Author name: Mark It

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. For a country whose national identity is an inferiority complex, we are surprisingly overt in the pride we have for our prominent association with adaptations of the works of JRR Tolkien. That…

From drunk sound designers and Sherlock Holmes stand-ins to coffee paintings and premiers, the life and legends of veteran NZ film editor Paul Maxwell is the basis for a rip-roaring cinematic experience. Maxwell’s latest film, A Mistake, which “may or…

Acclaimed Kiwi film director Dame Gaylene Preston is among the advocates and creatives calling for the Government to reinstate the now-canned “Creatives in Schools” programme. The programme saw music, drama, dance, and art professionals visit schools, allowing those in the…

Who makes all the decisions on a TV show? Who runs the writers’ rooms, makes sure shows come in on time, and helps plan out how much money is spent on every episode?  Imagine being the brains behind one of…

Cal/OSHA has fined Disney $36,000 in connection with the death of Juan “Spike” Osorio, a lighting technician who fell through a faulty catwalk on the Studio City set of a Marvel TV series. The workplace safety agency issued the citations …

The write-down of linear assets by major entertainment companies in the latest earnings cycle speaks to the end of cable television, experts agree. But as these assets continue to drive billions of dollars in revenue to these same companies, a…

The ergonomics of modern video cameras is a topic that barely gets a mention now. Have we become so used to poor ergonomic design that we are simply numbed to it now? These days, cameras are not particularly interesting. As…

Paramount Global’s decision to shutter its namesake TV studio means the loss of dozens of jobs, the shifting of several series to another banner and a consolidation of power within the company’s two remaining TV studios — at least until…