| WHY SHOOT IN SOUTH AFRICA? |
It would be hard to find a better filming location than South Africa anywhere else in the world. Anyone who has visited our country will be familiar with its spectacular natural beauty, but this is not the only factor in its favour. We have a filming infrastructure which can compete with the best in the world.
Cast - we have a diverse range of people living in South Africa and can fulfil the majority of casting requirements from extras, to characters, to actors and both local and international models.
Crew - South Africa boasts a large pool of world class technical crew and reliable support teams who are experienced, professional and dedicated. Crew are non-unionised.
Camera and Equipment houses - house state of the art technical equipment which is constantly being updated. This season some of the new gear on offer includes: the ARRIFLEX D-20 Camera, the Sony F900R camera, Mosys, Skater Mini Dolly, Tornado K4 High Speed HD Camera, Predator Jib Arm, Panther 1.4 - 3m Slide n Glide and the newest and brightest 18K Arrimax.
Specialised equipment can be shipped in if necessary.
Locations- South Africa is known for its remarkable natural scenery but it is hard to believe the diversity of locations available in the country. The range of architectural styles, cityscapes and countryside is reminiscent of almost any city in the world. We offer access to the rest of Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands - Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles etc.
Climate / Weather - The weather is conducive to filming throughout the year. From August to May you can expect approximately14 hours of sunlight with an average temperature of 27 degrees Celsius in the southern region. Between June and September the northern region is dry and sunny with temperatures averaging 16 degrees Celsius with 10 hours of sunlight.
Film Processing Laboratories
- Kodak approved labs situated in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. Open 24 hours a day except for Christmas! Telecine options include URSA Gold, URSA Diamond and Spirit with grading on Da Vinci.
We also have a digital intermediate (DI) option called IQ which can work in HD and 2K. In this process the film is digitised and the DI suite grades the digital film. The advantage of this is added flexibility, storage, a range of compositing based functions and automated outputting onto a variety of media. This is ideal for longform.
Post Production
- the exchange rate makes it extremely favourable to off-line and post produce your films in South Africa. A choice of impressive post-production facilities is available in Cape Town and Johannesburg, with experienced operators and the latest equipment including Flame, Inferno, EQ and IQ for online compositing and 3D CG primarily using Maya.
Other offerings include Photoshop for image retouching, matte paintings and grading. After Effects Motion Graphics, Combustion and Shake.
Studios - varying studio sizes
Insurance
- we cover off public liability, equipment, crew and vehicle insurances. Negative, weather insurance, international crew cover, non appearance by key crew and talent is left to you unless otherwise discussed up front.
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