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If you're tuning into the live coverage of the Rugby World Cup, spare a thought for those working behind the scenes. Ande Schurr talks to one cog in the machine, audio engineers.

Ande Schurr shares his 'lessons learned' from six years of freelancing and asks you to share yours.

In the middle of the recession last year, popular director-producer partnership, Mike Oldershaw and Johnny Blick, started up their own company Waitemata Films. Ande Schurr interviewed them.

We can lose more than our income if we neglect the basics of building a business and jump ship too soon, says Ande Schurr.

Capturing 100 percent clean location sound is the ideal, especially if shooting lower budget films, but is it always possible? Ande Schurr offers some technical tips.

Ande Schurr suggests a way to break bad business habits by trialling a trick he learnt in a book

Ande Schurr delves deeper into the film industry and interviews three line producers who have a healthy track record of bringing home international commercials.

Ande Schurr writes about the common fear of cold calling and how to tame it. He says by using one

The Blondini boys are back. From the place film-makers go to when their funded short films don't