In February & March 2010, Phil Aitken scouted and managed a TVC for the Hyundai ix35. This 8 day shoot was in and around Auckland.
Agency: Assignment Group
Production Company: Exposure International Ltd
Producer: Maggie Lewis
Director: Tony Williams
Production Manager: Sally Moodabe
DOP: John Toon
Art Director: Ashley Turner
Location Scout / Manager: Phil Aitken
MasterCard 'Places Everyone' [TVC]
In January 2010, Moxie Pictures came to New Zealand to shoot a MasterCard TVC starring Bonnie Tyler. Phil Aitken scouted and managed the shoot.
Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson
UK Production Company: Moxie Pictures
NZ Production Company: Boomerang Productions
Director: Neil Gorringe
Producer: Jess Ensor
NZ Producer: Celina Janjic
Production Manager: Lisa Kissin
DOP: Ben Davis
Art Director: Micke Coote
Dairylea 'Sun' & 'Water' [TVC]
In February 2010, Clayton & Phil both worked on two Dairylea TVC's for Kraft.
Advertising Agency: JWT London
UK Production Company: Another Film Company
NZ Production Company: Prodigy
Director: Simon Neal
Producer: Susan Caldwell
Line Producer: Caz Hearn
DOP : Ginny Loane
Art Director: Chris Elliot
My Sky HDI 'Que Sera'
Clayton Tikao scouted and managed the My Sky HDI 'Que Sera' TVC
Production Company: O Positive Films
Producer: Ken Licata
NZ Production Company: Cherokee Films
NZ Producer: Katie Kempe-Smith
Director: David Shane
DOP: Ginny Loane
Production Designer: Bruce Everard
Kraft 'She's got the Bears' [TVC]
Clayton Tikao scouted and managed a TVC for Kraft.
NZ Production Company: The Sweet Shop
Agency: JWT Melbourne
Director: Paul Goldman
Producer: Lynnette Gordon
Production Designer: Neville Stevenson
Jaquie Brown Diaries - Series 2
Phil Aitken took a break from Locations and Production Managed the 2nd series of 'Jaquie Brown Diaries'.
This was shot from April to July 2006.
Producer : Matt McPhail
Exec Producer / Writer / Director : Gerard Johnstone
1st Assistant Director : Gene Keelen
DOP: DJ Stipsen
Production Designer: Brant Fraser
Ice [TV Movie / Feature Film]
Ice, a disaster movie was shot around Wanaka and Auckland during October and November 2009. Phil Aitken scouted and managed the 6 week shoot in Auckland.
Director: Nick Copus
Producer: Ric Pellizzeri
Line Producer: Judith Trye
Production Manager: Annie Dodman
Production Designer: Tim Ferrier
Tourism New Zealand [TVC]
In July 2009, Phil Aitken location managed a series of TVC's for Tourism New Zealand featuring Petra Bagust & Robbie Magasiva.
Advertising Agency: Assignment Group
Production Company: Exposure International
Director: Kevin Denholm
Producer: Catherine Madigan
DOP: John Toon
Art Director: Chris Elliot
Production Manager: Sally Moodabe
Coke 'The Organ Player' [TVC]
In March 2009, Phil Aitken location scouted and manged a Coca Cola TVC to be screened in Europe for the 2009 Summer.
Advertising Agency: Mother London
UK Production Company: Blink Productions
NZ Production Company: Big Pictures
Producer: Matthew Fone
Director: Dougal Wilson
Line Producer: William Grieve
DOP: Alwin Kuchler
Post-Production Supervisor: Thomas Harding
Aliens in the Attic [feature film]
Director: John Shultz
Producers: Barry Josephson / Marc Fischer / Joe Hartwick Jr.
DOP: Don Burgess
Production Designer: Barry Chusid
Filmed from January to April 2008, this Fox feature film was shot around Auckland. Phil Aitken was Location Manager (and Location Scout) and Alice Veysey was the Location Co-Ordinator.
Released July 31 2009, this filmed has grossed to 11 August about US$17 million.
NZ Production Manager: Pip Gillings
1st AD: Jeremy Fitzgerald
DOP: Bob Humphreys
Art Director: Mick Coote
This thirteen day shoot in November / December 2008 was one of the biggest TV commercials to be shot in Auckland City. Over 300 extras most days and a majority of inner-city locations scouted and managed by Phil Aitken.
Thanks to Katie Flannigan from Auckland City Event & Film Operations for all her help.
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