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Towards the end of last year I was doing some work while watching music videos on TV (with the sound off), when a clip came on that looked quite similar to a pitch I had done months before. ...more

For the last Talking Pictures column of the year, I thought I'd leave you with something to think about over the holidays. ...more

So you’ve got a $5000 NZ On Air video grant. Now what? ...more

What a year for Kiwi music videos! It seemed like every week there was a new shit-kicking clip dominating the airwaves, thanks to some bigger budgets and a wider base of experience amongst the video-makers. ...more

Imagine being paid to watch music videos. ...more

During the recent Resonate 2004 series of discussions, I had the opportunity to have a chat with returning UK guest speakers Liz Kessler and Pete Chambers. ...more

It's been 13 years since NZ On Air introduced the first of its artist-directed music initiatives, the (part) funding of music videos. With the NZ On Air logo prominently displayed at the beginning and end of the clip, it has proven to be one of their most visible and successful schemes, having led to 1,168 funded videos being played on television screens so many times, even the government agency has lost count. ...more