JohnShrapnell
- Journalist
- Producer
English-born John Shrapnell began working in New Zealand television in the 1960s. His career as a journalist, reporter, director, editor, producer and actor spanned nearly half a century. Shrapnell died in Wellington on 2 September 2020, aged 85.
Screenography
2020 Subject Short film
2010 Subject Television
A Question of Justice (David Bain)
2005 As: Bob Clarke Television
2004 As: Priest Series
Revelations - The Initial Journey
2002 As: Mali Television
Biography
John Shrapnell was a descendant of British Lieutenant General Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the shrapnel shell. Apart from a spell in the Royal Air Force, the later Shrapnell's career was been in television. His career as a journalist, reporter, director, editor, producer and actor spanned nearly half a century.
“Television today seems to have forgotten what we learnt at the outset: the parish pump works. People like watching and hearing about what's happening in their community.”
— John Shrapnell