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Four disciplines. One bespoke heritage.

Every project is as distinct as the subject it honours. Bricolage operates as a concierge service, guiding you through a seamless creative process. Each project is custom-built from our four core disciplines.

01Cinematic Film

Real stories in motion

We craft unique narratives using contemporary interviews and personal archives. Our approach brings the production values of editorial long-form to private stories: considered cinematography, sound design that carries emotion, and an edit that honours nuance.

What’s included

  • Pre-production consultation & narrative planning
  • On-location filming with professional crew
  • Interview direction & archival footage integration
  • Colour grading, sound design, and final master
  • Delivered in multiple formats (4K archival, web, streaming)

Who it’s for

Families, individuals and organisations marking a milestone, honouring a legacy, or documenting a body of work.

What is made

From a 5-minute portrait to multiple episodes or a 90-minute feature — format and length follow your story.

From NZ$8,000. Every film is custom-scoped.

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02Oral History

The voice, preserved.

Intimate, podcast-style recordings that capture the nuance of voice and the spirit of storytelling. Shaped by the interviewer's craft, engineered with broadcast-grade audio, and arranged so that decades from now the next generation can learn, feel and relate.

What’s included

  • Guided interview sessions (in person)
  • Broadcast-grade recording & post-production
  • Chaptered audio master files
  • Private online hosting accessible anywhere

Who it’s for

Anyone with a story better told in conversation: a grandparent recalling a formative decade, a founder documenting an origin, a family marking a shared history.

What is made

From a single recorded conversation to a chaptered oral biography — shaped by how much you want to capture.

From NZ$1,000. Every engagement is custom-scoped.

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03Print

Something tangible. Something permanent.

A curatorial and editorial service for those with material — essays, photographs, artwork, journals, recipes — who want to see it shaped into a book. Our craft is in the assembly: what goes where, in what order, and how it reads. We ghost-write when needed; more often, we work with what you've already made.

What’s included

  • Curation and editorial sequencing of existing writing, imagery, or artwork
  • Archival photo and artwork digitisation
  • Writing, editing and ghostwriting (where desired)
  • Editorial design, typesetting, and layout
  • Print production: softcover, paperback, and hardback editions

Who it’s for

Artists, photographers, chefs and families with material already in hand — drawings, letters, journals, recipes, essays — who want it transformed into something tangible.

What is made

A 40-page zine, a 120-page photo book, or a 220-page hardback. Private editions from 3 copies. Format follows the material.

From NZ$2,000. Every book is custom-scoped.

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04Digital Archive

An emotional estate for generations

A secure, password-protected digital estate. A custom-designed website where your stories, films, photos, oral histories, and documents are preserved in one beautiful, accessible location. Future-proofed with export-ready formats and a structure your family can add to for generations.

What’s included

  • Bespoke archive design tailored to your collection
  • High-resolution scanning & digitisation of physical media
  • Private web platform with granular access controls
  • Metadata cataloguing & searchable taxonomy
  • Annual maintenance & ongoing ingest for new material

Who it’s for

Families, artists, collectors and organisations who want their history in one beautiful, searchable location — scaled to the material, not an enterprise brief.

What is made

A password-protected website housing your photos, films, documents and stories — accessible to approved individuals worldwide, with a searchable index and room to grow.

From NZ$10,000. Every archive is custom-scoped.

Talk to us about a Digital Archive

Your story deserves rigour.

No two projects share a brief — your project may draw on one discipline or all four. After an initial conversation, we propose a scope that matches your ambition and your budget.