New Zealand is becoming an ever more popular location for filmmakers from around the globe. White Cloud, Silver Screen is a major new scenic book about the country that became Middle Earth. All of the locations in the book have a connection with a film or television series, and while the beautiful South Island locations seen in The Lord of the Rings are a feature of the book, locations chosen for many other local and international productions are also included: beautiful Karekare beach from The Piano, for example, the remote farmland of Vigil, the streets of Dunedin from Scarfies, the central North Island plateau from Utu and the wild Westland bush from Bad Blood. Of particular interest will be images of Taranaki from The Last Samurai, shots of Whangara from Whale Rider and a preview of the locations in the major new film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The book will also feature the familiar urban locations of television series like The Strip, Street Legal and Shortland Street. The book will include an introductory essay by Bob Harvey on how New Zealand has been portrayed on film, and detailed captions to the photographs will describe each location and link it to a particular film or films.

Bob Harvey is the author of several successful books, including Untamed Coast and Rolling Thunder, both of which were finalists in the Montana Book Awards, and Westies (2004). He spent 30 years in advertising and produced television documentaries with Roger Donaldson and Sir Edmund Hillary. In 1992 he stood for the mayoralty of Waitakere City, a position he has held since and in which he has actively promoted Waitakere as a city friendly to film and television production. An advocate for local films for many years, he is a member of the New Zealand Film Commission.

Tony Bridge is a Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand and has exhibited throughout the country. He was born in the Maniototo in Central Otago but has spent most of his life in Canterbury. After graduating from Canterbury University with a degree in foreign languages, he gained a professional photography qualification from Christchurch Polytechnic. He now teaches photography and graphic design, and lives in Christchurch with his wife Barbara, their children Sophie and Alex and three pampered cats. An avid filmgoer, he is fascinated by the unique character of the New Zealand landscape and the way it has been depicted on film.

‘The Best of New Zealand Books: A good idea this, to create a book of essentially landscape photos around the theme of the locales used as settings for New Zealand movies. The result is White Cloud, Silver Screen with outstanding photographs by Tony Bridge and a delightful introductory essay by Waitakere mayor and longtime film buff Bob Harvey.’North and South

‘The landscape’s emphatic presence in our film industry has been beautifully commemorated in a sumptuous new book White Cloud, Silver Screen. Tony Bridge has captured our land’s many moods and textures.’ NZ Life & Leisure

‘This is the most enjoyable book I have perused for a long time and one which I will continue to pick up and read again and again.’ Wanganui Chronicle

‘The quality of Tony Bridge’s photography and the book’s printing is nothing short of magnificent. Even without the strong linking thread of the subject matter and Bob Harvey’s informative writing, this would be an engrossing collection of NZ landscapes, but taken together the whole project conspires to produce a most memorable package. Buy this book, for it is sure to bring you years of pleasure.’ The Education Weekly

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About the Author

Bob Harvey is the author of several successful books. He spent 30 years in advertising and produced television documentaries with Roger Donaldson and Sir Edmund Hillary, in 1992 he stood for the mayoralty of Waitakere City, a position he has held since and in which he has actively promoted Waitakere as a city friendly to film and television production. An advocate for local films for many years, he is a member of the New Zealand Film Commission. Tony Bridge was born in the Maniototo in Central Otago but has spent most of his life in Canterbury. He is a Fellow of the Photographic Society of New Zealand and has exhibited throughout the country. Tony teaches English, photography and graphic design. An avid filmgoer, he is fascinated by the unique character of the New Zealand landscape and the way it has been depicted on film.