Numberworks’n’Words has been a staple of the New Zealand education system for 40 years and to mark this occasion we had the pleasure to telling the story with the original 4 owners.
Real people, telling real stories about the challenges of working with families and what their employers need to be aware of to keep their teams happy and healthy.
Concepted, scripted, animated and even voiced by our team at here at Up&Up this was a fun project to support a fresh marketing push for the amazing business, Jobs for Mums.
What you see is what you get with this instructional video for Foodstuffs North Island.
What a beauty of a tree and what a team to work with to tell the story of how this lightning damage tree could be safely removed and given multiple extra lives.
Bike Burbs are community hotspots for cycling enthusiasts and help promote all the positive benefits you get from cycling.
It took us a while to understand exactly what a ‘Thermal break’ is and why it’s so important to the construction industry. If only we had this video in the first place!
Having grown up watching rugby in New Zealand, this was such a cool project to work on. Celebrating many of the powerhouses of the game and their Pacifica roots was a real privilege.
A piece which aims to introduce and educate parents to the capabilities (Āheitanga) which this group of schools (Kāhui Ako) are aiming to impart to their students. Some high level concepts communicated with several very willing schools and students.
They say that when others zig, you should zag. That’s just what we did with this recruitment video for Woods Glass which is all about saying ‘No’.
The Piha Invitational Ironman is an incredible showcase of NZ’s top surf athletes battling it out in the wild waters of Auckland’s west coast.
The event includes; Swim, Board, Ski, culminating with the Ironman/woman event with all three disciplines back to back.
Giant boats, giant humans and giant surf. What could possibly go wrong!!
Jobs for Mums wanted to raise awareness of how they help their clients uncover the hidden workforce of parents and caregivers looking for flexible working.
When John Bull needed both photos and videos of their boots going to work in New Zealand conditions we were happy to step up.
How do you get construction worker to sit up and watch a safety video that could very well save their life? Well, we designed an animated character that gets killed in number of gruesome ways to keep their attention and teach them how to be safe on site.
Shed 10 + Food Trucks + The Feelers playing live sure makes for one hell of a work party!
International law firm DLA Piper asked us to help drive their Grad Recruitment program by creating engaging and welcoming video content.
Everybody’s favourite bakery Bakers Delight needed our help to drive Franchisee Recruitment. It’s fair to say we were pretty hungry by the end of this shoot!
Not gonna lie, this one was awesome. Seeing a super dedicated group of individuals ready to go to war - Airsoft style. This incredible opportunity came through our sister brand, Epic Content, and was such a blast to shoot. Pun very much intended.
Westpac grants are helping local community businesses to protect and manage New Zealand’s waterways. Ambassador Richie McCaw recently visited the Eastern Whio Link as they protect the blue duck in the Gisborne region.
The Conduction Company are electricians who deliver quality work wherever they go. We had a bit of fun with Jordan in this piece introducing the company and what they do.
Sir John Kirwan is changing how New Zealanders see and think about mental health. As a Westpac Ambassador he delivers this message across Aotearoa and this video captures one of his trips to Gisbourne.
We've been fortunate enough to shoot in some incredibly beautiful locations over the years, but Wanaka is my absolute favourite. Purely jaw dropping scenery wherever you look in whichever season.
This iconic car, dubbed the 'Super Rhino', was going under the hammer at Webb's Classic Car auction and the team needed a hype video to whip the bidders into a frenzy. And boy did it work! The car sold for $76,187.50 over its asking price.
Alongside the team from Streamshop we had the opportunity to live stream the New Zealand Surfing Nationals to Sky Sport Next from our drone. Awesome fun and a peach of a day at St Clair in Dunedin.
We ride with NZ Motorsport legend Greg Murphy as he takes us through his experiences at the 2020 Repco Battle of Jacks Ridge. Unfortunately things didn't all go to plan for Greg but ultimately still a great day for motorsport and a great day for the fans.
Kiwi car company Rodin Cars is quickly becoming a well renown name within the international racing community. They debuted their FZED race car at Leadfoot in 2020 with Greg Murphy at the wheel.
Recruitment videos are a great way to showcase your business and stand out amongst the rest when it comes to your job listings. Telling a story is always so much more compelling too and has better results.
Turns out you can fly a drone through a new HOYTS Cinema in Ormiston to celebrate and drive excitement for the opening night. Yes, this is just one take.
Site Foreman, Will, took us through a day in his life working for the DC Builders team down in Tauranga. Featuring his site doggo of course.
Testimonials videos don’t get more emotional than this. The impact the DC Builders team had, not only on Sally’s home, but on her life at the time was impactful and compelling to shoot and edit.
The boys at DC Builders were back on The Block in 2022 and we decided to create this fun piece of content to help people get to know the team on their screens
As a sponsor of the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup, Chemist Warehouse needed to capture the buzz of their activations across Auckland and Whangarei.
CEP came to us to capture their annual conference in Rotorua and produce a highlights video summarising the key points.
Sometimes the best way to communicate something quite complex is through animation. This explainer video makes great use of lively animation to bring to life what they do.
Mikey from Hardcore Drilling talks about how game changing their Atrox drill rig has been for them down in Taranaki.
Having worked with Athletics NZ for a number of years, it was easy for them to turn to us and our bank of footage to help tell the story of their strategic plan for the next few years.
This organisation does fantastic work keeping the Bay of Islands pest free since 2009. We had previously created a piece which was aimed at encouraging volunteers, then COVID-19 hit and the world shut down. Well, people did - but Mother Nature replenished and thrived.
We wanted to take the insight that New Zealanders were noticing nature more and more to encourage people not to return to their normal ways. This is that story.
Creative, scripting, content capture and post production were all done by Up&Up.
Voice over by the amazing Rachel House (Moana, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok, Boy)
Help Project Island Song by getting involved: https://www.projectislandsong.co.nz/index.php/get-involved.html
This is one part of a eight part video series which aims to educate anyone looking to sell catalytic converters ('cats'). Videos include how to find your serial number, how to prep your 'cat' for sale and why Endless will always offer you the best price.
One of the best ranked BnB’s in New Zealand according to TripAdvisor, Arcadia Lodge were looking to capture what made them special.
Rather than have the two fabulous owners, Peter & Greg, toot their own horn, we chose to get the views of the other main tourism operators in the region and have them tell real stories about what they’ve heard and seen for themselves.
Concept, content capture and all post production was handled by Up&Up.
Visit and book here: https://www.arcadialodge.co.nz/