POW Studios’ resident VFX Artist and Picture Editor Tim Hamilton has taken on the role of Director, creating 2 short films that are blazing the festival circuit.

Libby Huntsdale, playing the title lead in Poppy, is an absolute tour de force. It can be intimidating for even the most seasoned actors to walk into an ADR studio and hit their lines.

Sonic Art. It’s a weird place. When it’s out there, it’s super out there. However when it’s tempered and baked just right, it can paint pictures and tell stories.

James Ashcroft deserves to bask in the warm rays of acclaim following his directorial debut of Coming Home In the Dark at this year's Sundance Festival.

Following on from the incredibly successful 2019 season of Hansel and Gretel, the POW VFX team were invited again to work with the Royal New Zealand Ballet this year on another much-loved classic, The Sleeping Beauty.

Short films are so important. They can launch careers, take risks, start hard conversations. Scorsese’s Big Shave, Taika’s Two Cars, One Night, Lynne Ramsey’s Small Deaths.

When Annie Collins reached out for our contribution to a new resource on post workflow, we honestly couldn’t spill the tea fast enough! Although it feels slightly counter-intuitive for us to be actively promoting ways to save money on post but honestly, we like a smooth handover way more than we like fixing a broken AAF.

From a Director’s and Producer’s perspective, understanding where to put your post dollars is key. Even on small budgets, we discuss how foley can make a huge impact.

I think we can all agree that the last 7 months have been a hell of a decade. While it has been and will continue to be a difficult time for the world, we can turn to art, in all its forms for solace, escape and some much needed laughter.

POW Studios hosted Mayor Andy Foster and WCC Advisor Josh Logan yesterday morning. The POW team along with collaborators Robin Marshall (Mdigital), Claire Mabey (Verb Wellington) and Dorien Vermaas (Dorien Vermaas Consulting), introduced Mayor Foster to an Audio 360º project the group are currently developing.

All 16 episodes of our children’s audio series are now available on Spotify, Stitcher and RNZ.