Teaming up for China

Dec 2011 - We enjoyed teaming up with French Director Arghael Chatoux, Singapore’s Lava PTE, and TBWA Shanghai on a project encompassing client Pernod Ricard China’s wine brand Helan Mountain & armagnac Montesquiou.  The Otago region offered up the best prospects for locations matching both the rugged Helan Mountain area in western China and iconic French style vineyards.

Air NZ Taps Magic Milk

Nov 2011 - If you are heading overseas on Air New Zealand between December 2011 & May 2012 you could catch our award winning short film Aphrodite's Farm screening on the in-flight NZ short film programme.  It seems a most fitting place to have the iconic kiwi film presented along with many other wonderful local shorts.  Happy travels!

Arla Cow's Birthday

May 2011 - Director Kim Jacobsen and Agency BBDO Denmark teamed up with us lately to produce a cute spot for Arla milk brand.  The commercial features a 9-year old boy joyriding around a South Auckland farm on his home built box-car in a quest to celebrate his favorite cow's birthday.  The car was specially designed & equipped with an electric motor to handle the terrain.

Aphrodite's Farm on Rialto

Apr 2011 - Short film Aphrodite's Farm is set to make its Television broadcast debut screening to New Zealand audiences on the Rialto channel during May & June.  Check out the screening times on the Rialto channel website: www.rialtochannel.co.nz 

Mustard for all Seasons

Feb 2011 - Mustard London Director Dom Bridges & EP John Doris engaged us for the Akzo Nobel Woodcare campaign destined for Europe.  Auckland locations satisfied requirement for ‘generic’ housing styles appropriate across international borders.  Magical SFX work was then conjured up to create scorching sunshine, rain, wind, snow and frost demonstrating what bare wood must endure year round.

Harnas Tames the Rees River

Nov 2010 - The animated character 'Harnas' famous in Poland for promoting the beer of same name returned to Queenstown for an exciting river crossing adventure.  This time the bubbling mountain waters of the Rees River exuberantly running in the spring thaw was backdrop to our hero's quest to build a new bridge for the beer to traverse safely to his people.

Rhode Island Splash

Aug 2010 - The selection of ‘Aphrodite’s Farm’ by ‘FLICKERS’ Rhode Island Film Festival hot on the heels of another Academy Awards® qualifier - Cleveland International Film Festival rounded off an exciting debut for the short film.  Most notable have been the Crystal Bear awarded in Berlin and the total of 5 Academy qualifier festival selections.

Snow Beauty's Winning Rugby

Jul 2010 - Our latest shoot for Indian cold cream Emami Malai Kesar thrilled us with the challenges of alpine winter filming which we relish.  The good crew at Mumbai based Kailash Picture Company and talented Icelandic Director Lalli Jonsson enlisted us to help pull off this fabulous shoot featuring a scantily clad beauty outwitting a bunch of seasoned rugby players at their own game.

JoyShip Logo Release

Apr 2010 - As our journey continues we have gained a clearer understanding of who we are and what advantages we offer clients.  Our new logo reflects the underlying philosophy that we are essentially a launch platform for creative aspirations.  Somehow we want to get your project off the ground!  So share your idea and you too can…

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Milo's Late Green Barley

Apr 2010 - Ogilvy KL searched the globe for a pristine green barley field for the latest Milo TVC.  Although late season, NZ really was the only feasible alternative during early April.  Having just shot barley we were in a good position to steer friends Passion Pictures and director Richard Gibson to some stunning late maturing fields.

Natural Beer Creation

Mar 2010 - Kasztelan Polish beer sought locations to depict Poland’s Mazowsze landscape, natural source of ingredients and locality icon for the organic brand.  4^th time client Propeller Film & director Marek Dawid engaged Joyride to piece it together shooting barley in Southland and sparkling stream waters in Kinloch area, Otago.

JoyRide Website Launch

Feb 2010 - Here at Joyride we felt the dawn of a new decade was the perfect time to overhaul the engine and make positive changes for our future business.  This has begun with our re-designed website being more user friendly and easy to get to the stuff people really want to see such as our recent work and local Directors we work with.  Have fun checking it out!

Aphrodite's to Flickerfest

Jan 2010 - Our Short Aphrodite’s Farm scored it’s third Academy® accredited Film Festival when  selected in competition at Australia’s Flickerfest currently showing throughout Australia.  The other two accredited festivals were LA Shorts Fest and Nashville International Film Festival.

Amway’s Mighty River

Nov 2009 - Planet Films returned to capture eco-care style natural landscape scenes for Amway’s latest Malaysian spot.  Based in scenic central North Island’s Taupo area and shooting mostly aerials of the powerful Waikato River, we relished assisting Director Zahir Omar and Producer Nicholas Wong push budgets around to make this production flow.

Ponds Taps Sacred NZ Waters

Nov 2009 - Drawn by the beautiful Bridal Veil Falls Joyride serviced this compact shoot for Great Guns Asia and Ogilvy Hong Kong.  With Adam Strange Directing and James Cowley behind camera the weather turned on a stunner!  Ogilvy Hong Kong’s Andrew Reznik & James Brook-Partridge were impressed with the locations.

Shots Feature Telecom TVC

Oct 2009 - The recent profile of Australia and New Zealand TVC production in Shots Magazine No.117 included Joyride’s Telecom XT ‘Dropped Calls’ TVC directed by Adam Strange and featuring legendary stunt woman Zoe Bell.  Just goes to show that while some critics hate the campaign, others really love the spots!

Tranz Alpine Train Chase

Oct 2009 - Joyride hosted Mumbai based Chrome Pictures to capture exteriors of a train undertaking an epic journey through striking landscapes for India’s Tata Docomo TVC. The challenge was to shoot maximum footage of the train as it traversed the spectacular Southern Alps Tranz Alpine route on its one day return excursion.

Qantas Awards Nomination

Aug 2009 - Our short film ‘Aphrodite’s Farm’ has picked up a nomination for best Screenplay in the 2009 Qantas Film & Television Awards.  Written by Peter Force and Screenplay a collaboration with Director Adam Strange we are honoured to take part in this prodigious awards ceremony.

Shoot 6 for Canon Asia

Jul 2009 - Singapore’s Mooi Productions ambitious return for latest Canon Asia spot again tapped our skills to successfully pull off in one day a live action sunrise beach shoot 1.5 hours from Auckland, and a VFX studio shoot.  Although the long day caused some worries for Producers we still managed to bring it in under budget.

2nd Oscar Qualifying Festival

Oct 2009 - Short film ‘Aphrodite’s Farm’ gained its second official selection in Academy Awards® qualifying festivals with it’s inclusion in the 13th LA Shorts Fest. This on the back of the official selection in Nashville International Film Festival during April.  However, an Oscar nomination is probably more than we can hope for!