Murray Milne, 239 Annandale Road, Taupaki, RD2, Henderson, Auckland 0782, New Zealand

Ph/fax 64-9-810 8686, Mobile 027 4422150, Email muzcam@xtra.co.nz

 

 

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN                                                      2009

 

I have worked for over 20 years now as a Camera Operator & Director of Photography on 35mm feature films, 16mm TV drama, documentaries, commercials and video.

 

I started in 1976 as a Camera Assistant with Motion Pictures Ltd for 5 years in Wellington and also worked during that time at Film Facilities Ltd in camera rentals.

 

I was Focus Puller on the features GOODBYE PORK PIE, BATTLETRUCK, CARRY ME BACK, SAVAGE ISLANDS and lots of commercials and documentaries in NZ and overseas.

 

I’ve been freelance since 1981 and as a DoP and/or operator my work history includes:-

 

                                                            FEATURE FILMS

UNDER THE MOUNTAIN                            Underwater & steadicam, DP Richard Bluck

JOHNNY KAPAHALA                                  DP/Director Surf unit

THE WATER HORSE                                  Underwater unit cam op, DP Oliver Stapleton, Dir Jay Russell

WITHOUT A PADDLE (Paramount Pics)  2nd Unit Camera operator, Water cam op, Steadicam op,

MY GARDENER (USA)                               Steadicam & B cam operator, DP Adolfo Bartoli, Dir. Iren Koster

YOU WISH (Disney)                                      2nd unit/Bcam/time lapse, DP Donny Duncan, Dir. Paul Hoen

THE WATER GIANT                         Underwater unit DP, Dir. John Henderson, DP John Ignatious

RIVERWORLD                                              TV Feature, 2nd Unit aerials, underwater unit, DP Allen Guilford

CROOKED EARTH                                      A Camera Op and aerials, DP David Gribble, Dir. Sam Pilsbury

LORD OF THE RINGS                                 Underwater unit DP, Dir. Peter Jackson,

EVERY WOMAN’S DREAM (CBS)           TV Feature, 2nd Unit and B Camera

RUGGED GOLD (Gibsons/Alliance)          TV Feature, 2nd Unit DP

TOMMYKNOCKERS                                    TV Feature, C camera operator

BRAINDEAD (aka Dead Alive)                   DP, Dir. Peter Jackson

                                                                        *(Finalist for Cinematography, NZ Film Awards)

MEET THE FEEBLES                                 DP, Dir. Peter Jackson

ZILCH                                                             DP, Dir. Richard Riddiford

MAURI                                                            2nd Unit DP, Dir. Mereta Mita, DP Graeme Cowley

ARRIVING TUESDAY                                  DP, Dir. Richard Riddiford

                                                                        *(Finalist for Cinematography, NZ Film Awards)

                                                                       

                                                            TV SERIES

LEGEND OF THE SEEKER 2 (Disney)                Camera op/Steadicam/aerials, Genesis HD

ISLAND WARS (Eyeworks)                                                DoP, HD, 10 eps, Aitutaki Cook Islands

NZs NEXT TOP MODEL (Mediaworks)                 DoP/cam op/steadicam/HD, 13 eps NZ, Aus, US

TE PA (Eyeworks)                                                     DoP/cam op/steadicam/HD

POWER RANGERS                                                 Steadicam op

TOP TOWN (Eyeworks)                                           DoP/cam op/steadicam/HD

THIS IS YOUR LIFE (Eyeworks)                              DoP/cam op

TRADING HOUSES (Eyeworks)                             DoP/cam op

POLITICALLY INCORRECT (Razor Films)            Dop/camera op, HD & Steadicam

KID STAR (Ch 7 Australia)                                      Camera op, 6 eps in Australia

SHOCK TREATMENT 2 (Eyeworks)                     DoP/camera op, Mongolia, China, Texas, Mauritius

ENDURANCE 6 FIJI (3Ball/Discovery - USA)                  Camera op & aerials, 13 eps in Fiji

TICKET TO THE TRIBES (Eyeworks)                    DoP/camera op, 9 eps in Africa & Indonesia

DRAGON’S DEN (Touchdown)                              Camera op, 6 eps

PERFECT AGE (Touchdown)                                 DoP/camera op, 5 eps

THE MOLE (Ch 7 Australia)                                    Camera op & Cineflex gyro-stabilised aerials in NZ

TREASURE ISLAND (Touchdown)                        DoP/camera op, 10 eps in Fiji

MOST EXTREME series 4 (NHNZ)                        DoP/camera op, 7 eps in USA & Canada

TREASURE ISLAND (Touchdown)                        DoP/camera op, 10 eps in Tonga

MISS POPULARITY (Touchdown)                          Camera op, 10 eps in Sth Australia

CITY CELEBRITY (Touchdown)                              Camera op, 10 eps

LIVING THE DREAM (Touchdown)                        Camera op, 10 eps

GOING STRAIGHT (Touchdown)                            FLIR helicopter aerials, 13 eps

UNDER ONE ROOF (Endemol - USA)                  Steadicam and underwater operator in Fiji

ADVENTURE CENTRAL (Discovery Channel)    DoP and main operator

SHORTLAND STREET (SPP)                                Locations DoP

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (Greenstone)Main camera

CITY LIFE (South Pacific Pictures)                         2nd Unit and camera operator

IN THE DEEP END (Touchdown)                           Main camera

HERCULES & XENA (Pacific Renaissance)       2nd Unit DoP, 2nd camera op, aerials and underwater

MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (Tasman/Atlantis)            2nd Unit, aerials and underwater sequences

PLAINCLOTHES (SPP)                                          2nd Unit and camera operator

LIFT OFF 2 (ABC/Australian Childrens TV)          Segment Unit DoP

SOLDIER, SOLDIER (SPP)                                                2nd Unit, Dir Ian Mune

MARLIN BAY (SPP)                                                 2nd Unit and helicopter sequences and aerials

 

DOCUMENTARIES

TA PAORA                                                    Tumanako – Life of Sir Paul Reeves

MIRACLE ON EVEREST (Nat Geo)          Essential – HD Cineflex aerials, climber stuck atop Everest

ANIMAL FACE-OFF                                                Natural History/Discovery Channel – Mechanical animals

FRONTIER OF DREAMS – 13 eps            Whakapapa, - NZ History series

GIVING IT ALL AWAY                                  Bytesize, - Sir Roy McKenzie, NZ philanthropist

JUST THE TICKET                                       Isola, - Lotto winners

PRIDE OF PLACE                                       Isola, - Kiwis building their dream homes

RESOLUTIONS                                            Isola, - New Years resolutions

BORN BIG                                                     Greenstone, Maree Quinn - Childhood obesity

TOP HEAVY                                                  Greenstone, Kate Peacock - Big breasts problem

BABIES - 10 part series                              Imagination TV, Maree Quinn - 11 families, 12 new babies

BURN                                                             Razor Films, Mark McNeill - Inside a burning house

TOMORROW’S WORLD                             BBC, Jenny Williams & Helen Batten - 4 NZ eps

SHAKEY BEGINNINGS                               Bryan Bruce - Jim Hickey’s geology of NZ

CRUMP                                                          Greenstone, Michelle Bracy - Life of Barry Crump

BLACK SPOTS, WHITE CROSSES         Greenstone, Shaun Duffy - Road deaths

IN COLD BLOOD                                         Bryan Bruce - Serial Murderers (NZ part)

AUCKLAND ZOO                                         Nona, Chris Dudman - Behind the scenes

FRAGILE BEGINNINGS                              Nona, Sue Younger - Miscarriage clinic

IMMIGRANT NATION - SAMOA                  Top Shelf, Jennifer Bush - Tracing one families roots     

THE BUSINESS OF BURGLARY               Greenstone, Mark McNeil - Auckland’s burglary scene   

THE CARLTON HOTEL                               Ninox, Howard Taylor - Behind the scenes

A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL                                    Nona, Sue Younger - Starship Hospital

HIT THE ROAD                                             Kids TV, Steve Lahood - Drinking, driving and dying

MURDER THEY SAID                                  Bryan Bruce - Tamihere and the Swedish murders

BEYOND A JOKE                                        Bryan Bruce - Tracing NZ comedy

CROSS CULTURAL MARRIAGE              Communicado, Caroline Harker

ARRIVING EARLY                                        Nona, Sue Younger - Premature babies

VANUATU NGOL                                         Wild TV, Neil Stitchbury - Original vine bungy jumpers

HEARTLAND                                                            Bruce Morrison - Grey Lynn & Kaipara

WORK OF ART                                             Steve Lahood - Sculptor Paul Dibble

SKI PARTY                                                    Zee Films, Richard Riddiford - A ski party

GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME         Zee Films, Peter Cathro - Marijuana culture in NZ

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS                                    Frame Up, Shereen Maloney - Domestic violence

STAR OF DAVID                                          Pinflicks, Jennifer Bush - NZ Jew in Israel, Czechoslovakia

FAMILY BUSINESS                                     TVNZ, Jenny Porter - Pioneer Wairarapa farmers

CATCHING THE TIDE                                 Costa Botes - Sam Hunt’s Cook Strait

VISIBLE PASSAGE                                       Pinflicks, Vicki Yiannoutsos - Vicki’s Aunties in NZ, Greece

BANARAS, STEPS TO HEAVEN                Zee Films, Richard Riddiford - Life & death on the Ganges

JOHN A LEE                                                   Zee Films, Richard Riddiford - Life of Labour politician

 

SHORT FILMS

STAUNCH                                                       Camera operator, DP Allen Guilford, Dir. Keith Hunter

MELODY’S SONG                                         Vicki Yiannoutsos

STALIN’S SICKLE                                         Costa Botes

THE LAMB OF GOD                                      Costa Botes

THE GODEL SENTENCE                            Costa Botes

PHENO WAS HERE                                      Richard Riddiford

 

I have shot commercials for most NZ production companies and for many overseas companies from USA, Canada, Korea, Thailand, China, Japan, Germany, UK, France, and Australia.

 

Although I have a reputation for the “crazy” stuff, like filming while bungy jumping, skiing, skydiving, abseiling and underwater, I also like “sensitive” filming too as you can tell by some of the documentary subjects. I hold a Commercial Pilots licence and I have a lot of experience at helicopter aerials, with the Tyler mount and the new Cineflex gyro-stabilised camera balls for both SD and High Definition.

 

I own and operate a film Steadicam system, an HD XDCAM kit, clearscreens and underwater video cameras & housings. I have a Pace 35mm Arri underwater housing, Splashbags and underwater lighting available for hire, plus 6 Coherent triple diversity video transmitter systems capable of over 3kms range.

 

And I’m still fit enough to run sideline Steadicam for over 5 years for Sky Super 14 and All Blacks rugby games.