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Matthew worked with Fleet Street Productions in the 2011 V 48 Hours Film Festival . He provided his cinematography skills to this great project.

Director: Roko Antonio Babich
Producer: Sid Sathe, Roko Antonio Babich
Writer: Andrew Hedley, Tom Sainsbury
Actors: Omar Al-Sobky, Andrew Hedley, Renee Lyons, San Bunkall, Andu Sophocleous
Editor: Felix Latimore
Sound / Music: Andrew Hedley
Cinematography: Matthew Harte

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This was a short film which won RUNNER UP in the V 48 Seconds Film competition.

Mathew Harte starred in this short film. The coordinator of the team, Badaboom Badabing, was Roko Antonio Babich.

See the V 48 Seconds website for more information about this competition.

Mathew was the cinematographer and lighting gaffer for this project.

Plot

Compound follows a group of travelers who get lost while driving out in rural New Zealand. After trying to find somewhere to get directions, they find what looks to be an old abandoned haunted attraction within a compound site. Once inside, the house goes into lock down and they are greeted with some unexpected guests. Their worst nightmares live within the walls of this house. It’s a game of survival as they must fight their way out of the compound before becoming another victim.

Production

Production company: Dale Stewart Productions
Director: Dale Stewart
Cinematographer/Lighting Gaffer: Mathew Harte

For more information, visit the Compound Facebook page.

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Kebab is a short film that was entered into the 48 Hour film competition in 2008. Mathew Harte was camera operator and the lighting gaffer for this project.

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Behind the scenes video of ‘It’s Friday’ by the NZ Hip Hop band, Smash Proof.

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The South Seas short film A Cold Beer has won the 2008 Kodak New Zealand Filmschools Competition.

Mathew was the focus puller in this winning short film.

The film, co-directed by 2007 South Seas Film & Television School graduates David Coyle and Reuben King, is based on the true story of a Kiwi soldier who orders a beer at his local pub before leaving to serve overseas in WWII. He asks the barman to hold onto his unopened bottle of beer until he returns from the front. But he never returns – his young life cut tragically short. In his memory, the bottle of beer remains unopened behind the bar.“It is a moving and very poignant film, made by some of our best graduates from 2007,” says Adam Fresco, Course Director at South Seas Film & Television School. “The young film-makers have taken a true story and developed it into a film that speaks to the younger generation and helps them to remember the sacrifices of the past.”

Filmed over three days at Easter, the 12-minute film was praised by the judges for its accomplished lighting and excellent cinematography.

“This is an excellent start to the careers of these young film makers,” says Adam Fresco. “They have competed in a tough field with entries from all over the country and excelled themselves as a shining example of New Zealand film-making talent.”

Production

Cast

Bruce Allpress
Toby Sharpe
Todd Mohi
Mark Harrison
Serena Cotton
John Clarke
Angela Vaughan

With Midge Perez, Chris Loader, Darryl Kirman, Gary Dunn, Minel Tcaciuc, Angus Brown, Dugg Culhane, Jason Bainbridge, Joshua Tuaiti, Julie Fisher, Michael Kingston, Zane Eramiha

Crew

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Gerben Cath, Adam Fresco, Darryn Inder
DIRECTORS / SCREENPLAY: David Coyle & Reuben King
PRODUCERS: Julie Fisher & Midge Perez
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Reece Baker
CAMERA OPERATOR: Sjaak te Brake
FOCUS PULLER: Mathew Harte
LOADER: David Steel
VIDEO SPLIT: Marie Hooper
GRIPS: Lance Daley, Tom Sorrell
SOUND RECORDIST: Jeremy Lawry
SOUND ASSIST: Mark Cowell
LIGHTING GAFFER: James Whangapirita
LIGHTING ASSISTANTS: Lance Daley, Zohra Trinder
1st Assistant Director: Jeila Tahana-Reese
CONTINUITY: Alana Cotton
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Natalie Frigault
PRODUCTION RUNNERS: Kereama Wright, Alexander Glucina, Paora Ratahi
LOCATION SCOUTS: Johnny Leung, Mariya Nakova
ART DIRECTOR: Enni Tuomisalo
PROPS MANAGER: George McClelland
WARDROBE: Yasmin Du Pont
ART ASSISTANTS: Bronwen Parry, Crystel Tottenham, Hazel Williams
UNIT SUPERVISORS: Benjamin Carter, Lani Walker, Matt Fill-Wilson, Paora Ratahi
EDITOR: Todd Mohi
POST SOUND: Tim Ellis
POST ASSISTANT: Santo Giuliano
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED BY: Todd Mohi

The film is available on South Seas’ Youtube channel: http://nz.youtube.com/user/southseasfilmschool

Please see The Big Idea site for the full article.

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Erin Simpson is a New Zealand TV presenter on her teen oriented show ‘The Erin Simpson Show’.

Mathew worked as a lighting assistant on the music video for the show’s theme song ‘Gimme What You Got’.

Production

Production company: Fish n Clips
DOP: Andrew Stroud
Lighting Gaffer/Grip: Spencer Locke-Boney
Lighting Assistant: Mathew Harte

Visit the Erin Simpson Show website for more information.

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Smash Proof is a New Zealand HipHop group whose first single “Brother” was no.1 on the New Zealand singles chart for 6 weeks.

Mathew worked as a lighting gaffer on the band’s music video ‘It’s Friday’.

Production

Production company: Blur and Sharpen
DOP: Tim Flower
DIR: Tim Van Damen

Visit Smash Proof’s website to hear more of their great music.

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Night Shift is a 9 minute short film made by South Seas Film and Television School Students as an end of year graduation project.

Mathew Harte was both camera operator and cinematographer for this project.

Plot Summary

A Taxi Driver working overtime when he is supposed to be meeting his wife for an anniversary dinner, picks up a mysterious stranger. The Driver recognizes the Stranger as a magician from an old TV show, and asks to see a trick. The Stranger agrees to the request but what the Driver gets is not at all what he had in mind.

The film focuses on the concept of magic and how it affect us. It explores the idea that the experience of magic can open our eyes to the wonder in the everyday by taking us back to a time in childhood before familiarity of the world dulled our perception of it.

Production

Directed by: Reuben King

Cast

Lead Actor(s): Midge Perez
Todd Mohi
Jeila Tahana Reece
Supporting Actor(s): Toka Tu Moana Tamihere
Moniwai Panoho
Timothy Hansen
Sam Gill
Melodie Burton
Alana Cotton
Gary Dunn

Craft

Screenplay by: Reuben King
Original Music/Composer: Nikola Memodovic
Cinematographer/DP: Mathew Harte
Camera Operator(s): Mathew Harte
Camera Assistant(s): James Whangapirita
Gaffer(s): Ian Andrews, Michael Wylam
Sound Mixer: Lance Daley
Production Designer: Deone Kok
Makeup Artist: Rebekka Engle

Post

Editor: Nedeljko Zyijer
Digital Effects: Nedeljko Zyijer