Tracking Shots
Flashbacks - NZ History on Film
Look! There's...
The small projector hums and film begins rattling through the gate. The screen flickers and the first shaky images come into focus. A sigh of anticipation is quickly followed by shrieks of recognition. Home movies.
The introduction of 16mm film in the early 1920s meant that New Zealanders with some technical skills could start making movies. A decade later families could join in the fun with 8mm film. Hundreds of thousands of feet have since been lavished on picnics, small-scale epics, weddings and ingenious special effects. This movie mania peaked in the 1960s as from the 1970s New Zealanders moved on to video.
Learn more about the Archive's collection of home movies.
- Personal Record. Lambourne, AD. Christmas 1941 Manly Beach (2,253kb)
- Personal Record. Cowie, Dr. GBA, Caravan Holiday (2,601kb)
- Xmas Party Waihi Beach, Scouts & Cubs Garden Party (939kb)
- Personal Record. Hillary, Sir Edmund (1,781kb)
Please note: These videos are in the QuickTime format. You will need to have the QuickTime player installed in order to view these files.
