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Macz Films Photo & Video

Video production service · Halswell, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 194 Christchurch photography businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Macz Films Photo & Video

Video production service · Halswell, Christchurch

Where you stand#74of 194 photography businesses
Overall health6.2/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Macz Films Photo & Video Services is a Halswell-based Christchurch photography and videography studio that specialises in weddings, events and portrait work. The team produces cinematic wedding films, event coverage and portraits, and describes a creative, story-led approach. Reviews highlight a relaxed, communicative crew that helps clients feel comfortable in front of the camera.

Macz Films Photo & Video Services is a photography and videography studio based in Halswell, Christchurch. The studio focuses on capturing life events and personal projects, with an emphasis on visual storytelling and cinematic presentation.

Services include portrait photography, event coverage and cinematic wedding films, along with coverage for birthdays, debuts and other special occasions. The website describes a creative, style-driven approach that aims to turn moments into stories, and notes that a portion of project fees supports selected charities and church organisations.

Customers frequently describe the experience as relaxed and easy, with clear communication from Mark and the team. Reviews mention helpful consultation through to final delivery, and highlight how the crew makes posing and on-the-day moments feel natural. Several clients note satisfaction with both pre-wedding and on-the-day photo and video work and the resulting films and images becoming lasting memories.

Locally, Macz Films positions itself as a Christchurch-based storyteller focused on weddings and event cinematography as well as portraiture. The combination of a cinematic aesthetic, client-focused communication and a stated commitment to charitable giving distinguishes Macz Films for customers seeking wedding or event coverage in the Halswell and greater Christchurch area.

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Your Google listing

Macz Films Photo & Video Services shows a very healthy Google Business Listing, with a 9.4/10 health score. The listing already has a website link, open-for-business status, a listing title, claimed status, and a phone number, which supports easy customer contact. The key opportunity lies in adding more listing photos to better illustrate offerings and experiences.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    Photos on the listingYou have no photos on your listing, or close to none, so a customer scrolling past sees a blank where every other business shows their work.
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    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
  • 3
    Description lengthYour description is one of the fuller ones in this market, which means a customer comparing you side by side has more of your case in front of them than most.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.0Strong
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5.0 ★★★★★ (5)
Video production service · Halswell2
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From the business

Capture stories. Captivate moments. Create life. At Macz Films, we specialize in creating timeless visual stories through high-quality photography and videography. Whether it's a wedding, corporate event, special occasions like birthday or personal project, our skilled team is dedicated to capturing the essence of your most important moments. We offer a range of services including portrait photography, event coverage, cinematic wedding films, and more. With a commitment to excellence, creativity, and customer satisfaction, we turn your memories into art. Let us help you preserve your special moments with stunning visuals that you'll cherish forever.

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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Macz Films Photo & Video Services shows a mixed performance on Google reviews with an overall health score of 5.5 out of 10. The business has a strong star rating, placing it in the top 10% for customer satisfaction, but there is room to improve engagement, especially in responding to reviews and boosting review volume for stronger confidence.

Strengths

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    Star ratingYour rating is among the highest in this market and it does its own selling - a customer sees it before they read anything else.

Top three opportunities

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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit behind half the businesses here, so a customer weighing three listings has slightly less reason to trust yours.
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    Review countYour review count sits under the middle of this market, so you are readable to a customer without yet being convincing.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing all of them.
5.6Room to grow
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Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #86 for your Google reviews
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Where you show up on the map

Macz Films Photo & Video Services shows below average health on Google Maps, with a 2.9/10 score. The business already ranks for several Halswell and Christchurch areas, including photography service in Halswell and wedding photographer in Halswell. The top opportunities focus on expanding aggregate map visibility and strengthening borough presence to move toward the local midpoint.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou appear in a handful of Maps searches across the suburbs around you, far fewer than most businesses here.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
2.8Room to grow
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1Seen in 1 search across Christchurch, top three in none
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Ryorastudio5.0 ★ (8) · Video production service
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Nicole Gourley Photography5.0 ★ (37) · Video production service
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Daniela Aebli Photography5.0 ★ (5) · Video production service
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CMG Studios Ltd Photography by Kevin Clarke5.0 ★ (5) · Video production service
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Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #139 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Macz Films Photo & Video Services shows moderate overall health with a strong Facebook presence. The most notable finding is a robust Facebook profile with very high trust, while other platforms lag behind and present opportunities for growth, especially TikTok and local directories.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
6.5Good
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TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #69 for listings and social
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.

Top three opportunities

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    Recommendations on your pageYou hold fewer recommendations than the middle of this market.
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    What your page says about youYour intro runs to a line, shorter than most pages here, so it names the business without settling whether you do the particular job the reader came about or cover the suburb they live in.
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    People following your pageYour following sits ahead of half the pages here, so an ordinary post reaches a real local audience without you paying for it.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.7Room to grow
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #84 for your Facebook page
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Your website

Macz Films Photo & Video Services shows a solid on-page SEO baseline with an overall health score of 4.4 out of 10, indicating limited optimisation. The most notable strengths are having an H1 tag, a relevant title tag, a compact page under 256KB, sufficient text content, and HTTPS-secure resources. Opportunities lie in meta description length, favicon presence, and reducing render-blocking resources to improve speed and crawlability.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    Page load speedYour home page appears in under three seconds, so someone tapping through from a search result meets your business rather than a blank screen while they decide whether to wait.

Top three opportunities

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    Separate sites linking to youNo separate website links to yours.
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    The shape of your link profileNo links to your site were found, so there is no shape to read yet.
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    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

Macz Films Photo & Video Services shows a reasonable overall health for Website Traffic with a 4.8/10 score, indicating room for improvement in traffic and keyword visibility. The top findings highlight near-zero organic traffic value and no organic keywords in the top 100, suggesting a need for content and on-page SEO work. Paid traffic is also not yet established.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What that traffic is worthSearch is delivering you nothing you would otherwise have to pay for.
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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws no measurable visitors from search, so the only people reaching it are ones you sent yourself.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site does not appear in search results for any terms we can measure, so nobody is finding it by searching for what you do.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
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21About 0 visits a month from search, across 0 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #87 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

Macz Films' hours mostly align with local demand: most strong alignment during weekday lunchtimes, especially Monday 11am-2pm and Wednesday 12pm. Missed opportunities occur with evenings when closed - notably Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 9pm and Tuesday 10pm. Some low-demand openings (Monday 8am; Friday 2pm and 8pm; Saturday 7pm; Sunday 9am) could be reduced to improve efficiency.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover more of the busy stretches than the middle of the field, so you are open for most of the searching that happens near you.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
9.1Strong
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Macz Films Photo & Video
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Hours 1
Monday8am-9pm
Tuesday8am-9pm
Wednesday8am-9pm
Thursday8am-9pm
Friday8am-9pm
Saturday8am-9pm
Sunday8am-9pm
Popular times Sunday · Halswell
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #18 for opening hours
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02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#74of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
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