worked on a wide variety of shows from lifestyle (Country Calendar) to drama (Cuckoo Land) and commercials. Read passed away on 21 June 2018.
Screenography
Biography
Peter Read was raised in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui. When he left high school, he joined the Christchurch branch of the NZ Broadcasting Corporation, as a trainee film editor. Read mainly edited news and sports stories, plus segments for magazine show Town and Around (he was sometimes confused with the presenter of the same name, who hosted the Wellington edition of the show).
“He was the most jovial cameraman I’ve ever had the privilege of working alongside of ... Life was for living, getting on with projects and building shit. Not sitting around dreaming about it. He seized the day, every day, by the balls.”
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