Katie Brockie CV-
2013 – 2018. NHNZ/Zoomoo
Lead puppeteer, writer/researcher, studio and field director for Zoomoo (Children’s Channel broadcast in 40 countries )
ZooMoo is currently being broadcast on “Heihei” NZ’s new TV and media hub for kids.
Board member of Short Film Otago Trust.
2018 – Maori TV
Researcher – “Funny Whare”
- NHNZ
Asst Producer “China’s Ghost Army” for NatGeo TV and PBS.
Researcher/script annotation/ archive researcher for various NHNZ productions
Pickled Possum productions
Puppeteer/Writer for "Kidzone"
1994 – 2007 Taylormade media
Field Director/Script Editor/Script Writer/Motion capture performer
for the children’s TV show Squirt – which ran for 10 years on TVNZ and TV3.
Director/Script Writer/Researcher on TV stories about sport, activity and nutrition for young teens for Studio 2 Television.
Pickled Possum Productions
Scriptwriter and Puppeteer of short puppet stories for The Go Show, a TV show for pre-schoolers.
Virtual Actor (body motion only)
as Ketu Kea, CG host of Tiki Tiki, a TV show for pre-schoolers.
Virtual Actor (using motion-capture and face-tracking)
as Rima, CG character at Te Papa.
Director/writer/puppeteer for The Tiki Tiki Television Show.
Puppeteer for The Tiki Tiki Forest Gang’, a TV show for children.
Received an ‘Accolade’ award for TV puppetry work.
1989 – 1994 Kids TV/TV3
Puppeteer / writer/studio and field director for You and Me, a TV show for pre-schoolers.
Writer for ‘Bobbie the Bus’, an animated TV series.
Puppeteer for TV programme The Shelley T. Turtle Show.
Writer for You and Me Bedtime Book.
Senior Writer/Puppeteer for EBS, a live TV show for children – broadcast for 3 years on TV3.
Researcher for 3PM, Parent Time and YaHoo, TV shows for children.
1987 – 1988 NZ Puppet Theatre
Puppeteer/Puppet-maker/Puppetry Tutor
1982 – 1986
I worked in Australia for The Marionette Theatre of Australia, operated puppets for Channel 7 and ABC’s weekly political satire skits.
1980 – 1982
Toured NZ primary schools with the CCS “Kids up the Road “ puppet show.
1979 – 1980
Worked with Red Mole, toured with The Wide Mouthed Frogs, worked for the Wgtn City PEP Arts Scheme.
1978 – 1979
Acted at Mercury Theatre and Centrepoint Theatre.
1976 – 1978
Worked and trained as an actor at Theatre Corporate. Toured schools with “Story Theatre”
1975 – 1976 NZBC
Had the part of Caro Hearte on “Close to Home”
