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Ollie W.

Cape Town, South Africa

12 reviews

$450 - $920 / Day

About

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.

Top Services

Documentary DP
5 reviews
News Shooter / Video Journalist
6 reviews
Drone Operator
1 review

Clients

Top Reviews

  • December • 2017

    It was a real pleasure working with Ollie! Very flexible and cooperative, he has shown to be a reliable crew and great asset to have on our project. He has the eye for detail and his work was perfectly in key with our deliverables. Looking forward to work with Ollie again!

    Astrid at Makmende Media
  • January • 2024

    Ollie is exceptional. He put together a complicated shoot for us on very short notice and over a holiday period and was down to go with the flow. He's super reliable, very friendly, has great connections, and a total pro.

    Shawn at Shawn K Jain
  • January • 2020

    Ollie was wonderful to work with. He was communicative, the subjects loved him and his shooting was great. Thank you so much Ollie, we loved working with you!

    Beryl at Great Big Story

Top Projects

Equipment

Video

  • 4K video camera
  • DSLR or equivalent
  • GoPro or equivalent
  • Drone

Audio

  • External recorder
  • Wireless lavalier mic

Miscellaneous

  • Lighting kit
  • Stabilizer
  • Shoulder rig

All Services

Production Support

  • News Shooter / Video Journalist
  • Documentary DP
  • Commercial DP
  • Drone Operator
  • Field Producer
  • Production Assistant
  • Reporter / Journalist
  • Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
  • Audio Storyteller
  • Corporate Videographer

Post Production

  • Video Editor - News
  • Video Editor - Commercial
  • Video Editor - Documentary
  • Motion Graphics Designer
  • Sound Designer

Miscellaneous

  • Creative Director
  • Production Company
  • Fixer
  • Senior Producer / Project Manager