Competent and Interesting
long feature woven by Arthur Jones around the recent invasion of New Zealand by a British film unit working on John Guthrie’s Thé Seekers, proved to be one of the most Cortipetent and interesting documentaries produced in NZBS studios for many a long day: It was a brilliant piece of mosaic -with joins and cuttings neatly con-cealed-which managed to cottipress inte its timé a great déal abotit the technique of film-making, the special difficulties of taking featute filitis if New Zéealatid, the naturé of this particular picturé, atid spécialised information frém people in charge of costumes, make-up, continuity and so forth. I found the discussions with Ken Annakin, the director, and Péter Hennéssey, the camera-man, especially absorbing; but Jack Hawkins and Noel Purcell, whether reading a patt.of the script of just chatting, were the real stars of the show. This feature was a ctedit to all concerned, and a@ partticilar word of praise is dué to Athol Coatés for a smooth job as cOmmeéntator. 0" LOCATION, the hour-
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 765, 19 March 1954, Page 10
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171Competent and Interesting New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 765, 19 March 1954, Page 10
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