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.

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