The music video, shot for New Zealand artist Jenny Mitchell’s song Somehow, was named runner-up for the best music video at the Sony Catchlight Film Festival in Sydney late last month.
It features a dancer in the dimly lit Athenaeum Theatre moving to Mitchell’s country music as a depiction of a struggle with mental health.
The music video was made by Scrambler, a local studio run by Bradon McCaughey and Wade McClelland.
Mr McCaughey said neither of them had been traditionally trained, as he came from the events industry and Mr McClelland had studied ecology.
Instead they were both self-taught and were working freelance independently until they decided to join together and set up the studio earlier this year.
Sony was one of the biggest camera companies in the world and they were "blown away" to be recognised for their work.
"We didn’t think we’d be shortlisted."
The camera system they used was "pretty old", which made them feel especially proud to be selected, as it proved it was their skill and not their equipment which earned them the award.
They attributed their success to the opportunities that came with being in a small city in a small country.
There were a lot of opportunities throughout Dunedin, they said.
Living in Dunedin their costs were lower than other larger cities, which meant they could afford to run their business and get a start in the industry.
"We’ve definitely been quite lucky."
