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Hoverlion Production Co.
Alpha Bristol Films
A Bend in the Road 
*In Festivals* Country teen Josh is tested to his limits when he gets a ride from a boyracer and things quickly spiral out of control. This is Alpha Bristol's...
short film 
FishHead Magazine Aug/Sept 2011 
My girlfriend Gemma was an interim editor of the magazine FishHead and came up with a new feature, along the lines of 'The Selby' and she roped me in as the...
photography, print 
Last Chance 
Bobby is an asshole. Three strangers on the street show him who he really is, before its too late. A modern take on 'A Christmas Carol' We entered the 'V 48...
short film 
The Dowse Art Museum | Digital Canvas 
In early 2011 I worked with Click Suite on sponsorship presentation for The Dowse Art Museum, who were raising funds for an enormous interactive digital screen to...
Informational, motion graphics 
Lela Jacobs | Catwalk 
Wellington fashion designer Lela Jacobs had a catwalk show of her Autumn/Winter collection, and we made her a film of it. I lived with Lela years ago and have...
fashion 
Hoverlion has Moved 
Hoverlion moved office, this is a visualisation of how we did it. I wanted to flex my After Effects muscles after a few months of live-action work. I got a load...
micro film, motion graphics 
Everything is OK 
Plagued by post-apocalyptic visions, the inhabitants of an apartment block share more than their collective nightmares. This short film is based on a play of...
short film, live action 
Seeker 
A man's sons reprimand him for straying from the straight and narrow. I hadn't done a proper short film-style music video and was itching to try one out. I was...
music video 
White Out 
This is an ongoing project where I white out a nice object in a photo I've taken. I can't yet tell you why i'm doing this, but i'm sure it will reveal itself...
art, photography 
Observational 
Observations made with my camera. I'll be adding to this all the time.
art, photography 
Pass it On 
info A video to remind the world of how awesome New Zealand is. Pass It On (run by KEA International) approached me to make a short animation highlighting how...
viral, motion graphics 
Bob 
We watch a man who may or may not be Bob procrastinate through the day. What is he putting off, what is he dreading? A friend of ours, Charlie Bleakley, came up...
short film 
V48 Hours | Remise 
A Wellington V48 Hours finalist in 2010. A young woman wants revenge for being slighted by her nemesis. A film made in a weekend. I'm always surprised by the...
short film, live action 
Light House 
A girl goes to the lighthouse to set something free. Another film Gemma and I made in a weekend. Music Tosca 'Romanze In Es (Session 8)
micro film 
30 Love 
A single guy meets a girl in the strangest of ways. Festivals Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival Sexy International Paris Film Fest Show Me Shorts San Gio...
short film 
New Zealand International Arts Festival 
A commercial highlighting that the New Zealand International Arts Festival thinks outside the box. I was approached by Sauce to direct this commercial. The...
TVC, motion graphics 
Happy Birthday Mama 
It was my girlfriend's mothers birthday, so we tried to make her cry with sickly cuteness. It didn't work on her, but jesus you should have seen her husband. ...
micro film, live action 
Handle the Jandle '09 
The farmer from Haast rallies his music video-making troops for a big speech about 'getting on with it'. I had just returned to NZ from living in the UK for a...
title, motion graphics 
La Fille a la Bicyclette 
A girl. A guy. A date. Some crossed wires. This is the first film I made with my girlfriend Gemma. She'd just bought a shitty little stills camera for $170 and...
micro film 
Late One 
A girl amuses herself when her date is late. We were staying in, had just watched 'The tin man' on the internet and were inspired. Cast/crew Gemma and me ...
micro film, live action 
V48Seconds | Terminator Salivation 
The challenge was to remake a famous film scene incorporating the V can. We chose the trailer for the then-unreleased Terminator Salvation. We came first and got...
viral, live action 
Better Not 
The band fall into a test-pattern nightmare. I was approached by Fish 'n' Clips in Auckland to pitch an idea for this track. I was quite inspired by the work of...
music video 
Black Kids | Rock Witchoo 
Nostalgia for the 80s television I never watched. This was the last music video Joe and I directed at Intro UK. The budgets were getting smaller and smaller...
music video, motion graphics 
Dirty Pretty Things | Tired of England 
We pitched 'Wickerman in the City' and this is what came of it . We had a massive shoot organised in the Bank area of London, but were shut down during our first...
music video 
Alessa | Berlin 
My first fashion shoot. I was living in Berlin and had just got my first DSLR. My flatmate wanted some modeling shots to get some work, so this is what happened. ...
fashion, photography 
BBC Radio 1 | Meet the DJs 
Each presenter had been shot separately over the course of a few months. We had to edit all the odds and sods of dialogue together to make some sort of cohesive...
TVC, motion graphics 
Freya Underwear 
Filming models in knickers is all part of the job. We made eight of these little stings that played at ad breaks during a fashion TV show. Credits Production...
title, motion graphics 
BBC Radio 1 | Steve Lamacq 
I made this for BBC Radio 1 as part of a series showcasing all the DJs. Steve tells us some anecdotes about his life in music. Credits Agency: Agency Republic...
viral, motion graphics 
All I Got 
Newton goes to space in the 70s. I really wanted to: a: shoot on film b: shoot at Shepperton Studios c: have an awesome model made d: go to space in the 70s. ...
music video 
Dream Catch Me 
Visual effects-heavy, albeit light on concept. This was the first high-budget video that Joe and I made while represented by Intro UK. Although very attractive...
music video 
European Music Awards 
Backing videos for 'My Chemical Romance' and 'Baby Shambles' I made these films while working at Intro UK. The first stars a cheerleader shot in our office, the...
VJ, motion graphics 
Franz Ferdinand 
The lads were going on tour in France... The shoot was hilarious, these guys can be very funny. They were only there for about half an hour, so we had to shoot...
TVC, motion graphics 
Handle the Jandal '04 
This twit doesn't have a chance at being a TV host. Charlie and I were holidaying in the south of France when I got an email asking if i'd like to make a title...
title, live action