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RichardBluck

  • Cinematographer
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Richard Bluck began working as a cameraman at the Avalon Television Centre in the 1970s. Alongside a host of other projects, he has brought his skills as director of photography to features Black Sheep, What We Do in the Shadows, Second-Hand Wedding and many short films.

Screenography

Ash
2025 Cinematographer Film
2024 Cinematographer Film
2024 Cinematographer Film
Maunga (Mountain)
2019 Cinematographer Short film
The Monkey King 3
2018 Cinematographer Film

Biography

Richard Bluck was inspired to get into the film industry in the mid 70s, after watching this Pacific Films documentary about a car rally. He began knocking on doors until he found a job at Television New Zealand, as a trainee cameraman.  

Awards

2015 New York City International Film Festival
Best Cinematography in a Feature (Length) Film: for How to Murder Your Wife

2014  Camerimage - International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography (Poland) 
Best 3D Documentary Film

“I am a working director of photography – I love to shoot; I love to realise a vision, tell a story, and make interesting and powerful images. ”

Richard Bluck, in an April 2008 interview with Onfilm

Related images

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Kindly supplied by Glenis Giles.
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