If you haven’t heard of Looking Up, then you’re not alone. This family drama about an astronaut reflecting on his father’s teachings premiered in Bejing on the 14th of July and on opening weekend made $9.22 million in China—practically tripling The Lion King‘s total. Park Road’s Senior Re-Recording Mixer Mike Hedges flew to China …
Black and white silent film footage from World War I has been transformed by Oscar-winning director Sir Peter Jackson into a 3D colour documentary film to mark the centenary of the end of the conflict. The legendary filmmaker painstakingly restored and coloured hours of archival footage and paired it with historical veterans’ interviews and a …
The latest Chinese feature film ‘Wolf Warrior II’ is currently hitting headlines around the world as it breaks China’s box office record for the highest grossing film in its history. It’s a great feeling for the team at Park Road as we had the pleasure of working with writer/director Wu Jing on the film’s sound …
The 89th Academy Awards wrapped up two weeks ago in a whirl of controversy, but for the New Zealand film industry it certainly didn’t overshadow the iconic victories of a few new Oscar winners. Two New Zealanders, John Gilbert and Dan Lemmon, were nominated for Academy Awards this year in the categories of ‘Best Film […]
Pacifico, a South-American film by Gonzalo Gutierrez is set to become the continents’ first science-fiction piece when it premieres in 2017. It tells the story of a group of young people who set out for an island in the Colombian Pacific, where outsiders are prohibited from entering. Manipulated by the island’s local population, who want to protect themselves […]
“But I had in front of me the dead man, the dead French soldier, and how I would have liked him to have raised his hand, I would have shaken his hand and we would have been the best of friends” – German Soldier Acclaimed New Zealand composer John Psathas, has led in the creation […]
Over the past few months Park Road’s Director of Engineering Sound, John Neill, has been recording a number of music projects at the Stella Maris Chapel in Seatoun, making use of the excellent acoustical environment it provides. Carolyn Mills, a Harpist from the NZSO has partly recorded a CD which has one more days recording …
Dynamic innovation and cutting-edge technologies are shattering the boundaries of content and opening up limitless opportunities. The media and entertainment industry is rapidly growing, making the NAB Show®, the National Association of Broadcasters, a place to break free from conventional thinking and open minds to the future. Attendees from Park Road at this years show …
With the 10th annual Screen Edge Forum hosted at Park Road this month, the theme of documentary making is exciting local filmmakers and cinefiles. A film from last years forum has gone on to earn a highly acclaimed reputation. Pietra Brettkelly’s ‘A Flickering Truth’, serves its audience as a revelatory document about Afghanistan’s current travails and the …
August 16th 2016 will see the release of a re-imagining of Walt Disney Productions’ cherished family film ‘Pete’s Dragon’. Directed by David Lowery and executive produced by long time partner of the New Zealand film industry, Barrie Osborne, ‘Pete’s Dragon’ shares the story of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who …