Best alternate music video

Winning entry

• "Daylight", by Thomas Gleeson & Emma Johansson

  Like a $2 Instant Win, Tom and Emma scratch the surface of some archival footage to see what's underneath.

All entries

• "New Land", by Julia and Tania

  A music video focusing on New Zealand's early settlement, its development, and its beauty and serenity. People from far away lands come in droves to this new land situated in the Pacific with hope and excitement. Their hard work and dedication to make a new life here sees the land develop into a bustling place full of people, technological advancements, unique wild life, leisure, and beauty. It is a video that pays tribute to New Zealand's history and the modern day

• "Natural New Zealand", by Helen Pickles

  Set to Robert Scott's soaring grooves and popping rhythms is a remix of "Stock Reels" made available by ArchivesNew Zealand. The reels match the lyrics of the song "Daylight in New Zealand" capturing the vast array of natural wonders the country has to offer within its landsapes and wildlife.

• "Daylight - Robert Scott Music Video", by Richard Robertson

  A journey through the night sky, returning to the land. A new dawn brings daylight.

• "Snaps of Daylight", by Raylene Beals

  Hanging upside down from my favorite tree or lying in the backyard, staring into the clear blue sky, day dreaming... Holiday snapshot inspired this remix is a celebration of life, the great kiwi summer and day dreaming.

• "Daylight by Robert Scott", by Stuart Page

  Starting with the track 'Daylight' by Robert Scott, with the music playing in my headphones I started watching the Archive footage preserved and made available by Archives New Zealand. I discovered that two film clips in particular seemed to suit the feel of Robert's track. I combined black & white footage from "Sunny Napier" and gradually blended into the flyover colour footage from "Aerials of 90 Mile Beach." I used Special FX filters in Final Cut Pro to further enhance the aged feel of the footage. I made screen grabs of actual NZ Govt Publicity Office graphics from the title sequence and credits of "Sunny Napier", and photoshopped the Sunshine : Bob Scott and Flying Nun Records titles and closing logos from these.

• "Daylight", by Entrant Name

  Like a $2 Instant Win, Tom and Emma scratch the surface of some archival footage to see what's underneath.

• "DayLight. Archival video remix", by Thomas Gleeson and Emma Johansson

  The clip juxtaposes Wellington street scenes from from the 1950's and 1960's with present day (2010). The clip shows things have both changed and stayed the same in the city. I like the comparisons in; fashion, architecture, pace of life and lifestyle that the clip portrays.

• "Daylight Music Video (Awkward Mix)", by Ed Lust

  This video made for Daylight, portrays the title theme in a non-literal manner. It is a simple narrative of an an air-strike approaching and hitting its target. All used media is listed below except for the occasional colour-burst which was created from spare footage I have taken (and own).

• "The taste of forgotten words", by Jan Oliver Lucks

  Dedicated to the 29 trapped miners and their shattering fate.

• "Daylight Spectra", by Kelly Cheesman

  This video was made using footage from the Digital NZ archives and using processing to generate audio spectrums then using those as overlays and masks over the footage. The videos and overlays were mixed and mashed up using Resolume Avenue using various techniques to cut away background video and reveal new video within the masked shapes.

• "Journey of a Jandal", by Allan Lloyd George

  This video contains the "now" and "then" of New Zealand. Showing the busy and hectic life of today against the serene peaceful nature of the past. This video shows the parallels between the two and will take the audience on a busy and erratic journey that is delivered in a colorful and creative way which will continue to entertain.

• "Robert Scott - Daylight", by Hilary Crombie and Charlotte Taylor

  Our music video begins with assembled archive footage of airplanes, chosen because it was some of the most visually interesting footage available, and the flight of the planes seemed to fit so well with the sense of euphoria in the song. We tinted the shots, which were originally black and white, with bright colours, as a nod to the psychedelic nature of the music. The video then moves on to shots we filmed ourselves, by projecting archive footage onto varying numbers of hanging paper planes. We did this as a way of continuing the plane motif while encouraging the viewer to look at the original footage in a new way. Finally, we introduced a segment that initially seems very different: a girl running towards the beach to watch the sun rise. However, superimposed footage of a plane taking off suggests either a memory or an intention for the future. This was our way of making the aeronautical concept more personal, and at the same time linking the video to the song lyrics. The images of the beach are picturesque and calm, suggesting the renewing power of nature, as the singing style does.