Department: Sound

Bronwyn de Beer

BRONWYN DE BEER

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

From returning drama series to fight-unit continuity and commercial campaigns.

PROFILE

Bronwyn de Beer’s script supervision work combines returning drama series with action and fight-unit continuity. Her credits include 1923 with directors Ben Richardson and Guy Ferland, and The Wheel of Time Season 3 with Ciaran Donnelly, Thomas Napper and Marta Cunningham. She has worked across three seasons of Warrior in second-unit, fight-unit and main-unit double-banking roles, with producers including Angela Phillips and Richard Sharkey.

Her more recent work includes Boyz Trip for Tubi and Blue Ice Africa, with director Kyle Scott and producer Autumn Bailey Ford. Other Blue Ice Africa credits include Buzzkill and Vagrant Queen, both directed by Jem Garrard. Bronwyn’s range also extends to script editing on Silverton Siege and combined script/VFX supervision on Vtama and Mercedes commercials.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1923, The Wheel of Time Season 3, Atomic and Around the World in 80 Days.
  • The Witcher Season 5: second-unit / fight-unit script supervision across four episodes.
  • Warrior Seasons 1–3, Boy Kills World and Desert Warrior: second-unit and fight-unit experience.
  • Blue Ice Africa credits include Boyz Trip, Buzzkill, Vagrant Queen, Game On and Darkness Has Fallen Season 3.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 08 driving licence.

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Ben RichardsonGuy FerlandCiaran DonnellyThomas NapperMarta CunninghamKyle ScottIan GabrielGabe GabrielJem GarrardAdam RehmeierShariff KorverMarco KreuzpaintnerAri KrugerMandla DubeMalcolm VenvilleAdam RobitelAshley AvisKelsey EganNimrod AntalBrett ChanDawid SzatarskiRupert WyattChristopher Clark CowanJeremy WebbLoni PeristereDavid Petrarca

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Autumn Bailey FordTaylor SheridanMichael FriedmanBen RichardsonVanessa HauptAngela PhillipsRichard SharkeyJonathan TropperAdam FriedlanderTheuns de WetDarren CameronPeter McAleeseKate SchalkYeardley SmithJordan FoleyRoss PutmanStephen BraunJeremy BoltLynne-Anne VoslooGreer HoeksDianne BeattyJanine van AssenMichael GamesAlan ShearerPhilip Waley

Commercials

Jon DayVanessa HauptJC SmutsVivian EsterhuyseMarisa BracherPhillip KillingbeckGreer HoeksLaila Shrand-HodgsonMinet WilliamsCeridwen MorrisMegan TinklerJacqui JojoYvonne HamiltonJanes MeyerLitha MbutumaOlivia Murdoch

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Blue Ice AfricaFilm AfrikaMoonlighting FilmsGiant FilmsPulse FilmsBeehivePaperclipStrong IslandTeashop FilmsSketchbook StudiosStage 5 FilmsOut of Africa EntertainmentRadical Media

Commercials

Orange FilmsSimply StellarHer. FilmsEgg FilmsJuice FilmMonkey FilmsMoonlightingGatehouseFarm Film ProductionsGroundglassMigrate FilmsThe Big Picture CompanyRobotMade in Africa

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

NetflixTubiParamount PicturesHBOCinemaxDisneySkyColumbia PicturesWarner Bros. TelevisionLionsgate TelevisionBBCSyfyHistory ChannelNational GeographicAmazon Prime VideoITV

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

VtamaMercedesLidlSunlightOtezlaLillyWestJetGSKPfizerAWSSantanderThumbtackNiveaDiet CokeCIBCArm & HammerLyrica7UP

SELECTED SCRIPT SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE

Boyz Trip

Blue Ice Africa | Tubi

Director: Kyle Scott

Producer: Autumn Bailey Ford

1923

Paramount Pictures

Directors: Ben Richardson / Guy Ferland

Producers: Taylor Sheridan / Michael Friedman

The Wheel of Time Season 3

Film Afrika

Directors: Ciaran Donnelly / Thomas Napper / Marta Cunningham

Producer / LP: Vanessa Haupt

Atomic

Pulse Films | Sky

Director: Shariff Korver

Producer / LP: Peter McAleese

A Bobby Thing

Beehive | Paperclip

Director: Adam Rehmeier

Producers: Yeardley Smith / Jordan Foley

Granny Lee

Giant Films

Directors: Ian Gabriel / Gabe Gabriel

Production manager: Kate Schalk

Buzzkill

Blue Ice Africa | Tubi

Director: Jem Garrard

Producers: Josh van Houdt / Adam Friedlander

Vagrant Queen

Blue Ice Africa | Syfy

Director: Jem Garrard

Producer / LP: Adam Friedlander

Around the World in 80 Days

Film Afrika | Slim Film + Television

Directors: Steve Barron / Charles Beeson / Brian Kelly

Producers: Jayson de Rosner / Peter McAleese

Silverton Siege

Pambilli Media | Netflix

Script Supervisor & Script Editor | Dir: Mandla Dube

Producers: W. S. Ayres / Michael Games

Black Beauty

Moonlighting | Constantin | Disney

Director: Ashley Avis

Producers: Jeremy Bolt / Lynne-Anne Vosloo

The Shakedown

Sketchbook Studios

Director: Ari Kruger

Producer / LP: Greer Hoeks

The Witcher S5 – 2nd / fight unit

Cinesite | Netflix

Directors: Christopher Clark Cowan / Jeremy Webb

Producers: Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich / Steve Gaub

Warrior S3 – fight unit

Moonlighting Films | HBO

Director: Brett Chan

Producers: Angela Phillips / Richard Sharkey

Boy Kills World – fight unit

Moonlighting Films

Director: Dawid Szatarski

Producers: Simon Swart / Alex Lebovici

Desert Warrior – 2nd / fight unit

MBC Universal

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Producers: Jeremy Bolt / Eric Hedayat

G20 – main-unit dailies

Local Motion Pictures

Director: Patricia Riggin

Producer / LP: Janine van Assen

Darby and the Dead – main-unit dailies

Blue Ice Africa | 20th Century Fox

Director: Silas Howard

Producer / LP: Adam Friedlander

Aparna Jayachandran

APARNA JAYACHANDRAN

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR

Script supervision for international features, returning drama series and commercial campaigns.

PROFILE

Aparna Jayachandran’s script supervision career includes three seasons of Warrior, working with directors such as Loni Peristere and David Petrarca and line producer Angela Phillips. Her feature credits include Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, Kevin Macdonald’s The Mauritanian and Phillip Noyce’s The Giver. Recent work includes The Man Who Stole Portugal with Thomas Napper and line producer Marcelle du Toit.

Her credits also include recurring work with producers and line producers such as Janine van Assen, Dianne Beatty and Darren Cameron. Alongside features and episodic drama, Aparna handles continuity and script supervision for international commercials, including campaigns for KFC, Pepsi, Dove, Molson and Starbucks. Earlier second-unit work on Safe House and The Borrowers adds another strand to a career spanning more than 15 years.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Directors include Gore Verbinski, Kevin Macdonald, Phillip Noyce, Lesli Linka Glatter and Thomas Napper.
  • Warrior Seasons 1–3, The Power, Homeland, The Mauritanian and The Giver.
  • Blue Ice Africa credits include Our Girl 4, Bulletproof: The Specials and Body Count (dailies).
  • Commercial production partners include Gatehouse Commercials, Orange Films, Stillking, Juice Films and The Network.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 08 driving licence.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Gore VerbinskiKevin MacdonaldPhillip NoyceThomas NapperJustin ChadwickLesli Linka GlatterLoni PeristereDavid PetrarcaWill SeefriedPeter SegalJulian JarroldNeasa HardimanShannon MurphyStephen HerekSam MasudClaire WinyardKoby AdomJulian HolmesOwen HarrisOliver SchmitzIan GabrielEric Dean Seaton

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Angela PhillipsJanine van AssenDianne BeattyDarren CameronTheuns de WetMegan KorzynskiMarcelle du ToitKate SchalkCheryl EatockTina OswaldDavid HigginsonVlokkie GordonAndrea PienaarSamantha PutterMichael ElliottAdam FriedlanderMichael GamesAnant SinghTheresa Ryan van GraanPatricia Wheeler

Commercials

Laila ShrandBrad LoganChloe ZondaghKelleigh WesselsJo BarberPatricia WheelerAnina DippenaarKitty StolkHerman WarnichKirstin FilerSantie de BruynCharlie HeyMon Cheri FourieMinet WilliamsMegan BakerBernice PurdhamNikki GeaterAmina ThorntonKim Fowler

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Moonlighting FilmsFilm AfrikaBlue Ice AfricaStage 5 FilmsAdvantage EntertainmentWolflight FilmsRoman Holiday ProductionsOut of Africa EntertainmentVideovision EntertainmentLeft Bank PicturesMammoth Screen

Commercials

Gatehouse CommercialsOrange FilmsThe NetworkJuice FilmsGroundglassEgg FilmsAfrica Film ServicesStillkingGiant FilmsFarm Film ProductionsMoonlighting CommercialsMigrate FilmsPatriot Films7 Films

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

HBOCinemaxBBCShowtimeABC StudiosUniversal PicturesConstantin FilmThe Weinstein CompanySyfy

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

KFCPepsiDoveMolsonSpriteHarry’sCitibankLidlPearle VisionSavannaTaco BellLinkedInStarbucksMerrellScotiabankOreoHuggiesVolkswagenCoca-ColaIBMEvianCoronaListerineHP

SELECTED SCRIPT SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Moonlighting Films

Director: Gore Verbinski

Line producer: Megan Korzynski

The Man Who Stole Portugal

Stage 5 Films

Director: Thomas Napper

Line producer: Marcelle du Toit

Warrior Seasons 1–3

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax / HBO

Directors: Loni Peristere / David Petrarca

Line producer: Angela Phillips

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films

Director: Will Seefried

Line producer: Kate Schalk

The Mauritanian

Moonlighting Films

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Line producer: Andrea Pienaar

The Giver

Moonlighting | The Weinstein Company

Director: Phillip Noyce

Line producer: Janine van Assen

Homeland

Moonlighting Films | Showtime

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter

Line producer: Angela Phillips

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Film Afrika | Videovision Entertainment

Director: Justin Chadwick

Producer: Anant Singh

The Power

Film Afrika

Directors: Neasa Hardiman / Shannon Murphy

Producers: David Higginson / Tina Oswald

Sulphur & White

Stage 5 Films | AMG International Film

Director: Julian Jarrold

Producer: Michael Elliott

Our Girl 4

Blue Ice Africa | BBC

Director: Claire Winyard

Line producer: Samantha Putter

Troy: Fall of a City

Film Afrika | BBC

Director: Owen Harris

Line producer: Dianne Beatty

Safe House – second unit

Moonlighting Films | Universal Pictures

Director: Daniel Espinosa

Line producer: Janine van Assen

The Last Face – pick-ups

Moonlighting | River Road Entertainment

Director: Sean Penn

Line producer: Janine van Assen

Body Count – dailies

Blue Ice Africa

Script supervision – dailies

Line producer: Darren Cameron

KFC

Orange Films

Continuity / Script Supervisor

Producer / PM: Brad Logan

Pepsi

The Network

Continuity / Script Supervisor

Producer / PM: Chloe Zondagh

Starbucks

Gatehouse Commercials

Continuity / Script Supervisor

Producers / PMs: Laila Shrand / Megan Baker

Stephane Gibourdel

STEPHANE GIBOURDEL

1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

French, English and Spanish. Features, documentaries, commercials and music videos.

PROFILE

Stephane Gibourdel is a French 1st Assistant Director who works in English, French and Spanish. His long-form credits connect French-language television, documentary work and feature films: La Poursuite du Vent with Nina Companeez, Locked Up Abroad with Kim Flitcroft, and Azaan with Prashant Chadha. He has also worked in production management on Imani Niger, directed by Eddie Edwards.

Returning commercial work is a strong thread in Stephane’s career, including KID campaigns with Bird Films across several years. His AD credits also span Toyota Urban Cruiser, TENA, N26, Le Chouffe, adidas and Louis Vuitton, alongside music videos for Becky Hill, Sigala and Vegedream. His production company experience includes Film Afrika, Moonlighting Films, Nomad Production House and Ola Films.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1st AD credits across features, television and documentaries, with additional production management experience.
  • Documentary work includes La Série Découvertes, Traque Sauvage and The Gentlemen of Bacongo.
  • Recurring KID campaigns with Bird Films, including work with Tess Tambourlas, Alan Lawson and Pia Caverni.
  • Commercial and music video work includes automotive, fashion, finance, retail and travel campaigns.
  • French national; English, French and Spanish; Code 8 driving licence.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Nina CompaneezKim FlitcroftPrashant ChadhaHein de VosAnnie BassonOzzie von RichtofenMarc MoptyDaniel SerreEddie Edwards

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Don Lee TaicherRoland Emmerich

Commercials

Damon MacDonaldMelanie BoldElisma UysDeborah BacherPaul HarkerBrian CritchfieldRox TrutherLolu NcukanaVanessa AlsopPhilip TownsendTess TambourlasColin GreyvensteynAlan LawsonPeta SackeAngus MareschParveen BanderkerMurray McDonaldLucy WittsLaila ShrandPatricia WheelerKyle JenniPia CaverniRayaan EnousKrob LewisJohn McDonaldAndrew Lee RossSchantel DadswellYvonne HamiltonAllan GlogauerLesley-Anne MulderNeil HindleMarcos CruzWilmare RautenbachMiki RogovskyJerome WilliamsDaniel StoffbergLaura SampsonColleen RanckCarla CloeteKaren ClarenWarren CorreiaDaphne Williams

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Pistoleros FilmsMade in AfricaHintza FilmsFilm AfrikaReal EyesLaunch FactoryMoonlighting FilmsKingdon Productions

Commercials

Creative SANomad Production HouseArtists & LegendsFirst Pencil ProductionsOla FilmsFell & CompanyThe Cavalry CreativeOrange FilmsBird FilmsTriplaneEyelove FilmsFirst ProductionsEyeforce SAMassif MediaMoonlighting FilmsEgg FilmsHappy Cat FilmsGatehouse CommercialsGroundglassThe Shooting GalleryCape Town ProductionsHogarth Worldwide South AfricaNavigator FilmsFarm Film ProductionsHungry FilmsGiant FilmsVelocity FilmsGlo Films

SELECTED MUSIC VIDEO ARTISTS

Becky HillSigalaVegedream

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

ToyotaTENAN26ZenithLe ChouffePEPPepcoKIDArielBordeau ChesnelArt & FenêtresStellaMiracle-GroGoodyearSpriteContinentalTissotAirbnbIntersportAllianzSaga TravelLindtadidasChausseaColgateProtexMigrosHansaHomebaseShopriteCell CHugo BossMcLarenKFCWeight WatchersQuechuaLouis VuittonCitibankFIFA

SELECTED ASSISTANT DIRECTING EXPERIENCE

La Poursuite du Vent

Film Afrika

1st Assistant Director

Director: Nina Companeez

Locked Up Abroad

Film Afrika

1st Assistant Director

Director: Kim Flitcroft

La Série Découvertes

Film Afrika

1st Assistant Director

Director: Marc Mopty

Traque Sauvage

Moonlighting Films

1st Assistant Director

Director: Daniel Serre

Thanks Dad

Made in Africa

1st Assistant Director

Director: Hein de Vos

Azaan

Kingdon Productions

1st Assistant Director

Director: Prashant Chadha

Cambio Tu Vida

Pistoleros Films

1st Assistant Director

Producer / PM: Don Lee Taicher

The Life of Daisy de Melker

Hintza Films

1st Assistant Director

Director: Annie Basson

Le Rainbow Warrior

Real Eyes

1st Assistant Director

Director: Ozzie von Richtofen

Imani Niger

Launch Factory

Production Manager

Director: Eddie Edwards

Toyota Urban Cruiser

First Pencil Productions

Assistant Director | Commercial

Production manager: Paul Harker

TENA

Nomad Production House

Assistant Director | Commercial

Producer: Damon MacDonald

N26

Artists & Legends

Assistant Director | Commercial

Production manager: Deborah Bacher

Le Chouffe

Orange Films

Assistant Director | Commercial

Production manager: Vanessa Alsop

Zenith Pilot

Fell & Company

Assistant Director | Commercial

Production manager: Rox Truther

Becky Hill

The Cavalry Creative

Assistant Director | Music Video

Production manager: Lolu Ncukana

KID 2021

Bird Films

Assistant Director | Commercial

Production manager: Tess Tambourlas

Bordeau Chesnel

First Productions

Assistant Director | Commercial

Producer: Melanie Bold

Candice Smith

CANDICE SMITH

1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / MMS SCHEDULER / PAPER 2ND AD

From the shooting schedule to the working set — across features, series and commercials.

PROFILE

Candice Smith’s work brings scheduling and the running of a set together. As a 1st AD and scheduler, she has returned to work with Ryan Kruger on Street Trash, Flim Flam and Method Madness, and with Hanneke Schutte on Meerkat Maantuig and Liminale. Those returning collaborations sit alongside 1st AD credits on Mandla Dube’s Bisesero and Sue Tully’s Lethal White.

Her experience across the AD department includes prep 2nd AD on King Shaka, 2nd AD on Shaka iLembe and crowd 2nd AD on The Crown. In commercials, she has worked as 1st AD on campaigns for Nedbank, FNB, Nescafé and DStv, as well as Vabysmo with producer Damon MacDonald and MB – SoMe with producer Brad Logan.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1st AD, MMS scheduling and paper 2nd AD services across long form and commercials.
  • 1st AD / scheduler credits include Sabbatical, Shaina, Rich Kids, Halo Daze and Parable.
  • Prisoners of Paradise: initial scheduler / 2nd AD, with director Mitch Jenkins.
  • Commercial production partners include Nomad Production House, Orange Films, Darling Films and Movie Park Dubai.
  • South African; British passport; English and Afrikaans.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Mandla DubeRyan KrugerHanneke SchutteKarabo LedigaSue TullyBeautie Masvaure AltMonde GumedeSibusiso Shongwe-La MerBeer AdriaanseIlse van HemertMitch JenkinsSeith MannErica WatsonAngus GibsonAdze UgahZeno PetersenJozua MalherbeKagiso LedigaStephen DaldryMarshall TylerLuna CarmoonBharat NalluriEtienne FourieJulian JarroldSara BlecherAthos KyriakidesMikael MarcimainJayan MoodleyMarc ForsterJoe Miale

SELECTED PRODUCERS

Commercials

Damon MacDonaldBrad Logan

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Bisesero Film ProjectEnigma Ace FilmsStage 5Diprente ProductionsFilm AfrikaBomb ProductionsOchre MediaStoryscope MediaNou Vanaand FilmsBronte Film & TVQuizzical PicturesSpier FilmsFilm FactoryLeft Bank PicturesAdvantage FilmsDelaval FilmKudosEleventh Hour FilmsCinebarLiberty FilmsMoonlighting Films

Commercials

Nomad Production HouseOrange FilmsBird on a WireDarling FilmsFlingSpitfire FilmsUrbanflixMovie Park DubaiAccenture SongT&WFortThe Etal GroupStar FilmsEspresso Creative CoV2 ProductionsSketchbook StudiosOSU Creative ProductionMOI ContentPlatypusGeneral PostBioscope FilmsCarbon FilmsBurley BoysFive StarStillking FilmsEgg FilmsBouffant

SELECTED BROADCASTERS & FILM PARTNERS

Comedy CentralFilm4Relativity MediaVoltage Pictures

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

VabysmoNexGardEnergadeIce TropezAnvil PowerNedbankKotexMr DeliverySA20 CricketNescaféAVBOBFNBDStvkykNETKlipdriftStaSoftBryte InsuranceAlwaysMorviteOUTsuranceIncredible ConnectionDis-ChemAltronABSAWestin Hotels & ResortsJamesonKFCAce Instant Porridge

SELECTED ASSISTANT DIRECTING EXPERIENCE

Bisesero

Bisesero Film Project

1st Assistant Director

Director: Mandla Dube

Method Madness

Enigma Ace Films

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Ryan Kruger

Flim Flam

Enigma Ace Films

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Ryan Kruger

Street Trash

Stage 5

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Ryan Kruger

Sabbatical

Diprente Productions

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Karabo Lediga

Liminale

Silwer Skerm

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Hanneke Schutte

Meerkat Maantuig

Film Factory

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Hanneke Schutte

Rich Kids

Storyscope Media

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Monde Gumede

Halo Daze

Stage 5

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Sibusiso Shongwe-La Mer

Parable

Nou Vanaand Films

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Beer Adriaanse

Lethal White

Bronte Film & TV

1st Assistant Director

Director: Sue Tully

Shaina

Quizzical Pictures

1st Assistant Director / Scheduler

Director: Beautie Masvaure Alt

Prisoners of Paradise

Stage 5

Initial Scheduler / 2nd Assistant Director

Director: Mitch Jenkins

King Shaka

Film Afrika

Prep 2nd Assistant Director

Directors: Seith Mann / Erica Watson

Shaka iLembe

Bomb Productions

2nd Assistant Director

Directors: Angus Gibson / Adze Ugah / Zeno Petersen

The Crown

Left Bank Pictures

Crowd 2nd Assistant Director

Director: Stephen Daldry

Vabysmo — Commercial

Nomad Production House

1st Assistant Director

Producer: Damon MacDonald

MB – SoMe — Commercial

Orange Films

1st Assistant Director

Producer: Brad Logan

Alwyn van den Heever

ALWYN VAN DEN HEEVER

1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Features, series and commercials. A career spanning South Africa and Mauritius.

PROFILE

Alwyn van den Heever’s 1st AD career has a strong South Africa–Mauritius connection, built through recurring work with Two Oceans Productions on international features and television. His credits include Deutschland 86 with Florian Cossen, several Island Doctor productions, and Sniper: The Last Stand with director Danishka Esterhazy.

Alwyn’s experience also covers scheduling as 1st AD on Young Gun, production management on Black Sails Season 4 and Modder en Bloed, and line producing four Perplexia titles. This wider production background sits alongside second-unit AD and extras casting work on Laconia and Mission Crane, plus commercial campaigns for Cartier, Huawei, Air Up and Pampers.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • 1st AD on Sniper: The Last Stand, directed by Danishka Esterhazy.
  • Two Oceans Productions credits include Deutschland 86, Northmen, Grzimek and the Island Doctor productions.
  • Scheduling, production management and line producing experience, alongside 1st AD work.
  • Commercial production partners include Lankrad Pictures, Identical Pictures, Evidencia, Twin Films and Cinergy.
  • South African; English and Afrikaans; Code 08 driving licence.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Danishka EsterhazySimon VerhoevenSven UnterwaldtSallas de JagerHenk PretoriusDavid ConstantineJon RabaudFrancois WieheMichael KarenPeter StauchFlorian CossenPeter GesinaSherry HormannFlorian David FitzUli BaumannRoland Suso RichterSigi RothemundClaudio FähCarlo RolaAndreas SennUwe JansonImogen KimmelSibylle TafelJohn DelbridgeDennis SatinOliver SchmitzVincent Moloi

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Lance SamuelsCindy Viljoen

Commercials

Brad BickertonAndre PienaarShona GallichanLisa WilkinsGiselher VenzkeKevin TravaskisPendra DissellBertha SpiekerShane BunceJulia KleinDavid WichtMichael MacCarthyRudi RussouwMark Gilbert

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

BIA 12 ProductionsTwo Oceans ProductionsTOP AfricaWiedemann & Berg FilmWarner Bros.Lan FilmsRed MirrorDark Matter StudiosCameleon ProductionsNP ProductionsMagma FilmsTamarin FilmsPerplexia FilmsFilm AfrikaLisa FilmKashba FilmsOut of AfricaSUKA! ProductionsClive Morris ProductionsGoldking FilmproduktionRaw ProductionsTeamworxCourage Pictures

Commercials

Lankrad PicturesEvidenciaIdentical PicturesPapaya FilmAfricade ProductionsNine PicturesWith Milk ProductionsSkinny FilmsMind Blowing ProductionsWishbonesCinergyKaap FilmsUncle Morris FilmsTwin FilmsI-Net MediaAFS ProductionsThe Video LoungeMoonlighting ProductionsGrinder FilmsMIA FilmsFarm FilmsGroundglassTwo Oceans ProductionsTidal WaveMaximum Films

SELECTED STUDIOS & INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION PARTNERS

Warner Bros.Wiedemann & Berg FilmDark Matter StudiosLisa FilmKashba FilmsTeamworxGoldking Filmproduktion

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

Air UpCartierFreshCaptain Jack BeerDiamsTelecomHuaweiDutch GovernmentKuoniOMORaymondsFast TrackPoloSpurCapri-SonnePampersKiaAvonSchickSurecareCymbaltaGarnierFunlightAqua MineraleThe SunTymbarkHandy Andy

SELECTED ASSISTANT DIRECTING & PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE

Sniper: The Last Stand

BIA 12 Productions

1st Assistant Director

Director: Danishka Esterhazy

Deutschland 86

Two Oceans Productions

1st Assistant Director

Director: Florian Cossen

Pulse Season 1

Lan Films | Red Mirror (Mauritius)

1st Assistant Director

Director: Sallas de Jager

Island Doctor 1 & 2

Two Oceans Productions (Mauritius)

1st Assistant Director

Director: Peter Stauch

Island Doctor 3 & 4

Two Oceans Productions (Mauritius)

1st Assistant Director

Director: Michael Karen

Young Gun

Dark Matter Studios

Scheduling 1st Assistant Director

Director: Henk Pretorius

Age

Dark Matter Studios

1st Assistant Director

Director: Henk Pretorius

Most Beautiful Day

Two Oceans Productions

1st Assistant Director

Director: Florian David Fitz

Northmen

Two Oceans Productions

1st Assistant Director

Director: Claudio Fäh

Grzimek

Two Oceans Productions

1st Assistant Director

Director: Roland Suso Richter

Dream Hotel Morocco

Lisa Film | Kashba Films

1st Assistant Director

Director: Sigi Rothemund

Black Sails Season 4

Film Afrika

Production Manager

Television series

Laconia

Two Oceans Productions | Teamworx

2nd-unit 1st AD / Extras Casting Director

Director: Uwe Janson

Camp Getaway

Two Oceans Productions | Perplexia Films

Line Producer

Perplexia production

Air Up

Lankrad Pictures

1st Assistant Director | Commercial

DOP: Marcel Anke

Huawei

Identical Pictures (Mauritius)

1st Assistant Director

Commercial

Thulani Mashiyane

THULANI MASHIYANE

GAFFER / BEST BOY GAFFER / RIGGING

Gaffer work in South African drama, with a background in international film lighting and rigging.

PROFILE

Thulani Mashiyane has stepped into Gaffer roles on Taktiek 2, Hen and Landmyn with Nagvlug Films, following years in lighting crews on local and international productions. His Best Boy Gaffer work includes Huntington with Lesley Manuel and Sniper: The Last Stand, African Queens, Devil’s Peak and Wild Is the Wind with Brent Sauls.

That progression also runs through his short-form work, with Gaffer credits on Garnier, Future Tense and A Matter of Principle alongside a substantial commercial background as Best Boy Gaffer. Thulani continues to work across on-set lighting and rigging, with recent Rigging Spark assignments on Monsanto, Sniper 12 and the Zoan Unit of Project Arcadia.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gaffer on Taktiek 2, Hen and Landmyn, with short-form Gaffer work for Outpost Films, Bench Films and Robot.
  • Blue Ice Africa credits include Best Boy Gaffer on Huntington and Sniper: The Last Stand, and Rigging Spark on Sniper 12.
  • Spark credits include Good Omens, Warrior Season 2, Monster Hunter and Troy: Fall of a City.
  • Commercial work includes Freedom of Movement, Meta/Instagram, Coors, Adidas, Vodacom, MTN and Pick n Pay.
  • South African lighting crew member with film, television and commercial credits dating back to 2016.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Chris Lotz

Commercials

Jason Prins

SELECTED LIGHTING HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Lesley ManuelBrent SaulsJP HankinsJohn McKayWayne ShieldsWiseman DinizuluSive LoloBrian OliverPhilip Mhlabane

Commercials

Brent SaulsLesley ManuelJP HankinsBernie de WetDanny SmartGilles BoisacqLionel Turner

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Andrew StrachanChanel MullerMegan KorzynskiTheuns de WetDarren CameronKate SchalkAndrea PienaarLerie NeethlingAngela PhillipsSamantha PutterDianne Beatty

Commercials

Bouwer BoschIrfaan FriedericksNadia DhaiAmina ThorntonChloe EatonKelleigh WesselsJessica LawsonKim FowlerOlivia McGrail

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Nagvlug FilmsBlue Ice AfricaFilm AfrikaMoonlighting FilmsOut of Africa EntertainmentAdvantage EntertainmentWolflightGambit FilmsTwo Brothers PicturesLeft Bank Pictures

Commercials

Outpost FilmsBench FilmsRobotFreckle AgencyMoonlighting CommercialsOrange FilmsGiant FilmsGroundglassCeremony of AttentionLove FilmsEgg FilmsBioscope FilmsMantis Film Fix

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

NetflixAmazon StudiosWarner Bros.Lionsgate TelevisionBBCCinemaxSyfyParamount PicturesUniversal 1440 EntertainmentConstantin Film

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

GarnierFreedom of MovementMeta/InstagramCoorsAdidasVodacomMTNPick n PayHeinekenTom FordEmiratesShopritePEPBMWInvestecOnePlusOld MutualWoolworthsSanlamTymeBankSuperbalistStandard Bank

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

Taktiek 2

Nagvlug Films

Gaffer

Hen

Nagvlug Films

Gaffer

Landmyn

Nagvlug Films

Gaffer

Huntington

Blue Ice Africa

Best Boy Gaffer

Sniper: The Last Stand

Blue Ice Africa

Best Boy Gaffer

African Queens

Film Afrika

Best Boy Gaffer

Devil’s Peak

Film Afrika

Best Boy Gaffer

Wild Is the Wind

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Gaffer

Project Arcadia – Zoan Unit

Film Afrika

Rigging Spark

Monsanto

Topfilm 320

Rigging Spark

Sniper 12

Blue Ice Africa

Rigging Spark

Good Omens

Out of Africa | Amazon Studios

Spark

Warrior Season 2

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax

Spark – including Fight Unit

Garnier

Outpost Films

Gaffer

Future Tense

Bench Films

Gaffer

A Matter of Principle

Robot

Gaffer

Meta / Instagram

Moonlighting Commercials

Best Boy Gaffer

Freedom of Movement

Freckle Agency

Best Boy Gaffer

Mo Lesunyane

MO LESUNYANE

GAFFER / RIGGING GAFFER

South African television drama, international rigging and a broad commercial lighting portfolio.

PROFILE

From three seasons of The River to Nikiwe and Durban Gen, Mo Lesunyane has built much of his Gaffer career in South African television. His drama credits also include Mzali Wami and 14 Weeks Finding Mr Right. More recent work adds Rigging Gaffer assignments on The Terminal List Season 2 and Bad Influences.

Mo’s commercial portfolio spans household brands, financial services and retail, with Gaffer work for Sunlight, Old Mutual, PEP, Capital Legacy and Edgars. His film and television background also includes Rigging Gaffer / Best Boy Gaffer work on Machine Gun Preacher, and second-unit Gaffer dailies on Madiba and Rebellie van Lafras Verwey.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gaffer on The River Seasons 1–3, Nikiwe, Durban Gen, Mzali Wami and 90 Plein Street.
  • Rigging Gaffer on The Terminal List Season 2 and Bad Influences.
  • Best Boy Gaffer credits include The Brave Ones, Kalushi, Inescapable and Skeem Saam.
  • Commercial lighting work includes Sunlight, Old Mutual, PEP, Capital Legacy, Nike, Toyota and DStv.
  • South African; speaks English and Afrikaans; Code 10 driving licence with PDP.

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Lance Gewer

SELECTED LIGHTING HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Alan BarnesWayne Shields

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Greig BuckleJada Twala

Commercials

Kathleen Brown

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Local Motion PicturesGambit FilmsParental Advisory ServicesTshedza MediaStained GlassBrain at WorkPenguin FilmsFilm FactoryOne BraveMoonlighting FilmsOut of AfricaBorn Free MediaDo ProductionsMontage Online

Commercials

OSU Creative ProductionTogether FilmsHogarthMilk & SugarMind Blowing ProductionsEgg FilmsDarling FilmsTeam BestS2 Multi MediaOla FilmsBouffantTenacity FilmsMoonlighting CommercialsWith Milk Films

SELECTED BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Prime VideoNetflixBBCITVSky

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

SunlightOld MutualPEPCapital LegacyEdgarsRainbow MilkDStvSuperSportMTNCell CNedbankNikeToyotaBMWHyundaiUnileverAll GoldTiger BrandsDebonairsSteersSavannaDoveNurofenShowmax

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

The Terminal List Season 2

Local Motion Pictures | Prime Video

Rigging Gaffer

Bad Influences

Gambit Films

Rigging Gaffer

The River Seasons 1–3

Tshedza Media

Gaffer

Nikiwe

Parental Advisory Services

Gaffer

Durban Gen

Stained Glass

Gaffer

Mzali Wami

Brain at Work

Gaffer

Fosha – Christmas Without Gogo

Film Factory

Gaffer

14 Weeks Finding Mr Right

Penguin Films

Gaffer

90 Plein Street

Born Free Media

Gaffer

Madiba

Secret World Sure Trade

Gaffer – second-unit dailies

Rebellie van Lafras Verwey

Moonlighting Films

Gaffer – second-unit dailies

Machine Gun Preacher

Moonlighting Films

Rigging Gaffer / Best Boy Gaffer

The Brave Ones

One Brave | Netflix

Best Boy Gaffer

Kalushi

Montage Online

Best Boy Gaffer

Sunlight

OSU Creative Production

Gaffer

Old Mutual (KZN)

Together Films

Gaffer

PEP Summer (KZN)

Hogarth

Gaffer

Capital Legacy

Milk & Sugar

Gaffer

Lucas Manielle

LUCAS MANIELLE

GAFFER / BEST BOY GAFFER

Gaffer work in drama and commercials, with a substantial Best Boy Gaffer background on international films.

PROFILE

Lucas Manielle’s recent Gaffer work includes Rules of the Underworld, This Land and the second season of 911: Did the Killer Call?, alongside South African series Spooksoeker. His long-running working relationship with Danny Smart is another thread through his career, with Best Boy Gaffer credits on Walter, Philly Mafia, London Calling and Lilies Not for Me.

Lucas also moves between Gaffer and Best Boy Gaffer roles in commercials. He has led lighting on Elefanten, Souk and Environ Rad Active, and worked in both roles on Nicorette and KFC campaigns. Earlier feature credits include Monster Hunter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and The Dark Tower, giving his current Gaffer work a background in large-scale film lighting.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gaffer on Rules of the Underworld, This Land, 911: Did the Killer Call? Season 2 and Spooksoeker.
  • Best Boy Gaffer credits include Monster Hunter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, The Dark Tower and Silverton Siege.
  • Blue Ice Africa work includes Best Boy Gaffer on Sniper: The Last Stand and Rigging Spark on Huntington.
  • Commercial work includes YSL, ASICS, Builders, Snapdragon, Nivea, Pepsi and Tom Ford.
  • South African; English-speaking; lighting credits spanning more than a decade.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Shaun Harley LeeGlen MacPhersonGyula PadosRasmus VidebaekRoberto SchaeferTodd BanhazlBella HalbenJamie RamsayTom CallawayGiulio BiccariDavid RaedekerOliver WoodAdam Suschitzky

SELECTED LIGHTING HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Danny SmartSteven HicksonGrant van Vuuren

Commercials

Danny SmartBrent Sauls

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Teri-Lin RobertsonMichelle GeeringhJames MuringaniJessie WhiteDeryck BroomKate SchalkAndrea PienaarCoco BoggonLathiem GroenmeyerLerie NeethlingMarlow de MardtMarlaine TosoniDarren CameronDonovan Robert-BaxterAdam FriedlanderCheryl EatockLynne-Anne VoslooJanine van AssenDianne BeattyGreig Buckle

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Reflection Point ProductionsFilm AfrikaTrilogy Creative StudiosStarscape Motion PicturesBlue Ice AfricaMannequin PicturesWolflight FilmsMoonlighting FilmsCrave PicturesOut of AfricaDo ProductionsRed Letter Day Pictures

Commercials

Moonlighting CommercialsOrange FilmsThe Shooting GalleryEyeforce SACeremony of AttentionFarm FilmsMr FilmCreate SAThey Shoot FilmsGatehouse Commercials7 FilmsIconic DigitalNamib Films

SELECTED STUDIOS & PLATFORMS

SkydanceNetflix

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLASICSBuildersSnapdragonNiveaPepsiTom FordKFCEnvironNicoretteElefantenToyotaSamsungAdidasCoca-ColaHeinekenMarks & SpencerSantamDecathlonPick n Pay

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

Rules of the Underworld

Reflection Point Productions

Gaffer

911: Did the Killer Call? Season 2

Reflection Point Productions

Gaffer

This Land

Reflection Point Productions

Gaffer

Spooksoeker Season 1

Starscape Motion Pictures

Gaffer

Walter

Film Afrika | Skydance

Best Boy Gaffer

Philly Mafia

Trilogy Creative Studios

Best Boy Gaffer

London Calling

Mannequin Pictures

Best Boy Gaffer

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films

Best Boy Gaffer

The Fix

Crave Pictures

Best Boy Gaffer

Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege | Netflix

Best Boy Gaffer

Monster Hunter

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Gaffer

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Out of Africa

Best Boy Gaffer

Sniper: The Last Stand

Blue Ice Africa

Best Boy Gaffer

Huntington

Blue Ice Africa

Rigging Spark

Elefanten

Ceremony of Attention

Gaffer

Environ Rad Active

Create SA

Gaffer

Nicorette

Farm Films

Gaffer / Best Boy Gaffer

KFC

Mr Film

Gaffer / Best Boy Gaffer

Lesley Manuel

LESLEY MANUEL

GAFFER

International experience across feature films, television series, second units, rigging and premium commercials.

PROFILE

Lesley Manuel has developed a notably versatile lighting career across gaffing, rigging and second-unit work. His credits range from leading the lighting team on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, The Dark Tower and Good Omens to specialist assignments on The Gunman, The Red Tent and Raised by Wolves Season 2.

That breadth allows Lesley to move comfortably between large international features, episodic television and fast-paced commercial sets. He brings a practical understanding of complex lighting and rigging requirements, supported by long-standing relationships with experienced Directors and Directors of Photography.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gaffer credits include Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, The Dark Tower, Good Omens, Around the World in 80 Days and Warrior.
  • Second-unit work includes Raised by Wolves Season 2, Resident Evil Season 2 and Escape Room 2.
  • Rigging Gaffer credits include The Gunman and The Red Tent.
  • Commercial experience includes Mercedes-Benz, KFC, Lidl, WhatsApp, Amazon, Checkers, Emirates and Booking.com.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 14 driver’s licence with PDP.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Zenn van ZylRea RangakaSamuel WinemanDanishka EsterhazyJem GarrardJohn Patton FordCharles BeesonSteve BarronKatherine BarrellMelanie ScrofanoDustin Nguyen

Commercials

Dugan GundelfingerMack ShepardNatalie RaePanteraGreg RomRune MiltonChale DarwinJohn MacDonald

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Michael SeresinRasmus VidebaekGavin FinneyRogier StoffersFlavio LabianoTrevor BrownMichael SnymanGeorge AmosTrevor CalverleyMichael SwanJames AddeyMarc Spicer

Commercials

Todd BanhazlOliver MillarKatelin ArizmendiChayse IrvinTiyani NyembeShaun HarleyKabeer ShaikZenn van ZylMichael Cleary

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Maricia PeterseAndrea PienaarDarren CameronAngela PhillipsAdam FriedlanderCheryl EatockJayson de RosnerLeigh ClarkeSamantha PutterDonovan Roberts-BaxterTina Oswald

Commercials

Cindy RodkinTess TambourlasVanessa AlsopBjorn Kruger-LevyJuli LotterTarryn Greybe-DunnCharlotte HuisamenNatalie JacobsonSavanna BoltmanJessica van Zyl

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Warner Bros.BBCABC StudiosCinemaxHBOSony Pictures TelevisionUniversal 1440 EntertainmentColumbia PicturesStudioCanalNetflix

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

LidlWhatsAppMercedes-BenzKFCAmazonCheckersCastle LiteBooking.comEmiratesBudweiserNescafeOral-BLotto

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

Freshmen – Season 1

First Years

Gaffer

Hag

Blue Ice Africa

Gaffer

Huntington

Blue Ice Africa

Gaffer

Warrior – Season 3

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax / HBO

Gaffer – fight unit

Raised by Wolves – Season 2

Film Afrika | HBO Max

Gaffer – second unit

Resident Evil – Season 2

Moonlighting Films

Gaffer – second unit

Around the World in 80 Days

Film Afrika

Gaffer

Escape Room 2

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures

Gaffer – second unit

Good Omens

Out of Africa Entertainment | BBC

Gaffer

Our Girl – Season 3

Out of Africa Entertainment | BBC

Gaffer

The Dark Tower

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures

Gaffer

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Moonlighting Films | Warner Bros.

Gaffer

Of Kings and Prophets

Moonlighting Films | ABC Studios

Gaffer

The Gunman

Moonlighting Films | StudioCanal

Rigging Gaffer

The Red Tent

Kasbah Films | Sony Pictures Television

Rigging Gaffer

Call the Midwife Christmas Special

Out of Africa Entertainment | BBC

Gaffer

Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell

Moonlighting Films | Universal 1440 Entertainment

Gaffer

Igshaan Mohamed

IGSHAAN MOHAMED

GAFFER / RIGGING GAFFER

Lighting experience across drama, factual programmes, entertainment and commercial productions.

PROFILE

Igshaan Mohamed’s Gaffer work ranges from Disney Cookabout and Showville to Locked Up Abroad and the feature Wonderbroeders. His career also includes international assignments with Bahrain Drone Studios, while more recent credits include Ekodus, pickup work on The Fix and Gaffer dailies on King Shaka.

Commercial lighting is a substantial part of Igshaan’s career, with Gaffer credits for YSL Skin Affair, Jockey, Burger King, Adidas and YouTube. He has also worked as Rigging Gaffer on Samsung and as Best Boy Gaffer on Last Day in Paradise, Black Sails Season 2 and Maze Runner’s second unit.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gaffer on Ekodus and Wonderbroeders, with pickup work on The Fix and dailies on King Shaka.
  • Gaffer credits across factual and entertainment programmes include Locked Up Abroad, Disney Cookabout and Showville.
  • Rigging Gaffer on Samsung; Best Boy Gaffer on Last Day in Paradise and Black Sails Season 2.
  • International Gaffer assignments with Bahrain Drone Studios, alongside an extensive commercial lighting portfolio.
  • South African; English and Afrikaans; Code 8 driving licence.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Jozua MalherbeJohan Timmers

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Tim CraggJeroen de BruinGerhard SchirloKarim Hussain

Commercials

Steven MichelsenAdam BentelEugenio GalliJamie RamseyMichael ClearyDan MindelSharone MeirTom van SchaikMenno WestendorpNanu SegalKasper TuxenDavid Procter

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Madeleine van der MerweGreig Buckle

Commercials

Nadia DhaiLisa GroblerCourtney RabieJennifer PackSally WatkinsSugnet ToerienChantel GreenMadeleine van der MerweLynne MohamedDominique MaritzNikki GeaterKelly JepsonCandice WainwrightJared HindeConrad Thomas

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Film Afrika17 Filmstreet MediaCrave PicturesBahrain Drone StudiosTrilogy Creative StudiosPenguin FilmsMoonlighting FilmsOut of AfricaOkuhle MediaNouvanaand FilmsEnigma PicturesTwo Oceans Productions

Commercials

Moonlighting CommercialsGatehouse CommercialsGrinder FilmsCool BananasWishbonesThe Video CartelMigrate PicturesOrange FilmsGroundglassDelicious FilmsGiant FilmsNavigator Films

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLJockeySamsungBurger KingAdidasYouTubeMr PriceDanoneOld MutualDStvAppletiserSpriteWoolworthsDoves.OliverFitFlopToyotaThe North FaceIKEAGooglePhilipsDreamies

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

Ekodus

17 Filmstreet Media

Gaffer

The Fix

Crave Pictures

Gaffer – pickups

King Shaka

Film Afrika

Gaffer – dailies

Disney Cookabout

Penguin Films

Gaffer

Showville

Okuhle Media

Gaffer

Locked Up Abroad

Trilogy Creative Studios

Gaffer

Wonderbroeders

Enigma Pictures

Gaffer

Buurtwag

Nouvanaand Films

Gaffer

Last Day in Paradise

Film Afrika

Best Boy Gaffer

Black Sails Season 2

Film Afrika

Best Boy Gaffer

Maze Runner

Out of Africa

Best Boy Gaffer – second unit

9/11 Floor by Floor

Trilogy Creative Studios

Best Boy Gaffer

Samsung

Migrate Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

YSL Skin Affair

Moonlighting Commercials

Gaffer

Jockey

Cool Bananas

Gaffer

Burger King

7 Films

Gaffer

Adidas X

The Video Cartel

Gaffer

YouTube

The Video Cartel

Gaffer

Desmond Gqitekaya

DESMOND GQITEKAYA

GAFFER

Long-form and commercial lighting experience across international features, television series, second units and major advertising campaigns.

PROFILE

Desmond Gqitekaya has built his lighting career across feature films, television series and commercials, progressing from Best Boy Gaffer on productions such as Bloodshot and Black Beauty to leading the lighting department as Gaffer on One Piece Season 2, Beast, Raised by Wolves and Warrior.

His experience combines the scale and discipline of international long-form productions with the pace and visual precision of commercial work. Desmond has developed strong working relationships with a wide range of Directors of Photography and production companies, bringing calm, practical lighting leadership to set.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gaffer credits include One Piece Season 2, Beast, Raised by Wolves, Warrior Season 1, The Widow and The Hot Zone Season 1.
  • Second-unit and senior lighting credits include King Shaka and One Piece.
  • Recent long-form work includes Live at the Hole, Strung, Yamkela, Niggies, The Heart Is a Muscle and Watching Over You.
  • Commercial experience includes H&M, Checkers, Garnier, Mediclinic, Pepco, Dove, Suzuki, Mr Price, Sony, Levi’s and Sanlam.
  • South African; English-speaking.

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Stephen HambschMorgan GardinerDan WalshChris LotzJared PaisleyTrevor BrownMaddox UpshawNicole WhittakerPhilippe RousselotMotheo MoengRoss EmeryEric MesserschmidtGeorge AmosTrevor CalverleyStuart HowellJohn LeeDarren Cameron

Commercials

Dan WallaceKarlijn TiebotJared HindeTristan SmithStephen HambschShamier MagmoetLeonid KimFranz LustigDaniel WalshMaurice KoekemoerKabeer ShaikCaleb WareArnard PotgieterRoice NellPierre de VilliersMichael ClearyTobias Blickle

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Film AfrikaMoonlighting FilmsOut of AfrikaBlue Ice AfricaMiss K ProductionsBTG ProductionsLife Size ProductionsWolflight FilmsPistoleros Films

Commercials

Life Size ProductionsWith MilkMatchstickGiant FilmsJuice FilmsMassifLamppost ProductionsMR FilmsCommunity Media TrustBang Bang FilmsPulse Films

SELECTED CREDITS BY FORMAT

Long Form

One PieceOne Piece Season 2BeastRaised by WolvesWarrior Season 1The WidowThe Hot Zone Season 1BloodshotBlack BeautyDead in the Water

Commercials

H&MCheckersGarnierMediclinicPepcoDoveSuzuki VitaraMr PriceSonyLevi’sSanlamSavanna

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Netflix

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

Live at the Hole

FMK Studios

Gaffer

Strung – Pick Ups

Blue Ice Africa

Gaffer

Yamkela

Life Size Productions

Gaffer

Niggies

Wolflight Films

Gaffer

The Heart Is a Muscle

Miss K Productions

Gaffer

Watching Over You

BTG Productions

Gaffer

One Piece – Pick Ups

Film Afrika | Netflix

Gaffer

One Piece – Season 2

Film Afrika | Netflix

Gaffer

King Shaka

Film Afrika

Gaffer – second unit

One Piece

Film Afrika | Netflix

2nd Chief of Lighting

Beast

Moonlighting Films

Gaffer

Raised by Wolves

Film Afrika

Gaffer

Warrior – Season 1

Moonlighting Films

Gaffer

The Widow

Film Afrika

Gaffer

The Hot Zone – Season 1

Moonlighting Films

Gaffer

Bloodshot

Out of Afrika

Best Boy Gaffer

Black Beauty

Out of Afrika

Best Boy Gaffer

Dead in the Water

Out of Afrika

Gaffer

Denzil Lesch

DENZIL LESCH

JUNIOR GAFFER / BEST BOY GAFFER / RIGGING SPARK / SPARK

Lighting experience across features, series, commercials and rigging.

PROFILE

Denzil Lesch combines junior gaffing with an extensive commercial best boy portfolio, rigging and on-set lighting work for film and television. His long-form credits include Best Boy Gaffer on Ultimate Braai Master Season 7 and Doctor Who, plus dailies on Warrior’s main and fight units. He worked as Junior Gaffer on Bird Boy, with rigging assignments on The Terminal List Season 2 and Novocaine dailies.

His commercial work includes repeated best boy collaborations with Igshaan Mohamed on Allen Solly, VW Phase 2 and Jockey, and with Tyrone Mountjoy on Woolworths campaigns. Recent Best Boy Gaffer credits also include Aldi, Auvelity, and Montego and Lekkerslaap. Denzil’s wider lighting experience takes in 1923, Black Sails and dailies on Children of Blood and Bone.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Junior Gaffer credits include Bird Boy, Magic, Pizza Hut and a Will Linley music video.
  • Best Boy Gaffer on Ultimate Braai Master S7 and Doctor Who; Warrior main and fight unit dailies.
  • Rigging Spark on The Terminal List S2, with rigging dailies on Novocaine and The Indian Detective.
  • Commercial Best Boy Gaffer credits for Woolworths, Aldi, Auvelity, Adidas, Jockey, Montego and Lekkerslaap.
  • South African; English and Afrikaans.
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SELECTED HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Phillip MhlabaneOliver WilterPatric FrislaarNathan ErasmusShane du PlooyDanny SmartJean de KockGilles BoisacqJP HankinsNick RankinKevin GibbJustin PattersonLesley ManuelStephen MathieJohn McKayAndy LoweWayne ShieldsClint Stone

Commercials

Karl WaughIgshaan MohamedMarcel SimbaJP HankinsLesley ManuelTyrone MountjoyGrant ForbesDirk BloemraadDanny Smart

SELECTED PRODUCTION MANAGERS & LINE PRODUCERS

Long Form

Andrew StrachanLara DallingRobyn SnellLerie NeethlingSydne JaftaJessie WhiteSharron GaaiKate SchalkNikki WichmannJames MuringaniJulie BrownLaura TarlingDeirdre WilliamsSamantha PutterCalvin HaywardTavis GeeringhLee RaymentSimon RhodesLathiem GroenmeyerJanine van AssenNicola UnsworthAdam CowleyDonovan Robert BaxterAdam FreelanderLaila ShrandGail McQuillanBrigid Olen

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Film AfrikaLocal Motion PicturesMoonlighting FilmsBlue IceDFM ProductionsKalahari PicturesWolflight FilmsOkuhle MediaOut of AfricaTrilogy Creative StudiosEye Magnet FilmsZen HQDeer Isle SevenEndemolDo ProductionsTriosphere

Commercials

Freckle AgencyBig Sky ProductionsFarm Film ProductionsFlamingo FilmsGrinder FilmsOrange FilmsGatehouse CommercialsCool BananasKent & Co ProductionsPretty Neat ProductionsArtistic IntentPatriot FilmsGiant FilmsCyclone FilmsCarbon FilmsWith MilkThe Shooting GalleryGroundglassJuice FilmsSketchbook FilmsPlatypusEgg FilmsSparky FilmsRobotMoonlighting Commercials

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Junior gaffingBest boy gaffingRiggingOn-set lightingMain, fight and second unitsFeatures, series, commercials and music videos

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

WoolworthsAldiAuvelityAdidasJockeyMontegoLekkerslaapAllen SollyVolkswagenParmalatPepsodentRoundupBarniZurichEngenShopriteSanlamCheckersWebafricaSky MobileER24GarnierStrongbowStandard BankFlonaseArlaCareers24PEPLidlKFCKiaSuperSportVirgin ActiveNespressoNescaféSamsungToyotaLGLays

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

Ultimate Braai Master S7

Okuhle Media

Best Boy Gaffer

Production manager: Julie Brown

Warrior – Main & Fight Units

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Gaffer – Dailies

HOD: JP Hankins

Doctor Who

Out of Africa

Best Boy Gaffer

HOD: Nick Rankin

Troy – 2nd Unit

Film Afrika

Best Boy Gaffer – Dailies

HOD: Gilles Boisacq

Bird Boy

Kalahari Pictures

Junior Gaffer

HOD: Shane du Plooy

The Terminal List S2

Local Motion Pictures | Prime Video

Rigging Spark

HOD: Phillip Mhlabane

Novocaine – Dailies

Blue Ice | Paramount Pictures

Rigging Spark – Dailies

HOD: Patric Frislaar

Children of Blood and Bone

Moonlighting Films | Paramount Pictures

Spark – Dailies

HOD: Oliver Wilter

Project Arcadia – Paramecia Unit

Film Afrika

Spark

Production manager: Andrew Strachan

1923

Moonlighting Films | Paramount+

Spark

HOD: Jean de Kock

Black Sails S4 – Sullivan Unit

Film Afrika

Spark

HOD: Justin Patterson

Montego & Lekkerslaap

Freckle Agency

Best Boy Gaffer

PM / HOD: JP du Preez

Woolworths Easter

Big Sky Productions

Best Boy Gaffer

HOD: Tyrone Mountjoy

Aldi

Farm Film Productions

Best Boy Gaffer

PM / HOD: Simon Francis

Allen Solly

Flamingo Films

Best Boy Gaffer

HOD: Igshaan Mohamed

VW Phase 2

Grinder Films

Best Boy Gaffer

HOD: Igshaan Mohamed

Adidas Training

Kent & Co Productions

Best Boy Gaffer

HOD: Grant Forbes

Auvelity

Orange Films

Best Boy Gaffer

PM / HOD: Simon Francis

Danny Smart

DANNY SMART

GAFFER / RIGGING GAFFER

More than 35 years across international features, television, documentary drama, rigging and major commercial campaigns.

PROFILE

Danny Smart’s career spans more than 35 years of lighting work, with a distinctive balance between hands-on Gaffer leadership and specialist Rigging Gaffer expertise. His experience reaches from major franchise films including Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and The Dark Tower to recent features, documentary drama and streaming productions.

Danny’s long-form history shows an ability to move between technically demanding rigging builds and full lighting department leadership. He continues to work across both international productions and high-volume commercials, bringing deep practical knowledge, adaptability and decades of trusted on-set experience to each project.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Recent Gaffer credits include This Land, 911, Walter, Philly Mafia, Piper Alpha, Humans and London Calling.
  • Feature Gaffer work includes Silverton Siege, The Fix, Dominion and The Kissing Booth 3.
  • Rigging Gaffer credits include Monster Hunter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, The Dark Tower, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and Tutankhamun.
  • Commercial experience includes YSL, Nivea, KFC, Pepsi, Samsung, Toyota, Adidas, Burger King, Subway and Checkers.
  • South African; more than 35 years of lighting experience.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Paul W. S. AndersonWes BallNikolaj ArcelGideon RaffLouis LeterrierPeter WebberVince MarcelloAllan UngarWill SeefriedMandla DubeRichard LowryJustin MolotnikovDarin Scott

Commercials

Drew MurphyStyleWarMark ZibertJames Michael ChiangLourens van RensburgThom WhittakerDanielle Noel

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Glen MacPherson ASC CSCGyula Pados HSCRasmus Videbaek DFFRoberto Schaefer ASC AICOliver WoodDavid Raedeker BSCAnastas N. Michos ASC GSCAlex ChinniciShaun Harley LeeMonica ManakaAdam SuschitzkyGiulio Biccari

Commercials

Paul GilpinWillie NelLourens van RensburgAlex BarberEric KaskensAlex OrtscheitAdam HansenDavid FoulkesCasey CampbellPablo Clemente LlorensWerner Maritz

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Deryck BroomGalen GoreJessie WhiteMichelle GeeringhTeri-Lin RobertsonLathiem GroenmeyerKate SchalkMarlaine TosoniDarren CameronDonovan Robert-BaxterAdam FriedlanderCheryl Eatock

Commercials

Moonlighting CommercialsOrange FilmsThe Shooting Gallery7 FilmsFarm Film ProductionsThe NetworkCyclone FilmsDarling FilmsStar Films

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

HBO MaxCNN OriginalsDiscovery IDParamount PicturesSkydanceNetflixBBC TwoBBC StudiosFox NationShowmaxSony Pictures20th Century FoxITVSyfy

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLNiveaKFCPepsiSamsungToyotaAdidasBurger KingSubwayCheckersSavannaMahindraMarks & SpencerPick n PayTakealotNescafe

SELECTED GAFFING & RIGGING EXPERIENCE

This Land

Reflection Point Productions | CNN Originals / HBO Max

Gaffer

911 – Blocks 1-4

Reflection Point Productions | Discovery ID

Gaffer

Walter

Film Afrika | Paramount Pictures / Skydance

Gaffer

Philly Mafia

Trilogy Creative Studios | Netflix

Gaffer

Piper Alpha

Trilogy Creative Studios | BBC Two / BBC Studios

Gaffer

Humans

Trilogy Creative Studios | BBC

Gaffer

London Calling

Mannequin Pictures | Quiver Distribution

Gaffer

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films | Memento International

Gaffer

Silverton Siege

Pambili Media | Netflix

Gaffer

The Kissing Booth 3

Blue Ice Africa | Netflix

Rigging Gaffer / Gaffer

Monster Hunter

Moonlighting Films | Screen Gems / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Out of Africa | 20th Century Fox

Rigging Gaffer

The Dark Tower

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Moonlighting Films | Constantin Film / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Tutankhamun

Film Afrika | ITV

Rigging Gaffer

The Brothers Grimsby

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Dominion

Film Afrika | Syfy

Gaffer

The Fix

Crave Pictures | Showmax / Gravitas Ventures

Gaffer

Brent Sauls

BRENT SAULS

GAFFER / RIGGING GAFFER

A lighting career built across gaffing, rigging and specialist work on international productions.

PROFILE

Brent Sauls has worked across the lighting department, from trainee electrician and Best Boy to Gaffer and Rigging Gaffer. His Gaffer credits now include Summers’ Last Resort, Last Day in Paradise, Hag and Sniper: The Last Stand, alongside South African stories such as Wild Is the Wind, The Umbrella Men and Griekwastad.

His Rigging Gaffer work on Our Girl Season 3 and Uitvlucht sits alongside earlier international assignments as a Rigging Spark on Star Trek Beyond’s Dubai unit and Senior Technician on The Mummy’s Namibia unit. Brent also has a substantial commercial Gaffer portfolio, with campaigns for ASICS, Adidas, Tom Ford, Primark and Sky Football.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Gaffer on African Queens, The Brave Ones, Devil’s Peak and Griekwastad.
  • Rigging Gaffer on Our Girl Season 3 and Uitvlucht.
  • Gaffer dailies on Afterlife of the Party and Grant; Gaffer on one episode of Death by Magic.
  • Commercial DOP collaborations include Erik Wilson, Benoît Delhomme, Lennert Hillege and Motheo Moeng.
  • South African; English and Afrikaans; Code 10 driving licence with PDP.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Melanie ScrofanoJozua MalherbeSamuel WinemanJem GarrardDanishka EsterhazySusannah WardFabian MedeaJohn BarkerDavid GitongaLindiwe MakgalemeleStephen HerekRolanda MaraisJon WrightEubulus Timothy

Commercials

Michael GraceyVicky LawtonLope SerranoDani HynesKyle LewisSølve SundsbøHervé Humbert

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Trevor CalverleyTrevor BrownKabelo ThatheBert HaitsmaMotheo MoengFrances KroonMichael SwanLuis SansansGiulio BiccariSimon TindallIan MossEbrahim HajeeWilliam CollinsonWillie Nel

Commercials

Erik WilsonKai BlameyDaniel Fernández AbellóPierre de VilliersMotheo MoengLennert HillegeBenoît DelhommeWillie NelJurgen LisseReezo HassanRoss Hillier

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Darren CameronTheuns de WetLance SamuelsCoco BoggonLerie NeethlingGreer HoeksLynne-Anne VoslooBritt BallantyneBianca van der MerweDavid BeazleyPhilane NdabaKate SchalkSamantha PutterMegan Korzynski

Commercials

Helen AttyWendy SherrinBianca van der MerweNaledi KgopeClaribel NkwiliChloe EatonUnathi MdiyaMurray McDonaldDi du ToitJerome WilliamsNicole FordMaurice Dingli

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Blue Ice AfricaFilm AfrikaMoonlighting FilmsOut of Africa EntertainmentAdvantage Entertainment7 FilmsGatehouse CommercialsEyeforceNamib FilmsOrange FilmsGiant Films

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

NetflixParamount PicturesBBC StudiosM-Net

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

ASICSAdidasTom FordPrimarkSkyMetaAramcoJD WilliamsDreamiesDeichmannL’OréalWoolmarkPick n PayVodacomShopriteCoca-ColaHeinekenMTNSanlamWoolworthsTinkiesDebonairs

SELECTED GAFFING & LIGHTING EXPERIENCE

Summers’ Last Resort

Blue Ice Africa

Gaffer

Last Day in Paradise

Film Afrika

Gaffer

Hag

Blue Ice Africa

Gaffer

Sniper: The Last Stand

Blue Ice Africa

Gaffer

Wild Is the Wind

Moonlighting Films | Netflix

Gaffer

The Umbrella Men

Moonlighting Films

Gaffer

The Brave Ones

One Brave One | Netflix

Gaffer

African Queens

Film Afrika

Gaffer

Devil’s Peak

Film Afrika | M-Net

Gaffer

Griekwastad

7 Films

Gaffer

Our Girl Season 3

Out of Africa Entertainment

Rigging Gaffer

Uitvlucht

North South Productions

Rigging Gaffer

Afterlife of the Party

Advantage Entertainment

Gaffer – dailies

Grant

Film Afrika

Gaffer – dailies

Star Trek Beyond

Film Works FZ | Paramount Pictures

Rigging Spark – Dubai unit

The Mummy

Moonlighting Films

Senior Technician – Namibia unit

Sky Football

Gatehouse Commercials

Gaffer

Tom Ford

Namib Films

Gaffer

CHRISTOPHER HOPE

KEY GRIP / DOLLY GRIP / BEST BOY GRIP

Commercial Key Grip work, with dolly and Best Boy Grip experience across features, series and action units.

PROFILE

Christopher Hope’s career reaches back to 2002, with hands-on experience across the grip department and a substantial commercial Key Grip portfolio. His Key Grip assignments include Lidl, Corona, Toyota, PEP Home and Woolworths. Alongside that commercial work, he has worked as Dolly Grip on The Wheel of Time Season 3 and the fight unit of Warrior.

Christopher’s long-form career also includes Dolly Grip work on Breathe, The Dark Tower and Maze Runner, and Best Boy Grip assignments on Doctor Who and The Last Post. More recent credits include Best Boy Grip and Key Grip dailies on Take Out, and Best Boy Grip on the action unit of Complete Chaos. His experience spans leading commercial grip work, supporting department heads and handling specialist unit and daily assignments.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Commercial Key Grip credits include Lidl SoMe, Corona, Toyota, PEP Home, Vinted, Truworths and Woolworths.
  • Dolly Grip on The Wheel of Time Season 3, Warrior’s fight unit, Breathe, The Dark Tower and Maze Runner.
  • Best Boy Grip and Key Grip dailies on Take Out; Best Boy Grip on Complete Chaos’s action unit.
  • Best Boy Grip on The Woman King’s second-unit dailies; Rigging Grip on the OMVOH commercial.
  • South African; English- and Afrikaans-speaking; Code 8 and Code 10 driving licences.
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SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Prime VideoSony Pictures TelevisionSony PicturesNetflixBBCCinemax / HBO Max

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

LidlCoronaToyotaPEP HomeVintedWoolworthsTruworthsKFCPersilPanarottisNetstarCaesarstoneOMVOHAramcoCoca-ColaBMWH&M

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Jem GarrardCiaran DonnellyLoni PeristereGina Prince-BythewoodAndy SerkisWes BallAshley AvisJennifer PerrottMark TonderaiMiranda BowenJohn BarkerDonovan Marsh

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Trevor BrownChristopher NorrGeorge AmosNicole WhitakerManny Ferreira

Commercials

Brandon BlightJamie RamsaySimon BarnesFabian WagnerMark KohlAlard de SmidtNicolas Karakatsanis

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Vanessa HauptMegan TinklerMarisa SonnemanCharlotte HuisamenMaria BelloDavid WichtGenevieve HofmeyrAndrew Strachan

Commercials

Anja TeufelTarryn MillerKelly JepsonRex TruterJenny BrownCatherine UysBryony WebsterJo Price

SELECTED GRIP HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Storm WilliamsonStephen KnipeRobbie FivazRoderick Dean-SmithRay Wilsnagh

Commercials

Henri MaraisEric LoloAllan GrayAri StavrinosKeith JohnstonPaul MammoneChris Williamson

SELECTED KEY & RIGGING EXPERIENCE

Take Out

Blue Ice Africa

Best Boy Grip / Key Grip (dailies)

The Wheel of Time – Season 3

Film Afrika | Prime Video

Dolly Grip

Warrior

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax / HBO Max

Dolly Grip – fight unit

The Woman King

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Best Boy Grip – second-unit dailies

Complete Chaos

Film Afrika | Netflix

Best Boy Grip – action unit

Doctor Who

Out of Africa Entertainment | BBC

Best Boy Grip

The Last Post

Film Afrika | BBC

Best Boy Grip

Breathe

Moonlighting Films

Dolly Grip

The Dark Tower

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Dolly Grip

Maze Runner

Out of Africa Entertainment

Dolly Grip

Lidl SoMe

Cyclone Films

Key Grip

Corona

Monkey Films

Key Grip

Toyota

Cyclone Films

Key Grip

PEP Home

Hogarth Worldwide

Key Grip

Vinted

Sparky Films

Key Grip

Woolworths

The Video Cartel | Big Sky Productions

Key Grip

Truworths

The Video Cartel

Key Grip

OMVOH

Groundglass

Rigging Grip

ZAHIR KARRIEM

KEY, RIGGING & DOLLY GRIP

Returning series work on Blood & Water and Unseen, alongside feature films, dolly work, rigging and commercials.

PROFILE

Returning series are a defining part of Zahir Karriem’s Key Grip career. His credits span Blood & Water Seasons 1 to 4 and Unseen Seasons 1 to 3, alongside Freshmen Season 1. His regular work with DOP Zenn van Zyl runs through both long-form productions and commercials, including campaigns for Checkers, Coca-Cola, Parmalat and FNB.

Zahir also brings a substantial dolly and rigging background to his work. His Dolly Grip credits include Tomb Raider, Bloodshot, Outlander and Warrior, while The Empty Man and the Gilbert unit of Black Sails Season 4 feature among his rigging assignments. With Key Grip credits on Beauty, Indemnity and Wild Is the Wind, his experience covers South African feature filmmaking as well as international productions.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key Grip across Blood & Water Seasons 1 to 4 and Unseen Seasons 1 to 3, with recurring work alongside Gambit Films.
  • Key Grip credits include Freshmen Season 1, Beauty, Indemnity, Wild Is the Wind and Jamillah and Aladdin.
  • Dolly Grip on Tomb Raider, Bloodshot, Outlander, The Red Sea Diving Resort and Warrior Seasons 1 and 2.
  • Rigging Grip on The Empty Man and Black Sails Season 4 (Gilbert unit); Key Grip dailies on Warrior and Dominion.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 10 driving licence with a Professional Driving Permit.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Travis TauteOliver HermanusFabian MedeaLoni PeristereDave WilsonGideon RaffRoar UthaugSimon GeorgeDavid PriorBrian SmrzCatherine CookeSteve Boyum

Commercials

Isaiah SeretPeter V-C

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Zenn van ZylJamie RamsayMichael SnymanJacques JouffretEd WildRoberto SchaeferMichael SwanGeorge RichmondGiulio BiccariAnastas MichosBen NottDavid Luther

Commercials

Zenn van ZylTristan SiefertPieter SnymanXiaolong Liu

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Maricia PieterseTascha van der WesthuizenYvonne HamiltonTshego SeritshaneLynn-Anne VoslooAngela PhillipsCheryl EatockAlan ShearerJanine van AssenNina HeynsAlex CorvenAlwyn van der HeeverLathiem GroenmeyerDylan Voogt

Commercials

Rex TruterGreer HoeksMandy RitchieVanessa AlsopChloe TurnerKristin PienaarJessica LawsonLitha MbutumaMichael BothmaRobyn PetersenJess RaineCindy Viljoen

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

NetflixSony PicturesMGMCinemaxBRON StudiosBoom! StudiosBold FilmsFundamental Films

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

SportPesaCheckersCoca-ColaAuvelityBlackstoneAckermansParmalatKFCHollardFabianiFNBUltramelMcDonald’sSantanderMountain DewPEP HomeDieselAsicsBurger KingSpur

SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE

Freshmen – Season 1

First Years (Pty) Ltd

Key Grip

Unseen – Seasons 1 to 3

Gambit Films

Key Grip

Blood & Water – Seasons 1 to 4

Gambit Films | Netflix

Key Grip

Wild Is the Wind

Moonlighting Films

Key Grip

Indemnity

Indemnity Films

Key Grip

Beauty

Moonlighting Films | Swift Productions

Key Grip

Jamillah and Aladdin

Advantage Entertainment | Kindle Entertainment

Key Grip

Skeem Saam

Skeem Saam Productions

Key Grip

Warrior

Moonlighting Films

Key Grip – dailies

Dominion

Film Afrika | Bold Films

Key Grip – dailies

Bloodshot

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Dolly Grip

Warrior – Seasons 1 and 2

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax

Dolly Grip

Tomb Raider

Moonlighting Films | MGM

Dolly Grip

Outlander

Film Afrika | Left Bank Pictures

Dolly Grip

The Red Sea Diving Resort

Out of Africa Entertainment | BRON Studios

Dolly Grip

24 Hours to Live

Film Afrika | Fundamental Films

Dolly Grip – dailies

The Empty Man

Out of Africa Entertainment | Boom! Studios

Rigging Grip

Black Sails – Season 4

Film Afrika | Platinum Dunes

Rigging Grip – Gilbert unit

Storm Williamson

STORM WILLIAMSON

KEY GRIP / RONIN TECH

More than 20 years in film, with a focus on action units, second units, Ronin and specialist camera movement.

PROFILE

Storm Williamson’s Key Grip and Ronin work has a strong action-unit focus. With more than 20 years in film, his experience includes leading grip work on the One Piece Season 2 and Season 3 stunts/action units, Key Grip on The Woman King’s second unit, and Key Grip / Ronin Technician on Warrior’s fight unit. These assignments place camera movement at the centre of his work.

Storm also moves between feature-film grip leadership and specialist commercial assignments. His credits include Bloodshot, Hag, Match and Take Out, while his commercial work ranges from Ronin Technician on AWS to rigging on ENBD Banking and Formula E2. Crane operation and tracking-camera experience add to the practical skills he brings to a production.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • One Piece: Key Grip on the Season 2 and Season 3 stunts/action units, and on second unit.
  • Action and second-unit Key Grip credits include The Woman King, Warrior, Eraser: Reborn and Raised by Wolves Season 1.
  • Recent Key Grip credits include Salt Flats, Hag, Match and Take Out with Blue Ice Africa.
  • Commercial work includes BMW, Lidl, Ryobi, HOKA, Tom Ford and O2, plus Ronin and rigging assignments.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 8 and Code 14 driving licences with a Professional Driving Permit.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Samuel WinemanDanishka EsterhazyJem GarrardLoni PeristereMarc JobstGina Prince-BythewoodLuke ScottJohn PogueKevin MacdonaldAshley AvisPaul W. S. AndersonDave WilsonJohnny Campbell

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Trevor BrownGeorge AmosManny FerreiraMichael SwanAlwin H. KüchlerMichael SnymanRoss EmeryErik MesserschmidtGlen MacPhersonJacques JouffretTony Slater Ling

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Andrew StrachanDarren CameronAndrea PienaarJanine van AssenVlokkie GordonAngela PhillipsSimon RhodesPeter MacAleeseTheuns de WetJon KuyperToby Jaffe

Commercials

Anja TeufelJared MalinHelen AttyWade OlckersTarryn Greybe-DunnRousseau du PlessisSuzanne CurrieNigel XavierMinet WilliamsValerie DesplantesJC SmutsAmina Thornton

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Film AfrikaMoonlighting FilmsBlue Ice AfricaLocal Motion PicturesAdvantage Entertainment

Commercials

GroundglassCyclone FilmsMoonlighting CommercialsFarm FilmsPatriot FilmsNamib FilmsStillking FilmsJuice Films

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

NetflixHBO MaxCinemaxSony PicturesWarner Bros.Disney+Amazon MGM Studios / Prime VideoBBC One

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

BMWLidlRyobiHOKATom FordO2AWSENBD BankingFormula E2OrangeSprinterBetMGMSparSamsungAsics

SELECTED GRIP, RONIN & RIGGING EXPERIENCE

One Piece – Season 3

Film Afrika | Netflix

Key Grip – stunts / action unit

One Piece – Season 2

Film Afrika | Netflix

Key Grip – stunts / action unit

Salt Flats

Blue Ice Africa

Key Grip

Hag

Blue Ice Africa

Key Grip

Match

Blue Ice Africa

Key Grip

Take Out

Blue Ice Africa

Key Grip

One Piece

Film Afrika | Netflix

Key Grip – second unit

The Woman King

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Key Grip – second unit

Warrior

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax / HBO Max

Key Grip / Ronin Tech – fight unit

Eraser: Reborn

Film Afrika | Warner Bros.

Key Grip – action unit

Raised by Wolves – Season 1

Film Afrika | HBO Max

Key Grip – double banking / second unit

Bloodshot

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Key Grip

Black Beauty

Moonlighting Films | Disney+

Key Grip / Dolly Grip

G20

Local Motion Pictures | Prime Video

Crane / Dolly Grip

The Last Post

Film Afrika | BBC One

Key Grip

AWS

Farm Films

Ronin Technician

ENBD Banking

Moonlighting Commercials

Rigging Grip

Formula E2

Patriot Films

Rigging Grip

MARK DAVIDSON

KEY GRIP

International features and television, second-unit experience and a wide-ranging commercial career.

PROFILE

Mark Davidson’s grip career has taken him from Bulgarian feature sets to major international productions filmed in South Africa. His Key Grip credits include Good Omens, The Looming Tower, A United Kingdom and The Siege of Jadotville, with second-unit Key Grip work on District 9 and 10,000 BC.

Mark’s commercial work includes collaborations with cinematographers Hoyte van Hoytema, Jeff Cronenweth, Colin Watkinson and Franz Lustig. His experience also extends to Dolly Grip on The Contract in Bulgaria and grip work on The Interpreter in Mozambique. Alongside his camera support experience, Mark has training in production safety, working at height and fall arrest.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key Grip on Good Omens, The Looming Tower, Our Girl Season 4 and an episode of Doctor Who.
  • Second-unit Key Grip on District 9 and 10,000 BC; South Africa unit on What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
  • Key Grip on Ghost Party with Blue Ice Africa and director Silas Howard.
  • Commercial campaigns include Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Toyota, McDonald’s, Checkers, Shoprite and Oral-B.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 10 driving licence with PDP.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Silas HowardDouglas MackinnonAmma AsanteSam MasudJamie StoneOlivier MegatonThomas NgijolJoe MialeColin TeagueBronwen HughesRichie SmythDon Michael PaulJim Field SmithKirk JonesNeill BlomkampRoland EmmerichBruce BeresfordSydney PollackTim Blake Nelson

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Ante ChengGavin FinneyJim DenaultSam McCurdyAndy McDonnellLance GewerCatherine GoldschmidtDaniel AranyoRenaud ChassaingKarl Walter LindenlaubGiulio BiccariNikolaus SummererMichael SwanDavid RomXavier Perez GrobetTrent OpalochUeli SteigerDante SpinottiDarius Khondji

Commercials

Hoyte van HoytemaJeff CronenwethColin WatkinsonFranz LustigKabeer Shaik

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Adam FriedlanderSamantha PutterDarren CameronTheuns de WetAmanda LawAnna WaltonLynne-Anne VoslooRocky BesterGail McQuillanAlan ShearerCheryl EatockNina HeynsTrisha DownieGenevieve HofmeyrRichard GreenJennifer Thomas

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Blue Ice AfricaOut of Africa EntertainmentMoonlighting FilmsFilm AfrikaKalahari PicturesMillennium FilmsWhy Not ProductionsZen HQ

Commercials

Rocket FilmsGroundglassOla FilmsAtomik PicturesMassif Media99cOrange FilmsMoonlighting CommercialsRomance FilmsGatehouse CommercialsGiant FilmsStillkingStar Films

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

NetflixAmazonBBCHuluFox

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

Mercedes-BenzVolvoToyotaMcDonald’sCheckersShopriteOral-BAmerican ExpressManulifeMax FashionBudweiserDeichmannWhatsAppTelkomVitalityNiveaHuntersNetstarMichelinNissanBMWMTN

SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE

Ghost Party

Blue Ice Africa

Key Grip

Good Omens

Amazon | BBC

Key Grip

Our Girl Season 4

BBC

Key Grip

Doctor Who

BBC

Key Grip – one episode

The Looming Tower

Hulu

Key Grip

The Last Days of American Crime

Out of Africa | Netflix

Key Grip

A United Kingdom

Fox

Key Grip

The Siege of Jadotville

Netflix

Key Grip

Bulletproof Season 3

Blue Ice Africa

Key Grip

District 9

Kalahari Pictures

Key Grip – second unit

10,000 BC

Moonlighting Films

Key Grip – second unit

Man to Man

Zen HQ

Key Grip

The Grey Zone

Millennium Films

Key Grip – Bulgaria

The Contract

Millennium

Dolly Grip – Bulgaria

The Interpreter

Moonlighting Films

Grip – Mozambique

Volvo Country Roads

Gatehouse Commercials

Key Grip

Mercedes-Benz GLA

Romance Films

Key Grip

Credelio Quattro

Rocket Films

Key Grip

ISAAC BEKEZELA NDLOVU

KEY GRIP / BEST BOY GRIP

From South African drama to international series, commercials and specialist rigging work.

PROFILE

Isaac Bekezela Ndlovu moves between the worlds of South African drama and international film and television. His work on The Wife and Raised by Wolves Season 2 spans Key Grip and Best Boy Grip roles, while Spooksoekers Season 1 adds Junior Key Grip experience. He has also worked as Best Boy Grip on Heart of the Hunter, Silverton Siege and London Calling.

Commercials bring another side of Isaac’s experience into focus: Key Grip work for Sanlam and Max Fashion, combined Key Grip and Best Boy Grip assignments for KFC and Uber One, and Junior Key Grip work for Dacia and Eurojackpot. His rigging credits include Oral-B and Bolt, alongside camera rigging for Vitality. He speaks English, Zulu and Xhosa.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key Grip / Best Boy Grip on The Wife and Raised by Wolves Season 2; Junior Key Grip on Spooksoekers Season 1.
  • Best Boy Grip on Warrior Season 3, Lilies Not for Me and Children of Blood & Bone (dailies).
  • Best Boy Rigging Grip on Kanji Block 2 (double banking) and Bolt; Rigging Grip on Oral-B.
  • Commercial work includes YSL, Adidas, Samsung, Uber, KFC, Sanlam, Max Fashion and Standard Bank.
  • South African; English, Zulu and Xhosa; Code 10 driving licence with PDP.

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Mandla Dube

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Shaun Harley Lee

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Robyn SnellJames MuringaniAnika du ToitKate SchalkAndrea PienaarLathiem GroenmeyerCoco BoggonCharlotte HuisamenMegan TinklerTammy Lewis-HoughtingMarlaine TosoniCheryl EatockJada TwalaMegan Korzynski

SELECTED HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Roderick Dean-SmithAllan GrayElrick DavidsHenri MaraisStorm WilliamsonTrevor BrownSanele MgobhoziMark Davidson

Commercials

Allan GrayItumeleng MdodanaHenri MaraisMark DavidsonAri StavrinosDumi NinelaEric LoloZak O’LearyChad de KlerkZubair GhaniRyan FaberCraig BekkerNick Voortman

SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Long Form

Film AfrikaMoonlighting FilmsScene 23Starscape Motion PicturesBlue Ice AfricaMannequin PicturesWolflight FilmsFirst Pencil ProductionsStained GlassOut of Africa

Commercials

Moonlighting CommercialsCarbon FilmsCool BananaGiant FilmsGatehouse CommercialsGroundglassOrange FilmsPretty NeatStillkingMassif MediaPatriot Films1974 Films

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLAdidasUberKFCMax FashionSanlamSamsungDaciaEurojackpotOral-BBoltVitalityStandard BankAramcoMcDonald’sCheckersShopritePepsiNintendoH&M

SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE

Spooksoekers Season 1

Starscape Motion Pictures

Junior Key Grip

The Wife

Stained Glass

Key Grip / Best Boy Grip

Raised by Wolves Season 2

Film Afrika

Key Grip / Best Boy Grip

Raised by Wolves

Film Afrika

Best Boy Grip

Warrior Season 3

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Grip

Heart of the Hunter

First Pencil Productions

Best Boy Grip

Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege (Pty) Ltd

Best Boy Grip

London Calling

Mannequin Pictures

Best Boy Grip

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films

Best Boy Grip

Children of Blood & Bone

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Grip – dailies

The Invisible

Scene 23

Best Boy Grip

Kanji Block 2

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Rigging Grip – double banking

KFC 3

Carbon Films

Key Grip / Best Boy Grip

Max Fashion – Kalki

Cool Banana

Key Grip

Sanlam

Giant Films

Key Grip

Dacia

Moonlighting Commercials

Junior Key Grip

Oral-B

Ola

Rigging Grip

Vitality

Patriot Films

Camera Rigger

Henri Marais

HENRI MARAIS

KEY GRIP

“A film career spanning Mad Max: Fury Road, The Giver and Eye in the Sky, alongside an extensive commercial portfolio.”

PROFILE

Henri Marais’s film career connects the action of Mad Max: Fury Road with the controlled tension of Eye in the Sky and the imagined world of The Giver. His Key Grip credits on these productions sit alongside Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Grimsby and G20, giving him a substantial body of work across very different styles of filmmaking.

Specialist unit work is another thread in Henri’s career: he has worked as second-unit Key Grip on Bloodshot and Now You See Me 3, splinter-unit Key Grip on Warrior, and Key Rigging Grip on Escape Room 2. Between long-form productions, his commercial work has included Pepsi, Sky Football, Aramco, BMW and S. Oliver. His credits show a sustained working relationship with Moonlighting Films alongside a wider network of production companies.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Feature-film Key Grip credits include Mad Max: Fury Road, The Giver, Eye in the Sky and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter.
  • Recent work includes Key Grip on After Party and G20, and second-unit Key Grip on Now You See Me 3.
  • Specialist assignments include Rigging Grip on Huntington, Key Rigging Grip on Escape Room 2 and double-banking Key Grip on Invasion.
  • Television work includes 1923, Origin and Our Girl Season 3, plus Key Grip dailies on Around the World in 80 Days and Grant.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 8 driving licence. Commercial credits extend from 2008 to 2026.
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SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Warner Bros. PicturesSony PicturesColumbia PicturesLionsgateConstantin FilmEntertainment OneThe Weinstein CompanyBBCCinemaxUniversal 1440 Entertainment

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

PepsiSky FootballAramcoBlackstoneS. OliverPloomENBD BankingLogitechSamsungMcDonald’sDeichmannStihlBMWMercedes-BenzCoca-ColaFord

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

George MillerPhillip NoyceGavin HoodPaul W. S. AndersonPatricia RiggenRuben FleischerAdam RobitelBen RichardsonBrad AndersonLouis LeterrierStephen CampanelliIan Gabriel

Commercials

Michael GraceyIsaiah SeretAnthony KurtzVirgil FerragutOlivier JezequelCharlie MysakJovan TodorovicDaniel WolfeValentin Petit

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

John SealeRoss EmeryHaris ZambarloukosGlen MacPhersonCheco VareseIgor MeglicTodd BanhazlMarc SpicerOliver WoodDavid HiggsAnastas MichosLuis Sansans

Commercials

Ben KracunErik WilsonXiaolong LiuHarry WheelerPablo Clemente LlorensTom CraigAdam BentelLuke JacobsJulian RobinetStuart WinecoffMichal EnglertChristophe Beaucarne

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Janine van AssenCheryl EatockAlan ShearerAndrea PienaarAndrew StrachanDonovan Robert-BaxterSimon RhodesAngela PhillipsJayson de RosnerTheuns de WetDylan Voogt

Commercials

Murray McDonaldDi du ToitGustav GeldenhuysPhillip KillingbeckSuzanne CurrieStuart TappeGarth LevinOlivia McGrailKabelo SeaneNina KleinClaire van Zyl

SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE

After Party

Stage 5 Films

Key Grip

G20

Local Motion Pictures

Key Grip

Now You See Me 3

Lionsgate

Key Grip – second unit

Huntington

Blue Ice Africa

Rigging Grip

1923

Moonlighting Films

Key Grip

Invasion (Kanji)

Moonlighting Films

Key Grip – double banking

Escape Room 2

Moonlighting Films

Key Rigging Grip

Bulletproof 2

Moonlighting Films | Universal 1440

Key Grip

Bloodshot

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Key Grip – second unit

Origin

Moonlighting Films | Left Bank Pictures

Key Grip

Escape Room

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures

Key Grip

Warrior

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax

Key Grip – splinter unit

The Empty Man

Out of Africa Entertainment | Boom! Studios

Key Grip

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Moonlighting Films | Constantin Film

Key Grip

Eye in the Sky

Moonlighting Films | Entertainment One

Key Grip

Grimsby

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures

Key Grip

The Giver

Moonlighting Films | The Weinstein Company

Key Grip

Mad Max: Fury Road

Moonlighting Films | Warner Bros. Pictures

Key Grip

GARTH SCOTT

KEY GRIP / BEST BOY GRIP

An extensive Best Boy Grip career, with Key Grip work on Ander Mens and international brand campaigns.

PROFILE

Garth Scott has built a substantial Best Boy Grip career through repeat collaborations with Key Grips Storm Williamson and Henri Marais. Recent credits include Hag, Match and Take Out with Blue Ice Africa, and Project Arcadia with Film Afrika. His earlier Best Boy Grip work includes Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Escape Room and 1923.

Garth also works as a Key Grip, with credits on Ander Mens and commercials for BMW, Staysure, State Street and Deichmann. His dolly work includes Bloodshot’s second unit, Origin and second-unit dailies on Children of Blood & Bone. He has also worked as a rigger on Warrior Season 2 and as Rigging Grip on Logitech, adding specialist camera support experience to his Key Grip and Best Boy Grip work.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Recent Best Boy Grip credits include Hag, Match, Take Out and Project Arcadia.
  • Best Boy Grip on Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Escape Room and 1923.
  • Key Grip on Ander Mens and commercial campaigns for BMW, Staysure, State Street and Deichmann.
  • Specialist unit work includes Best Boy Grip on Warrior’s fight and splinter units, and double banking on Invasion.
  • South African; English-speaking; Code 8 driving licence.
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SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Kevin MacdonaldJ. J. PerryDavid PetrarcaOliver HermanusIan GabrielJustin Chadwick

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Trevor BrownGeorge AmosBen RichardsonNicole WhitakerManny FerreiraMaxime AlexandreLuis SansansDavid ProcterDavid HiggsGiulio BiccariMarc SpicerJacques KoudstaalMichael Seresin

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION MANAGERS

Long Form

Andrea PienaarLathiem GroenmeyerMegan TinklerNikki WichmannAngela PhillipsCheryl EatockSimon RhodesMaricia PietersePeter MacAleeseAndrew StrachanVanessa HauptJanine van AssenDonovan Robert-BaxterElmarie Botha

Commercials

Jared MalinNikki GeaterSulaiman PeckKim Fowler-ForbesTarryn Greybe-DunnNomtha DanoNatalie RademeyerMinet WilliamsMegan BakerAnja TeufelVuyo OyiyaHelmke Moller

SELECTED GRIP HEADS OF DEPARTMENT

Long Form

Storm WilliamsonHenri MaraisZak O’LearyStephen KnipeZahir KarriemJP RidgwayBohdi SchoemanToni SchoemanZann WienandCraig Bekker

Commercials

Henri MaraisStorm WilliamsonZak O’LearyBohdi SchoemanAdrian van As

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Paramount+Sony PicturesWarner Bros.Cinemax / HBO MaxUniversal 1440 EntertainmentLionsgate Television

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

BMWStaysureState StreetDeichmannSwitch BeautyWestlandAramcoSky FootballLidlRyobiLogitechTom FordFormula EAir CanadaLinkedInStarbucksAsicsStandard Bank

SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE

Hag

Blue Ice Africa

Best Boy Grip

Match

Blue Ice Africa

Best Boy Grip

Take Out

Blue Ice Africa

Best Boy Grip

Project Arcadia

Film Afrika

Best Boy Grip

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Moonlighting Films | Warner Bros.

Best Boy Grip

1923

Moonlighting Films | Paramount+

Best Boy Grip

Warrior

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax / HBO Max

Best Boy Grip – fight unit

Invasion (Kanji)

Moonlighting Films

Best Boy Grip – double banking

The Woman King

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Best Boy Grip – second unit

Ander Mens

Marche Media

Key Grip

Bloodshot

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Dolly Grip – second unit

Children of Blood & Bone

Moonlighting Films

Dolly Grip – second-unit dailies

Origin

Moonlighting Films | Left Bank Pictures

Dolly Grip

Escape Room

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures

Best Boy Grip

BMW

Groundglass

Key Grip

Staysure

Migrate Film Co.

Key Grip

State Street

Migrate Films

Key Grip

Deichmann

North South Productions

Key Grip

ERIC LOLO

KEY GRIP

An extensive commercial career, with Key Grip, dolly, rigging and Technocrane work across features and television.

PROFILE

Commercials are a substantial part of Eric Lolo’s story as a Key Grip. His credits span fashion, automotive, food and technology campaigns for brands including Woolworths, Ford, Primark, DoorDash and Samsung. Alongside that advertising work, he has built a feature and television career with Key Grip credits on The Fix, Devil’s Peak and Hammarskjöld.

Camera movement is another thread through Eric’s work: Dolly Grip on Monster Hunter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and Raised by Wolves, and Dolly Grip / Rigging Grip on Warrior Season 2. His One Piece assignments include Key Grip dailies on Season 1 and Technocrane Grip pick-ups on Season 2, adding specialist camera-support experience to his department-lead work.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key Grip credits include The Fix, Devil’s Peak, Hammarskjöld, 5 Hours and Venus Flytrap.
  • Dailies and pick-ups include The Invisible, The Trek, Blood & Water and One Piece.
  • Dolly and rigging work includes Monster Hunter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Raised by Wolves and Warrior Season 2.
  • Recent commercial campaigns include Husqvarna, Coinbase, Woolworths, DoorDash, Primark, Huggies and Sanlam.
  • South African; speaks English, isiXhosa and isiZulu; Code 8 driver’s licence.
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SELECTED PRODUCTION COMPANIES

Commercials

GatehouseThe Video CartelCarbon FilmsOrange FilmsBig Sky ProductionsFarm Film ProductionsMr FilmBaker & CoRobotGroundglass

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

NetflixHBO MaxCinemaxSony Pictures20th Century FoxM-NetSF Studios

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

WoolworthsFordPrimarkDoorDashCoinbaseHuggiesSanlamSamsungHeinekenCheckersLindtOrlebar BrownAmazonLay’sDecathlon

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Paul W. S. AndersonWes BallRidley ScottKelsey EganJozua MalherbeLoni PeristereDavid Petrarca

Commercials

Oscar HudsonSam BrownAoife McArdleFolkert VerdoornIqbal AhmedAmy AllaisKeith McCarthyThe Sacred EggMzonke MaloneyJonathan VardiDana ReidSeb Jamous

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Gyula PadosFlorian SchillingJohn Christian RosenlundNicole Hirsch WhitakerPete VillaniPierre de VilliersBella HalbenChristiaan Kritzinger

Commercials

Ross HillierRob HillierBen FordesmanAdolpho VelosoMichael ClearyLourens van RensburgPaul OezgerPierre de VilliersChristopher RipleyJosh LeviDaniel MillerZenn van ZylShaun Harley LeePaul GilpinKirk Morgan

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Anika du ToitJames C. WilliamsonBrechmari van WykAndrew StrachanMaricia PieterseSimon RhodesLerie NeethlingBrigid OlsenMarlow de MardtGreig BuckleWill NicholsonCheryl EatockAngela PhillipsDonovan Robert-BaxterAdam FriedlanderJanine van Assen

SELECTED GRIP EXPERIENCE

The Invisible

Scene 23

Key Grip – dailies

The Trek

The Trek Movie

Key Grip – pick-ups

Tollie & Manila

Media24

Key Grip

One Piece – Season 2

Film Afrika | Netflix

Technocrane Grip – pick-ups

Blood & Water

Netflix

Key Grip – dailies

One Piece – Season 1

Film Afrika | Netflix

Key Grip – dailies

Devil’s Peak

Film Afrika | M-Net

Key Grip

5 Hours

Do Productions

Key Grip

Hammarskjöld

Do Productions | SF Studios

Key Grip

The Fix

Crave Pictures

Key Grip

Venus Flytrap

Arcade Content | Netflix

Key Grip

Raised by Wolves

Film Afrika | HBO Max

Dolly Grip

Warrior – Season 2

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax

Dolly Grip / Rigging Grip

Monster Hunter

Moonlighting Films | Sony Pictures

Dolly Grip

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Out of Africa | 20th Century Fox

Dolly Grip

24 Hours to Live

Film Afrika

Key Grip

ALLAN GRAY

KEY GRIP

International experience across feature films, television, second units, splinter units, rigging and premium commercials.

PROFILE

Allan Gray’s grip career is defined by range: he has led grip teams on intimate character-driven films, large international features and premium television, while also taking on second-unit, splinter-unit and specialist rigging assignments where precise camera movement is central to the work.

His credits trace a clear combination of creative camera support and technical problem-solving, from Key Grip work on Silverton Siege, Moffie and The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind to rigging on Star Trek Beyond and Homeland. Allan brings a calm, solutions-focused approach shaped by extensive South African and international experience.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Key Grip credits include Silverton Siege, Moffie, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, The Last Post and Sniper: The Last Stand.
  • Second-unit and specialist-unit work includes Dredd, Origin, Warrior and SAF3.
  • Rigging Grip experience includes Star Trek Beyond, Homeland Season 4, The Girl and Kanji Invasion.
  • Commercial experience for YSL, CIBC, Aramco, Sky, KFC, Samsung and Volkswagen.
  • Canadian; English-speaking; Code 08 driver’s licence.
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SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

Sony PicturesNetflixHBO MaxCinemaxHBOBBC OneBBC FilmsParamount PicturesShowtimeCanal+Sony Pictures TelevisionWarner Bros.ITV StudiosLionsgateYouTube Premium

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLCIBCEssoGeberitAramcoSkyKFCBlackstoneLidlStandard BankPepsiBotoxNintendoSamsungVolkswagenHyundaiJamesonAWSH&MHeinekenOreo

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Danishka EsterhazyAllan UngarWill SeefriedMandla DubeBrad AndersonOliver HermanusLoni PeristerePaul W. S. AndersonChiwetel EjioforMiranda BowenYi-chi LienJustin LinFlorian David FitzFabrice du WelzDeran SarafianLesli Linka GlatterAdrian ShergoldCharlie PalmerJulian JarroldPete Travis

Commercials

Felix BradyNicolas KantorRomain WygasAli AliPatrick DaughtersToby DyePhilippe AndréJim GilchristBruno BossiIsaiah SeretIan GabrielDaniel FrenchGabriel DuguéHenrik RostrupRobin PolákSophia Wagner

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Trevor CalverleyAlex ChinniciCory Fraiman-LottBaz IrvineShaun Harley LeeMichael SwanEd WildGiulio BiccariDick PopeDavid LutherSteve LawesStephen F. WindonBernhard JasperMonika LenczewskaChristopher BaffaDavid KleinTony Slater LingMichael Snyman

Commercials

Anna SmoronovaTheodore HugonnierJulien ArtaudPierre MouarkechShaun Harley LeeFranz LustigDavid ProcterJamie RamsayLiam GilmoreXiaolong LiuWillie NelNicolay PoulssonBenjamin CotgroveJoe CookCésar Decharme

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Darren CameronLathiem GroenmeyerKate SchalkCheryl EatockMichael GamesTheresa van GraanRichard SharkeyAngela PhillipsAndy HarriesHemal ShahMark PybusMarisa SonnemanKeoh Chee AngAndrea PienaarMads Hansen

Commercials

Kerry RosePeter SherlockMegan HedenskogMurray MacDonaldLaila ShrandNikki GeaterRobyn PalmerMegan BakerLisa GroblerJC SmutsJess RaineAmina Thornton

SELECTED KEY & RIGGING EXPERIENCE

Sniper: The Last Stand

Blue Ice Africa | Sony Pictures

Key Grip

London Calling

Mannequin Pictures | Quiver Distribution

Key Grip

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films

Key Grip

Heart of the Hunter

First Pencil Productions | Netflix

Key Grip

Kanji Invasion

Moonlighting Films

Rigging Grip — double banking

Silverton Siege

Silverton Siege Pty Ltd | Netflix

Key Grip

Raised by Wolves — Season 2

Film Afrika Entertainment | HBO Max

Key Grip — dailies

Moffie

Moonlighting Films

Key Grip

Warrior

Moonlighting Films | Cinemax / HBO

Key Grip — splinter unit

Origin

Moonlighting Films / Left Bank Pictures | YouTube Premium

Key Grip — second unit

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Blue Sky Films / BBC Films | Netflix

Key Grip

The Last Post

Film Afrika Entertainment / Bonafide Films | BBC One

Key Grip

Peace Breaker

Asia Film Company

Key Grip

Star Trek Beyond

Filmworks Dubai | Paramount Pictures

Rigging Grip

Message from the King

Film Afrika Entertainment / Canal+ | Netflix

Key Grip

Homeland — Season 4

Moonlighting Films | Showtime

Rigging Grip

Dredd

Kalahari Pictures / DNA Films | Lionsgate

Second-unit Key Grip