Media7 - Series Seven, Episode 13

This 2011 episode of the Russell Brown-fronted media commentary show examines how Christchurch is dealing with the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes. First up: the CEISMIC Digital Archive is working to preserve the memories and experiences of Cantabrians, and The Press editor Andrew Holden explains why his newspaper is donating everything it has published to the project. Then CERA CEO Roger Sutton talks about the key role of media relations, and filmmaker Gerard Smyth describes shooting his acclaimed chronicle of the quakes: When a City Falls.

This is a really neat opportunity for us to collect a really large audio-visual archive of stories all about the same thing. And it’s got lots of potential purposes for the future. Some content based, so looking at how people feel about the earthquakes and deal with the earthquakes and their experiences. And some really geeky research based stuff that’s not even about the earthquakes. [Such as] how people tell stories ...

– Jen Hay, Director, Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour, University of Canterbury

Key Cast & Crew

Michael O'Connor

Field Cinematographer

Gerard Smyth

Subject

Russell Brown

Presenter, Concept Development

José Barbosa

Reporter, Field Director

Sacha Campbell

Editor

Phil Wallington

Producer