DOP’S
Chris Terpstra
Director of Photography
Chris Terpstra is a lighting cameraman with over 30 years experience, and has enjoyed working on a broad range of projects from drama to TVC’s, documentaries and corporates. He is a well respected skilled operator and enjoys lighting to a high standard. Chris is also adept at fast turn around projects and can work OPC.
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Chris is excellent at capturing the essence of a director’s vision in an artistic and economical fashion. Production’s comment that his beautifully lit frames, easy going personality and sensitivity are an asset to any project. Chris is a great communicator able to interact with people from all walks of life.
Contact Dave at Rocket for quotes or rates.
Recent Career History – Snapshot
Documentaries
Prison Families: 2012. Documentary series. Gibson Group. Sony 800
Hooked National Geographic Fishing show Sony F900R
Inside Natures Giants Giant Squid. Windfall Films. BBC4 Sony F900R
Wild Coast, East Coast Gems.
The Wahine Disaster
Our People our Century
Children of Gallipoli
Tutus and Town Halls
Last of the Anzacs
Nude NZ
Collecting the Dues
They call it Home
Coming to our Place
EPK
Hobbit: 2013 DVD interviews Pellerin Prods. Sony F3
Lord of the Rings: Pellerin multi Media. DVD Interviews and EPK Sony F900R
King Kong DVD interviews, EPK and behind the scene Sony F900R
Avatar Mob Scene DVD interviews, EPK and behind the scenes. Sony F900R
10,000 BC Mob Scene EPK and behind the scenes. Sony F900R
Lovely Bones EPK and interviews Sony F900R
Tintin EPK and interviews Sony F900R
Television Programmes
Street Hospital 2013: Gibson Group. Documentary reality series. Sony PMW200 and Canon 5D for time lapse.
Operation Hero: 2013 Gibson Group. Children’s reality series. Sony EX3 with Nano recorder
Fresh Stories: TVC series. Ogilvy Advertising. Sony F3 with Nano recorder
Sensing Murder
Beyond the Darklands
What’s Your Verdict
Coastwatch
Taste New Zealand
Target
Inside Out
Maggie’s Garden Show
Location Location Location
Corporate Videos
NZ Transport Driver Instruction: 2013 Propeller Prods. Series of 15. Sony PMW200
ANZ<BNZ, Westpac, National Bank
NZ Fire Service
Airways Corporation
NZ Correspondence School
Telecom
ACC
Ministry of Justice
NZ Police
Corrections
Meridian Energy
Tourism NZ
Landcorp
TVC
NZ Lottery: Lotto draw prize package. Sauce Prods. Canon 5D
Shop Smarter
Fujitsu Heat pumps
Fastway Couriers
Totally Wellington
Smoke free
Matt Henley
Director of Photography
Matt has been working in the Wellington film and television industry for six years. He is an experienced director of photography with a good eye. He has been shooting a large amount of documentary, commercial, TVC and reality work over the last few years and where necessary can work OPC.
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Recently he finished shooting a NZFC funded Fresh Short ‘Unnatural History’ shot on RED Epic, SD formats and Super 16mm film. He is experienced with-in camera optical effects, drama and music video work, animation, miniatures, and time-lapse.
In 2008 he won the Kodak student Cinematography award for New Zealand and then the Asia Pacific region award for his super 16mm short film Manslaughter. Matt’s a pleasure to have on set and always gives 110%, whether working on a large production or in a one man band shoot and run situation.
Contact Dave at Rocket for quotes and rates.
Recent Career History – Snapshot
Career Summary
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
Camera Assistant
Data Wrangler D.A.T.
Key Skills
Camera Operating
Physical Efx
High-speed
Physical animation
Time-lapse
16mm and 35mm film
Red Epic
Recent Career History – Snapshot
Unnatural History 2013
NZFC Funded Fresh Short
RED Epic. Super 16mm. Beta SP. VHS. Hi-8
Responsibilities – DOP
Operation Hero Season Three 2013
Gibson Group
Sony PMW350. 6X Go Pro Hero BE 3
Responsibilities – C Camera Operator – Go Pro Technician
Myele Manzanza ‘On the Move’ 2013
NZ On Air Music Video
RED Epic
Responsibilities – DOP
Queenie 2012
NZFC Funded Short Film
Animated Short
Responsibilities – Director of Photography; Lighting (shared credit)
Tommy Ill ‘New Car Money’ 2012
NZ On Air Music Video
Responsibilities – Director
World of Wearable Arts VFX 2012
Optical FX for on stage AV display
RED Epic. Sony F3
Responsibilities – DOP
Glass Vaults ‘Ancients Gates’ 2012
NZ On Air Funded Music Video
RED Epic
Responsibilities – DOP
Operation Hero Season Two
Gibson Group
Sony F800. 4X Go Pro Hero 2
Responsibilities – C Camera Operator – Go Pro Technician
AhoriBuzz ‘Turnaround’ 2011
NZ On Air Music Video
Responsibilities – DOP
Nova Power TVC 2011
Krafthaus
Y+R
Timelapse. 7D + Dragon
Responsibilities – DOP
Greyhound’s as Pets TVC 2010
Saatchi and Saatchi
Canon 5D
Responsibilities – DOP
NZTA ‘Drivers Are Eggs’ 2010
Clemenger BBDO
Animation. Canon 50D + Dragon
Responsibilities – DOP
Elaine Rides Again 2009
Screen Innovation Funded Short
Super 16mm
Responsibilities – DOP
Awards
2011 Best Awards NZTA – ‘Drivers are Eggs’
Silver in the ‘Interactive’ category.
2011 Award Awards NZTA – ‘Drivers are Eggs’
Bronze in the ‘Technical Animation’ category.
2007 Kodak Asia Pacific Cinematography Award ‘Manslaughter’
Excellence in cinematography. Screened in the Kodak Showcase at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, France.
