The West Coast will provide the backdrop for New Zealand's last movie shot in 35mm film.
With the new era of 3D and digital movies, the traditional 35mm format has been slowly phased out and Park Road Post, owned by Peter Jackson, is due to close its film processing lab - the last one in Australasia - next week.
The short film, entitled Hold Your Breath, will be filmed partly on the West Coast by Auckland production company Candlelit Pictures.
On Thursday, the crew conducted their first day of shooting at the Greymouth Police Station and Cobden, and will next head to Westport before returning to Queenstown via Hokitika.