archive producing

the foundation of any successful archive film begins long before a single reel of film is inspected. It starts with a deep understanding of the story you are trying to tell.

Still: Mystify Michael Hutchence, 35mm scanned Wembley Stadium Footage

Meet Your
Archive Producer

Tayler is an Archive Producer who combines a sharp instinct for story with an extensive network of commercial and personal archive holders. She brings end-to-end experience across every stage of the archive process - from initial sourcing through to final clearance and delivery.

A Network Built Over Years — With fostered relationships across both local Australian, New Zealand and major international commercial archive holders, including: Getty, NFSA, Ngā Taonga, Paramount, Warner Bros, MTV, BBC, NBC, ABC, 7,9 and 10, Warner Bros, Kino, Reelin’ In The Years, and so many more…

Access to the Inaccessible — Through trust-building with personal archive holders, Tayler is able to unlock private and unique collections that exist outside of any commercial network

The Detective Who Won't Give Up — Tayler has a proven ability to track down rare, obscure, and hard-to-find material that others would write off as lost. She won't rest until the right archive has been found

Managing worldwide callouts — Tayler has great success running social media campaigns to search for unique archive

Meticulous Organisation — A reputation for keeping chains of title, contracts, and financial records in impeccable order, meaning nothing falls through the cracks, at any stage of the project

Deep Format Knowledge — Fluent across a wide range of film and video formats, with a trusted network of specialists for digitisation and scanning - from VHS through to 35mm film. In addition to this Tayler can digitise a variety of legacy formats herself, including: Video8, Hi8, miniDV, VHS and VHSC - all in their original frame rates, including interlaced fields, which prove invaluable to the later finishing stages

Topaz and more — Tayler is proficient in Topaz and other up-resing software, allowing her to dramatically improve the quality of low resolution material. Additionally, she is experienced at transcoding media to any format required

Archive process consultation — Tayler can work with your team to consult on best practice when working with archive, from naming conventions, to hard-drive management and more

Support throughout the edit — as your edit and story progress, Tayler will work alongside you to identify new areas for archive and track down additional material

NLE (Editing) programs — Tayler is also an editor and has a wealth of technical knowledge across a variety of editing programs. She uses this knowledge to increase efficiency when timing media durations.

Broadcast-Ready Clearance Expertise — Experienced in completing proof of clearance documentation to the standards required by major broadcasters and distributors including the ABC and BBC

Tayler has been a fantastic team player on the Crowded House documentary; not only setting up processes and managing large amounts of archive but also throwing herself at production managing shoots that came up. Her skill and personal skills are A+!

— Carthew Neal, Producer: Crowded House, JoJo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Featured projects

  • Crowded House (coming soon...)

    A feature-length documentary that dives deep into the Crowded House journey, unravelling the psychological complexities they faced in the wake of their meteoric rise, and spotlighting the evolution of the current line-up that includes Neil’s two sons, Liam and Elroy Finn. Woven from a treasure-trove of never-before-seen family and band archive, candid interviews, and more, the narrative moves between the past, present and a dream-like place of investigation and analysis that has the genius of Neil Finn’s song writing at its core.

  • Mystify Michael Hutchence

    A powerfully intimate and insightful portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman, Michael Hutchence. Deftly woven from an extraordinary archive of rich imagery, Michael’s private home movies and those of his lovers, friends, and family, the film delves beneath the public persona of the charismatic ‘Rock God’ and transports us through the looking glass to reveal a multifaceted, intensely sensitive and complex man.

  • Why Did She Have to tell the world?

    The first lesbian couple to come out on national television almost fifty years ago are still together. When Francesca Curtis and Phyllis Papps appeared on ABCTV This Day Tonight’s in October 1970 they put everything on the line. Today the couple open-up about love, loss and political change.

  • ngarra jarra noun - nicky winmar

    Join us as we return to Victoria Park to honour Winmar and hold a powerful ceremony to begin the process of healing for players and the community alike. Together, we will look to the future and explore new ways forward in the ongoing fight against racism.

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the Process

Discovery & Sourcing

The foundation of successful archive producing starts with a deep understanding of the story you are trying to tell.

From there, I work with my large network of commercial archive holders, drawing on established relationships built over years in the industry, to identify and obtain the material needed. Alongside this, I develop and nurture relationships with personal archive holders, whose collections often contain rare and unique material that cannot be found anywhere else.

Whether commercial or personal, these relationships are built on trust, and it is that trust which allows me to secure access to copies of the material to be used in the edit.

Support throughout the edit

As the edit develops and the story takes shape, I provide ongoing support - responding to new requests and sourcing additional material throughout.

Alongside this, I advise on best practice for data management and keep a meticulous log of all chains of title, so that the later stages of the project run smoothly and without surprise.

Clearance & Delivery

Once the cut is locked, all of the work and organisation maintained throughout the project comes into effect.

Timing durations are calculated, masters are requested, and I work with all relevant parties to ensure clearance documentation is signed and returned.

All contracts and financial records are kept in careful order throughout. Where required, I complete proof of clearance documentation for networks such as the ABC and BBC.