May • 2023
This was our second time working with Nick. He's very professional, delivers exceptional content, and we hope to get to work with him more in the future. Nick is a great hire!
Nick A.
Johannesburg, South Africa
5 reviews$350 - $800 / Day
About
I am a Johannesburg based Filmmaker, Director of Photography (DOP), Multimedia Journalist, Producer and Drone Operator. Over the course of my career I have worked in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Southern Africa with different international organizations including the UN Human Rights Office, Al Jazeera English, Global Citizen, TRT World, Goethe Institut, Vice News on HBO, Bloomberg, Amnesty International, Business Insider and Pacifica Radio. In 2017, together with partner Ntshepeng Motema, I co-founded Seithati Media, an audio-visual storytelling company producing film, video, television, and audio content. We create work that aims to reframe perspectives through delicate storytelling, moving emotions and fresh aesthetics. My standard kit: Two Sony 4K Cinema cameras, the FX6 and FX3, with tripods. I use Sony G Master f/2.8 lenses: 24-70mm &70-200mm. My sound kit includes a Sony UWD-D27 2 person lav mic set & Sennheiser MKE600 shotgun microphone, with Zoom H5 when sound needs to be recorded externally. My lights include Godox FL150 S LED key light along with 2 smaller Godox LEDs. Gimbal: DJI Ronin RS2. Drone: 4K DJI Mini 3 Pro.
Top Services
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 2 reviews
- Commercial DP
- 2 reviews
- Field Producer
- 1 review
Clients
Top Reviews
July • 2023
Nick is a great professional. He tries to give his best during the shoot and adapt to the client's needs. He has been a great pleasure to work with and we highly recommend him.
August • 2022
Extremely professional and responsive, would love to work with him again.
Top Projects
5.0 Produced for Business Insider
Business Insider | South African sisters build successful home décor company with upscale products made from recycled PVC pipes.
I was the producer and cinematographer on this project for Business Insider's World Wide Waste doc series. PVC is one of the most common plastics. It's also one of the least recycled. Now, two sisters in South Africa run a company that turns old or broken PVC pipes into homewares sold around the world.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
Produced for TRT World
Africa Matters: | South Africa Turning the Page - video feature
This video feature for Africa Matters on TRT World looks at a movement to promote reading culture in Soweto Townships. We meet those using innovative ways to make books fashionable and reverse the Apartheid legacy of under-educating the black majority.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Drone Operator
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - News
5.0 Produced for Global Citizen
Global CItizen | Speak Up Against GBV - Spoken Word Video
I was grateful to have filmed and directed this spoken word poem by Onalerona Seane, a South African spoken word artist and activist. Ona believes it is important for men, as "the cause and the cure" of GBV, to speak up. But he has also faced a backlash from men and lost friends over his stance. Last Seen is a powerful poem against Gender Based Violence in South Africa.
- Commercial DP
4.0 Produced for Bloomberg Digital
Bloomberg | Earth Architecture / Mud Brick Making Shoot [Africa]
West African architects are reviving ancient building methods that make it easier to stay cool as temperatures climb. I contributed footage from South Africa used at the opening of the film.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
5.0 Produced for Global Citizen
Global Citizen | Director of Photography/Producer - Water Health Advocacy Video
A Global Citizen initiative in collaboration with Manchester City to promote clean water and environmental protection globally. I filmed the South Africa element of this video, along with a talented team which included producer Ntshepeng Motema and Sound Recordist Molatu Mathebula.
- Commercial DP
FT Film | Eskom: how corruption and crime turned the lights off in South Africa
This documentary by the Financial Times newspaper of London is about the South African energy crisis. I filmed a two camera interview with SA Energy Minister Dr.Kgosientsho Ramokgopa.
- Documentary DP
Equipment
Video
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
- 4K video camera
- Multiple cameras
Video
Audio
- Wireless lavalier mic
- External recorder
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Shoulder rig
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Drone Operator
- Documentary DP
- Corporate Videographer
- Field Producer
- Line Producer / On-Location
- TV News Producer
- Reporter / Journalist
- Commercial DP
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Commercial
- Video Editor - Documentary
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Production Company
- Senior Producer / Project Manager
- Podcast Producer
- Copy Editor
- Fixer
- Executive Producer
Miscellaneous