Haere Mai. Welcome to the Weka Films Family
FAMILY MAN FIRST, FILM MAKER SECOND.
Weka Films is a family business.
We’re in this together. Heather is a ninja at spotting double-chin moments and has final veto powers over all shots that include females. Stella reviews every film, gives it a 1 - 10 and designs the thank you cards. Walter just tells me if the groom is a cool one or not. Helpful.
DID I MENTION MY WIFE?
HER NAME IS HEATHER.
She’s pretty cool; in my eyes the most perfect human being on the planet. It was Heather who convinced me to quit a bloody good full-time teaching job and do this. That takes guts man. She could see the future though. She knew full well how much that decision was going to benefit our family. It was Heather’s idea to take the family with us in ‘The Mint Trip’ during peak season and convert one end of the caravan into a mobile studio.
We celebrated 10 years of marriage in January 2020. I decided to surprise her by cutting together our unwatched footage from our wedding into something watchable. You can read the full blog post about our wedding and the process of making the film here!
Playlist of our Family Adventures
Family Lockdown Video Series
'The Mint Trip'
Our humble but cozy home away from home while I film your wedding!
Weka Films founders and co-founders: Heather, Andrew, Stella (11), Walter (9)
A lifetime passion. Nurtured early by my creative parents.
WHEN BUSHES ATTACK!
I’ve always loved being behind a camera. My dad was a school teacher so I was fortunate growing up always having access to the latest and greatest camcorders (they weighed a ton in the 80’s!)
My early projects were painstakingly edited by cross-dubbing VHS to VHS and I even remember filming rolling credits off a computer screen!
Later, during my time as an outdoor instructor, I tried my hand at making bush safety videos. It's fair to say my best attempt - Decisions over Troubled Water - didn't get picked up by any studios. Or anyone really. Inspired by The Blair Witch Project (which I fair dinkum thought was legit at the time), while tramping with Scouts, I made a no-budget horror - When Bushes Attack! It was no Bad Taste, but certainly better than the last 49 Adam Sandler movies.
In 2016, a friend asked if I’d film her wedding. I gave it a crack. I even duct taped a tripod to my daughter’s scooter to create a sick dolly effect. People really liked that first film and I really liked filming it. I decided weddings were a pretty cool gig so I gave up a damn good teaching job and haven’t looked back.
2022 saw us needing to grow the business.
As luck would have it, one of the weddings I filmed featured a smokin' hot groom who was more pumped than most about the film (and that's saying something!) Being a mega fan of Weka Films and all things videography, Robbie was a natural fit to come on board. Fortunately, his superstar wife was also supportive to begin this crazy journey with us, legend!
“I am a passionate filmmaker with a love for crafting stories in any shape or form; feature film story telling, documentaries, music videos, fun creative projects, just to name a few. In October 2022 my wife Lucy and I welcomed our beautiful boy, Koa, into this world. It has been crazy in every sense of the word becoming parents and we have loved every minute. My dad jokes have only gotten better since actually becoming one so look out!
I began to pursue my filmmaking interests back in 2016, where I studied film and animation at Yoobee College of Creative Innovation. This eventually led to me graduating in 2018 with a diploma in Screen Production. During my time studying I was able to grow my passion for story creation with a range of other inspiring creatives, filming a range of media and even entering a number of film festivals!
Videography gives me the platform to creatively storytell in a ton of different ways, it allows me the chance to show off my love of film. I did grow up in the same town and go to the same schools as Peter Jackson so ya know, perhaps that's where my talents come from!”
We at weka films believe A wedding film film is an important historical document.
A wedding film will outlive you and last generations.
That’s why a Weka Wedding Film is timeless and driven by story. Your story. Because your story is important to you now and to the generations that will come after you. Enough from me. Read what others have to say and check out some recent Feature & Highlight films!