Photo 1 – A crowded scene using lots of extras makes it difficult for the handheld camera plus crew and photographer to get through. The Photographer is an essential member of the film crew. Still photos are needed for a number of purposes. The following article provides in depth information about Photography on the Tribe. … Continue reading THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Category: Behind The Scenes
Stunts
Stuntmen or doubles are a vital and well-used resource on the Tribe. They become involved in certain scenes that may be too dangerous for cast to participate in, or sometimes when characters are involved in scenes with tasks that cannot be performed by the cast, such as driving! Throughout all series of the Tribe, stuntmen … Continue reading Stunts
The Tribe in a museum: Pataka Exhibition
Over the last few months there has been a special exhibition at Pataka Museum featuring a lot of work from Cloud 9 and ultimately The Tribe. It is primarily showing items and exhibits from all the major locations used for filming in the Porirua and surrounding areas. Of course this includes a lot of the … Continue reading The Tribe in a museum: Pataka Exhibition
LIFE IN THE CAST HOUSE FOR THE TRIBE Interview with House Mother – Saranne James
We are very lucky to have talked to the House Mother from The Tribe. She lets us get an insight as to how life was off-set for the cast during filming of the Tribe. She has got to know many members of the cast over the years and has got to know them very well. … Continue reading LIFE IN THE CAST HOUSE FOR THE TRIBE Interview with House Mother – Saranne James
What can you see if you came to Cloud 9 Studios?
– Videos/Promos/latest productions – Several special videos are often shown to guests of the Cloud 9 studios. Of course the music videos are always an opener to hype up the guests with fantastic sounds of The Tribe. There is a choice of the Tribe promotional videos, a peek at behind the scenes in “The Making … Continue reading What can you see if you came to Cloud 9 Studios?
LOCATION SHOOTING
During filming of the Tribe Series III, for every week of filming there were approximately 2 or 3 days of Location Shooting, and so it is an important part involving many aspects of the production shooting schedule. The interior scenes are mostly filmed at Cloud 9 Studios. The entire mall interior is a permanent structure … Continue reading LOCATION SHOOTING
Tribe Series 3 – Currently at Cloud 9 Studios?
Tribe Cast Filming finished a couple of weeks ago and the cast are having a well earned break. In the last week they were here, there were some Xmas celebrations, special lunches, and a fantastic Tribe Xmas photoshoot! Post Production The Post Production Crew are still a few weeks away from finishing up with Tribe … Continue reading Tribe Series 3 – Currently at Cloud 9 Studios?
Special Report – Tribe Animals Part 1
Part 1 of special report on animals with Daniel James (ZOOT), Caleb Ross (LEX), Meryl Cassie (EBONY) and animal trainer Carolyn Press Ol’ McDonald had a farm, and on that farm he had… Not nearly as many animals as we have seen on the Tribe. When we asked members of the Tribe casts what animals … Continue reading Special Report – Tribe Animals Part 1
Special Report – Tribe Animals Part 2
Part 2 of special report on animals with Daniel James (ZOOT), Caleb Ross (LEX), Meryl Cassie (EBONY) and animal trainer Carolyn Press We asked some of the cast members to comment on their favourite animals in and out of the TribeŠ “My favourite Tribe animal would be Lex the one eyed rat. He was really … Continue reading Special Report – Tribe Animals Part 2
STUNTS – a flashback special location report (Part 1)
Part 1 of special report on stunts with Daniel James (ZOOT), Caleb Ross (LEX), Meryl Cassie (EBONY) and Michelle Ang (TAI-SAN) There’s a lot of action and stunts in the Tribe – how is it all done? Well here’s your chance to find out… During the filming of the Tribe numerous stunts and fight … Continue reading STUNTS – a flashback special location report (Part 1)