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Our People

Team Members

  • Executive Producer – Ian Taylor

    Ian graduated with an LLB, and had 15 years experience with TVNZ as Presenter and then Producer/Director. In the early 1990’s Ian formed his own companies (Taylormade Media, Video Factory, Animation Research) specialising in television and computer generated 3D applications

  • Producer – Cheryl Adams

    Cheryl has a BE (Mech. Hons) and 10 years project management experience including Building fitout, Resource Mangement Act and IT projects. General Manager Animation Research Ltd.

  • Head of Production – Karen Shaw

  • Cricket Operations Manager – Troy McNeill

  • Sailing Operations Manager – John Rendall

  • 2D Artist – Ken Gorrie

  • 3D Artists – Mark McQuillan, Liz White, Rachel Ryan, Ken Gorrie, Ben Sharpe

  • Matte Painting / Texturing / Lighting – Sarah Dolby, Rachel Ryan, Liz White

  • Graphic Software developers – Stu Smith, Chris Haig, Paul Sharp, Craig McNaughton, Geoff Bolton, Matthew Johnston

  • IT Systems – John Jenkins, Troy McNeill

Data Providers

    For our satellite imagery needs we prefer Digital Globe products, supplied by Sinclair Knight Merz

    Some animation includes copyrighted material of DigitalGlobe, Inc., All Rights Reserved.