Wayne Tourell

A shot taken in the town of Stillwater: the director's chair for Wayne Tourell, which travelled across New Zealand during the six-month shoot for Tourell's passion project Hanlon.

Photograph by Graham Wallace. Kindly provided by Brian Walden

A behind the scenes shot taken near Dunedin, for 1985 TV series Hanlon. Cameraman Michael O'Connor is hanging off the car, while actor Bill Ewens is behind the wheel. In the back seat are soundman Neil Newcombe and director Wayne Tourell (half obscured).

Photographer: Graham Wallace. Kindly provided by Wayne Tourell

The Hanlon crew filming outside the Parliamentary Library.

Photograph taken by Graham Wallace. Kindly provided by Wayne Tourell

A shot taken during filming of the Emmy-nominated Minnie Dean episode of Hanlon. Atop the crane is camera operator Michael O'Connor. The scene was shot on the Weka Pass Railway in North Canterbury.

Photograph by Graham Wallace. Kindly provided by Wayne Tourell

Extras on the set of Hanlon.

Photograph taken by Graham Wallace. Kindly provided by Wayne Tourell

The Producers' Course of 1970. From left, back row: Peter Sharp, ?, Donald Hope Evans, Wayne Tourell, Alan Lyne, John Whitwell, Michael Noonan, and Bob Blair. Front: David McPhail, Peter Coates, Roy Melford, Murray Reece and Mike Mune.

Kindly supplied by Peter Coates

A behind the scenes shot from 1987 series Steel Riders: from left to right, dialogue coach Shirley Duke, director Wayne Tourell and actor Fraser Stephen-Smith.

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Director Wayne Tourell grabs a rare quiet moment while working on his Feltex-Award-winning documentary Moriori (1980).

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Some of the Moriori crew on Rēkohu. From left, an unknown design crew member, designer Mark White, wardrobe person Lorraine Blewitt (in cap), & researcher Julienne Stretton. Front row: writer/ producer Bill Saunders, camera assistant Alan Hough & Christchurch crew member Doug Hamilton. Behind them on the right is director Wayne Tourell. Back row from left: sound recordist Rod Wilson (in hat), cameraman Graham Smith (standing) and Craig Dixon (in hat).

Photo probably taken by Kay Darby

Behind the scenes at the Moriori village built for 1980 documentary Moriori. Graham Smith is behind the camera. Director Wayne Tourell sits to his right, with his arm out, then sound recordist Rod Wilson (standing), writer/producer Bill Saunders (in white) and Margaret Solomon, a grandchild of the last full-blooded Moriori.

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Filming at the Moriori village constructed for 1980 documentary Moriori. The camera dolly was made from old railway lines and a railway jigger found on Rēkohu in the Chatham Islands.

Supplied by Wayne Tourell

Behind the scenes at the Moriori village constructed for Moriori at Rēkohu in the Chatham Islands.

Supplied by Wayne Tourell

Camera operator Graham Smith captures children playing stick games, while filming scenes for award-winning documentary Moriori (1980). The shot was taken at a Moriori village recreated on Rēkohu in the Chatham Islands.

Supplied by Wayne Tourell

Photo supplied by Wayne Tourell

A behind the scenes shot from 1975 anti-drink driving campaign drama On The Day, directed by Wayne Tourell, cinematographer Malcolm Ferguson middle left.

Kindly supplied by Malcolm Ferguson