Wellington's Busy Film Season

Hi all,

To say we have been busy in the Capital and around the head of the fish would be a massive understatement. Normally, that would be a great thing, but since we all know the reason, all this extra work isn't really making us as happy as it should.

At time of writing, the Crew Wellington office has crews pencilled or confirmed on eleven TVC's, all happening in October or November. It's a big number for a city of our size, and finding the right people for all roles, when the dates are so often clashing, is an almighty challenge – but also a hell of a privilege.

With Avatar heading back at the end of October for a pick-up shoot – with no wrap date set that we know of – we are also hoping it's not too long before Auckland is open for business again too!

One problem this inrush of work has highlighted – again – is how little communication there is between the film companies. I'm always happy to be the person to pass on to the producers and production managers that they are hoping to shoot on the exact same day that four other TVC's are also rolling, but isn't there some way that the information could be shared among the companies as well, without compromising your own commercial confidentiality? Having multiple jobs for the same client in town at the same time is a learning curve for us too. Trying to work out which job is which, and which ones are film companies just competing for the same job!

Anyway, it's great to be busy and it's brilliant to have so many of our crew out there. But, we know this is only at the expense of our comrades in the big city. Stay safe and get back soon mates. The entire country sees you and thanks you for what you are doing to keep us all safe.

Love your work,

GT and Crew Wellington