Discover Top Documentary DPs in Cape Town, South Africa

DIRECTOR / SHOOTER / EDITOR I’m a South African born filmmaker and video journalist currently based in Sri Lanka and working around Asia, directing, shooting and editing documentary and commercial work. Recent projects have allowed me the opportunity to cover Colombo City for CNN Vision, female entrepreneurs in war torn Jaffna for the H&M Foundation and Korea’s counterfeit fashion culture for Highsnobiety.

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I am a Freelance Cinematographer and Director based in Cape Town, South Africa. I studied Graphic design and Filmmaking at various institutions In Cape Town, London and Edinburgh. I joined Award Winning Egg films Creative Research department in 2003. Assisting some of South Africa’s top Commercial Directors in the pre production conceptualisation phase proved to be hugely beneficial in honing my own fledgling directing skills. Since leaving Egg films in 2010 I have concentrated on furthering my Cinematography and Editing skills. This lead me to do freelance work for several production company’s shooting in many genre’s locally and internationally. I have been fortunate to travel and shoot In 14 countries thus far and spent most of 2015 documenting stories for the United Nations throughout Africa. Broadcasters I have donework for include BBC Lifestyle, Discovery Channel, TLC, CNBC Africa, Sony Max, SABC, KykNet and Via. I believe in telling thought provoking, uplifting stories with a morale stance.

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I'm passionate about all media production and enjoy the complete process of creating unique and captivating content. Having studied and worked in the UK, I moved back to South Africa to work for the German Public Broadcaster ZDF at the 2010 Fifa World Cup. This was my foot into the local media industry and soon found myself working across a spectrum of programs. As a Production Manager, I oversaw more than 1000 hours of broadcasted TV across various SABC shows and multiple digital news platforms. My position in television advanced into creatively producing sponsored and editorial content for the 2017 SAFTA award-winning Expresso morning show on SABC3. This role developed into directing my own concepts and I was asked to move over as full-time insert director for Expresso specialising in community, conservation, correctional services. CSI, travel, and conscious content. My journey took me away from terrestrial TV and I joined the online positive news platform; Beautiful News @ Ginkgo Agency. Since 2020 I have been freelancing and enjoyed producing/directing a string of international concepts from Germany, the USA, Canada, the South African part of an ongoing global British series, and some local Tv and Online productions. This working path has provided me with an understanding and insight into the industry, giving me a firm grasp over the various production, location and filming realities. I enjoy what I do.

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My work spans nearly two decades of broadcast television and web experience, and ranges from documentary series to commercials. I’ve conducted countless interviews over the years, with luminaries such as Annie Lennox, Joanne Leffson, Francois Pienaar, and Dylan Lewis. I've produced and directed scores of documentary and corporate web adverts and marketing videos over the years. When I'm not wearing my director or DP hat, I'm also editing. Some of the brands I’ve worked with include Greencape, Acciona, CNN, Kelloggs, Panasonic and The Weather Channel. Although I never left the camera, my formative years was as a top commercial and documentary editor, having edited on award winning shows like Carte Blanche, Top Billing and documentary series, Ruk en Riel. Awards: Silver Lourie (Cell-C “Subtitles”, film editor); Vuka (Best Use of Humor, film editor): “Ruk en Riel”, Best Documentary Series (editor and DOP). Gear List: Blackmagic Ursa G2 kit (4,6) with 7inch 12g HDR Video Assist and follow focus Ready rig Shoulder rig SSD Recorder with 1TB drive 256CF card and reader MOVI pro rig Zeiss Planar 50mm F2.8 lens Sony 28mm F2.0 lens Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 lens Canon 24 - 70mm II lens Rode NTG4 + Boom Sennheiser EW 512P G4 Camera-Mount Wireless Omni Lavalier Microphone System Sony Lapel mics Dracast 1k LED with stands 4bank 4ft kino flo kit with stand Sachler Tripod

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Chris is a filmmaker focused on documentaries, online-based short format storytelling, compelling music videos. His video art work has been exhibited at the Tate Modern and his music videos as Director and DOP has been on display at London’s Museum of Design and Dublin Museum of Modern Art Chris clients include Spotify (short doc exploring Amapiano's homage to Kwaito), Boiler Room UK (directing and editing a multipart cross-continental collaboration celebrating African and diaspora cultures in music, and dance and narrative), Red Bull Media (Directing, DOP and editing a feature documentary tracing the indigenous roots of Cape Towns Hip Hop movement), Euronews, OkayAfrica, Hypebeast, NTS and Vox amongst others. Chris worked as the Director of Photography and Editor on the award-winning feature documentary Not in my Neighbourhood looking at issues of gentrifications across three continents. He is the creative director of Kamva Collective, a creative studio and production house focused on outsider narratives and alternative trajectories.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
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I'm a Cape-Town based filmmaker and photographer, with over twelve years experience as a free-lancer. My endless curiosity drives my motivation of capturing the essence of the many incredible humans we have in this world, whether it be through portraiture, or documentary films. No matter what the subject matter, I combine thoughtful visuals with a carefully paced editing technique, accentuating the turning points within the narrative structure for maximum emotional connection. My favorite field is documentary and brand documentaries, and since graduating from film school with the Best Cinematography award in 2013, I've worked internationally and abroad for many high-end clients. I am flexible and willing to travel anywhere required for the story. On request, I have a talented production team readily available to take your vision from concept development all the way to the final post-production. Client list includes: Air BNB Renault Vans Avon Breitling Jeep Surfer Magazine Raen Alan Red Goosecraft Kurt Geiger South African Tourism Airush Kiteboarding Glenfiddich

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I am a video journalist, camera operator and editor based out Cape Town, South Africa. I have recently gone freelance after working as a video journalist with the BBC's flagship business programme on the continent, 'Africa Business Report'. During my time with this international broadcaster I was responsible for shooting and editing news pieces for the business programme. In addition to filming and editing the separate elements of the show I was also responsible for shooting links and editing the programme. I also shot and edited stories for daily news coverage, features as well as online specific pieces. I am also a qualified diving instructor and am able to offer underwater filming including gear. I have worked extensively across the continent including Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Ethiopia, Madagascar and elsewhere. Working in Africa in often trying conditions I have developed strong resourcefulness and can work effectively and calmly under pressure.

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Kristen van Schie is a director and editor from South Africa. Before her shift to film, she worked for ten years as an award-winning journalist, filing dispatches in both her home country and across Africa. Her first short film The Summer Before Seventh Grade (2021) premiered at Dok Leipzig; Landscape (2021) premiered shortly after at FIPADOC in Biarritz and is currently part of the European Film Factory short film programme. Kristen was part of the research team behind Influence, the first South African feature documentary to premiere at Sundance. Most recently, she edited four episodes of the true-crime series Privaatspeurders and worked as an assistant editor on director Simon Wood’s current work-in-progress, Untamed. Kristen has a masters degree in creative documentary directing from the mobile film school DocNomads.

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I am a French-American professional filmmaker specializing in the adventure travel industry. I have been working as a freelance filmmaker for the past four years and have filmed in more than 40 countries. Throughout this timeframe, I have met many multi-dimensional challenges such as language and cultural barriers. These moments helped me communicate better with people from different backgrounds and essentially become a highly social personality who is able to adapt to a wide variety of scenarios. Moreover, these experiences helped me gain and nurture my knowledge in storytelling, filming and editing. Interested in collaborating? I'm available for adventure sports, travel, outdoor and lifestyle, documentary projects worldwide. Simply get in touch with me via email: x.

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Carina is a passionate and serial creative, and owner of Visio Productions - a creative film, video and stills production company in Cape Town, offering professional content creation services for commercial, corporate, educational, broadcast and creative industries. With her unique ability to connect with people from across the board, combined with her affinity for authenticism and natural storytelling, Carina creates anything from branded content, web ads, influencer videos and product shoots, to documentaries, social responsibility media, and images and film that is designed to create change.

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I'm filmmaker with a passion for connecting my city and the world through authentic stories. I have a BA degree in Motion Picture Medium, majoring in cinematography and I've been creating films and videos since 2013, collaborating with companies and organizations to create story-driven video content. When I'm not dancing with the camera or splicing together an edit, I'm usually dreaming about narratives that might shift perspectives toward a world where love is king. It's my dream and goal to build companies that strengthen my nation, to produce independent films at leisure and to keep an open mind with my art in an ever-changing world.

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I am a content creator from Cape Town South Africa and have been In the media and film industry for the past 10 years. I direct, shoot and edit. I specialise in adventure, sports and products content, but am also experienced in all styles of shooting and editing including motion comps and animation. I shoot and edit with the latest equipment and am experienced in premiere pro, and after effects. I pride myself in delivering unique content of a high level that both I and the client can be proud of.

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I am a commercial and documentary producer with over a decade of experience. I have produced content in over 50 locations around the world across all 7 continents. I am based in South Africa but have a strong background working with traveling teams in remote places and have produced for the likes of World Surf League, Salomon, Corona, Cape Town City FC, Men's Health, Thirst (China), UTGR (China) and Easy Travel (Tanzania). I also have a great core shoot, production and post team around me if needed.

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Hi and thank you for checking out my profile! ​ I'm from Cape Town, on the southern tip of Africa, where I first cut my teeth in professional video production shooting sunrise timelapses for a local production company. Since then I've worked in over 10 countries, mostly throughout Asia, producing videos for TV and digital audiences. ​ I shoot primarily with my own gear: a Canon C300 Mark II, with a wide range of cine and L series lenses, as well as full stabilization and lighting gear. ​ I look forward to hearing from you.

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I work internationally as a filmmaker and cameraman. I have a passion for documentary, telling engaging, personal stories. I have worked in extreme environments from diving with great white sharks to flying with white rhinos, from icebergs to deserts. As cameraman and editor, I have worked with leading international news and entertainment networks, including National Geographic, BBC, RTL, CNN. I have a Degree in Journalism, and frequently work independently in challenging areas internationally. My photographs are represented by Getty iStock and Shutterstock.

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ANNE GONSCHOREK is a freelance journalist and videographer, currently based in Cape Town, South Africa. Her broad skill set and understanding of cross-cultural communication make her a unique storyteller working across many platforms. She has worked across Europe, Asia and Africa. Previous clients include the New York Times, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg TV Africa, Go2Africa, ABC Australia and Oxford University. She is available for editorial, nonprofit and commercial assignments worldwide.

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You have a unique story. Your unique story is the essence of everything you do, and finding this story is essential to connecting people to you, your projects, and your brand. This is why we’re here. This is who we are. A small, Cape Town-based team of diverse creatives, who loves telling stories that connect and move people. We strive to find an element of story in everything we do. What's your unique story?

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I work as a freelance multimedia journalist in Cape Town, South Africa since 2012. I research, produce and edit reports for TV and online platforms (I shoot with a C100 MKII) and work as a producer/director for longer reports and documentaries. Prior to moving to South Africa I worked as a producer at "Bilderfest", a production house in Munich, Germany and at "Cinecentrum" in Hamburg. In 2007 I graduated from Hamburg University with a masters degree in Political and Middle Eastern Sciences.

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I am an award-winning investigative journalist, producer, and broadcaster with 16 years of experience spanning broadcast, print, and online journalism. I possess exceptional writing and interviewing skills, as well as thorough and accurate research abilities. I have worked extensively in the broadcast media sphere, as an on-camera reporter, presenter, radio host, and as a foreign correspondent for a number of reputable global news outlets.

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Filmmaker passionate about people and stories. Finished my film degree in Cape Town, South Africa and have been freelancing here since 2013. Doing a lot of video editing, videography and occasionally directing my own passion projects.

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