NHNZ is agent for HD footage from Greg Hensley Productions

Greg Hensley Productions have over 30 years of footage filmed across America. NHNZ has represented Greg Hensley Productions since December 2000 but has only recently signed a contract to represent their HD collections. Hensley Productions are known for their time-lapse cinematography and wildlife footage in the remote areas of the United States. Hensley Productions has provided us with SD and HD 35mm stock footage.

North America's celebrated bird of prey, the bald eagle, primarily eats fish and will scavenge from what it finds on river and lake shores in addition to catching it live. Unlike the distinctive adult, the plumage of the immature birds is brown specked with white until usually the fifth year. Hensley has footage of both mature and immature birds going about their daily lives, catching fish and raising their families.



There is footage of a range of other birds, including prairie chickens displaying. These birds are members of the grouse family. Adult males have dark elongated head feathers that can be raised or lain back along the neck. When raised during display, they reveal a circular orange neck patch that can be inflated. Other birds also feature, like the owl, pelican, and sea birds.



The list of other American wildlife is huge. There are a number of sequences featuring brown and black bears, and wolves, catching and eating fish in rivers. Most people think of wolves catching bigger game than fish, however in late summer when the salmon are running, they have been known to not just take the leavings of bears but get in the water themselves.



Other wildlife is included, deer, mountain goat, skunk, bison, prairie dog, squirrel, alligator, etc. Not just land-based wildlife is covered. Some footage is available or orca, whale, and sea lion. Smaller species like stick insect and grasshopper don't escape attention either.

The landscapes we associate most with wild America are represented in this HD collection. Visually stunning landscapes in all seasons are shown: mountains, lakes, waterfalls and woods, plus some arid canyons and coastal marine habitats. Aerial footage is available in addition to that shot from the ground. Many of these landscapes are represented in time-lapse sequences

Also in time-lapse, the changing seasons are shown as reflected in the changes in nature: not just plants blooming and fading, but landscapes changing from the vibrant glories of spring to the quiet blanketing of snow in winter. More urban themes are not ignored either. Time is shown to pass in the tides, clouds billowing, and the rise and fall of the moon and sun.



There is also a lot of useful generic footage featuring buildings and boats, crops and the weather. Something for everyone!

If what you want isn't mentioned here, please contact us. This newsletter is only highlights some of what is available. Check out other interesting, intriguing and arresting images from the NHNZ Moving Images stockshot library.

Sheep Shearing on an Iceberg

Icebergs and sheep! A strange combination even for New Zealand, renowned for its woolly quadrupeds. This footage results from two rather unusual events.

In November 2006, icebergs were sighted 60 kilometres off the Dunedin coast, on the eastern side of New Zealand. This was a rare enough event in itself. It was thought that the parent of these icebergs had broken off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica six years previously and was disintegrating as it was carried by ocean currents far from home. Although visible from the hills around Dunedin to the naked eye, binoculars were better. But NHNZ staff decided to take to the air for an even better look. And some stunning shots resulted.

They weren't the only ones making the most of the unusual occurrence…

Shrek, a merino sheep who shot to "stardom" nearly three years earlier, celebrated his tenth birthday with another blade shearing in 2007 on an iceberg 90 kilometres off the Dunedin coast. Shrek first lost his fleece for charity in 2004, amidst huge media attention. He had evaded detection in the Central Otago high country for six years and when shorn, produced a fleece weighing an amazing 25 kilograms. The shearing on the iceberg was no less dramatic, though the drama was prompted more by a huge chunk breaking off the iceberg just as shearing got under way.

Looking for footage of a sheep in a helicopter? HD Footage of the icebergs, and Shrek shearing, are available from NHNZ Moving Images. Contact Jamie or Olly on library@nhnz.tv.

Forty percent of the net of sales of the Shrek footage goes to "Cure Kids". "Cure Kids" is an organisation established over 30 years ago to address the lack of research into life-threatening childhood illnesses in New Zealand.

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Monkey Dance

The island of Bali. A bewildering patchwork of colours and contrasts. An intricate Hindu civilisation prospers based on a strong belief in the cosmic cycles of the gods. Temples dominate the Balinese landscape. Strangely these places of worship are protected by troops. Troops of monkeys the sacred descendants of an all powerful monkey god named Hanuman.

On Bali's rugged west coast at the temple of Ulawatu, the monkeys take human form, they are the chorus and heroes of the Kechak or monkey dance. In the monkey dance the divine Prince Rama and his beautiful wife Sita are the central characters of the great Hindu epic the Ramayana.

One day while in the forest a golden deer appears before them. Rama sets off stalking it through the forest. But Sita left alone in a magic circle of protection receives an unwelcome visitor. Rawana a monster of wickedness and lechery. He attempts to break the circle and kidnap the terrified Sita. He succeeds and carries her off to this evil kingdom of demons and darkness.

Enter Hanuman the Monkey General. He comes to Rama his prince and offers his help in the quest to save Sita. Hanuman enlists the willing support of vast army of monkeys. The monkeys follow their general to the dark kingdom here they do battle with the evil spirits. Rama eventually slays Rwana. With Sita safely reunited with Rama, Hanuman continues on his many adventures.

Balinese Hindus say it was Hanuman who brought the monkeys to their island. That he uprooted a mountain, home to many monkeys from a distant land. And that Hanuman flew with the monkey mountain across the oceans. Finally arriving in Bali, he placed his special offering - his sacred army.

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