Posts by Joe Wylie
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Sacha,
“who is holding the biggest stash/stick?”
The Alpine Fault?
"If the Alpine Fault went and we had further damage to houses, not only have we got upset people, but we are going to have a whole lot of insurance companies looking at us saying, ’What sort of banana republic have we got here?”’
Roger Sutton, feeding the stereotype that engineers are among those least likely to practice intentional irony. -
Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Sacha,
Wouldn’t it just be about the way the govt treats the power of international banking and insurance corporates . . .
As in “Is that an aftershock in the geological or insurance sense of the term?”
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About the people who made the film:
Susan Wilson, Producer: Background in teaching art and Super 8 animation in Australian and NZ high schools. Inspired to animate the Te Rerenga story when she came across it in a book while living in Australia. No particular vision as to how the story would be told. Highly adept at dealing with bureaucracies and arts funding bodies. Good to be on the right side of.
John Robertson: Exceptional animator and designer, graduate of the then Auckland Technical Institute. Had already made a short animated film based on David Bowie's Uncle Arthur. Did the on the motorway sequence, among others. Currently a director at Passion Pictures, London.
Alistair Kay: Gifted designer/illustrator, also from ATI, designed the finalized 'Wairua' character. Wish I still had his model sheet of the character in various 'Mr Wairua' bodybuilding poses. Faithfully stuck with the film until it was done, even when the cash ran out, then hightailed it overseas. Fondly remembered.
Alan Moyes: Studied printmaking at Elam School of Fine Arts.
Reckoned that animation would be like printmaking because you wouldn't know whether it had worked or not until it was done. Proved to be right.
Very prolific, Alan's distinctive style dominates much of the film. Did everything from the bus tourists to the 'Catholic sequence' where the spirits practice self-harm. Like John and Alistair, loyal to finishing the film beyond any everyday sense of duty. Last heard of teaching on faculty in Austin, Texas.Also Adriana Tuscia, who did the gorgeously organic waves in the intro sequence, and Bridget Sutherland, who helped out in the latter stages of production, and went on to make those great music documentaries.
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Hard News: Te Rerenga Wairua, in reply to Che Tibby,
you’ll be pleased to know there is a weather wane of a heron above a chimney in east texas that continues to provide comfort to a grieving father, and it’s largely your fault.
There were a few unsolicited predictions of things happening to those who tampered with stuff beyond their comprehension. Some of them may have happened and I didn't recognise them. But no-one predicted anything like that.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Sacha,
Perhaps our dilemma is that whoever was in Brownlee's position would be driven to politicise the significance of 'geotech' data, simply because people crave reassurance, and knowledge is power. It would appear that a great deal has been learned since September 2010, but nowhere near enough to provide the kind of political advantage implied by the possession of 'geotech' info.
I think most people realise this, but Brownlee's penchant for drawing political capital from each new major shake doesn't help, especially when he implies that he's better informed than his critics.
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Lilith:
. . . do you know if the beaches are OK for swimming?
I’ve heard nothing official, people were certainly surfing yesterday.
Hebe:
I have long suspected the powers-that-be have strangled the geologists’ reports on the quake outlook .
Interesting stuff, thanks for posting.
Given the way that property values and the projected payouts have obviously played a part in what gets red zoned, that sounds entirely reasonable.Every time there’s a major shake I’m just glad that I’m past that stage of life where littler people would need to look to me for reassurance.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Hebe,
Jeez Hebe, I trust your youngest's over it now. All the best for a relaxed & resilience-free New Year.
Yesterday was beautiful, just like today. No cutting easterly at the beach, but hardly anyone there. Even the lifeguard commented that she was hardly needed.
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Hard News: Nobody wanted #EQNZ for Christmas, in reply to Lilith __,
Thank you Lilith, I'll pass the compliment on to Ms Goodie Gisela, as I should have credited her when posting.
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Hard News: Te Rerenga Wairua, in reply to Paul Ward,
Thanks very much Paul, that'd be great, whatever I can do.
BTW I remember forming a charitable trust back before we had Film Commission funding, and a PEP scheme paid the wages. The way things were done then, local bodies administered such schemes, and without the proper legal niceties the film would have ended up being owned by the Auckland City Council. -
Santa in Locksley Ave. Avonside today.
