BIG BANANA FILMS RESUME

International Service / Production Assistance

Having provided productions with fixing and location scouting services for companies such as Google, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel and The BBC, Big Banana Films continues to be the number one choice for quality fixing and location scouting services. Below you will find our full resume and work history as well as testimonials from our many satisfied clients.

Bungalow Pictures ( USA ) – Fight for a Cure – Completed

Digital Nak ( France ) – Michou – Completed

Evimages ( France ) – Michelin  – Completed

Sandy Canyon ( USA )  – Fast Times – Completed

Vice Media Group – Amnesty International – Missing ( Completed Lockdown Level 1 )

Plimsoll / Titan UK – Confidential NDA ( Completed Lockdown Level 1 )

Hello Halo TV UK – Confidential NDA – ( Completed Lockdown Level 1)

Andrew Malcom LLC USA – Somkhanda Elephant Rescue ( Completed Lockdown Level 1 )

The Explorers France – The Inventory – Sardine Run – South Africa ( Completed Under Lockdown Level 3 – Drone and Stills )

Plimsoll Productions Ltd UK – Confidential ( Completed Lockdown Level 3 )

BBCS Bristol UK – Project Spinx ( Completed Lockdown Level 2 )

BBCS Bristol UK – Project Apollo ( Completed Lockdown Level 3 )

Passion Pictures UK – Confidential ( Completed Lockdown Level 3 )

Across The Pond UK – Facebook Stories ( Remote Filming under Lockdown Level 5)

TriFilm USA – Lagos Interviews Nigeria ( Remote Shoot Under Lockdown )

Andrew Malcom LLC USA – Malelane Elephant Rescue ( Completed Lockdown Level 3 )

Waddell Media Ireland – Work On The Wild Side Series 2

RTL / InfoNetwork Germany – Bauer Sucht Frau International

Hello Halo TV UK – BBC Cheetahs – My Cheetah Family and Me A

Play Sports Network UK – The Cycle

Eric Productions UK – DHL’s Got Heart – SSA – Namibia & Zambia

Tin Can Island – ITV – South Africa with Gregg Wallace

CPL Productions UK – Sky – Rob & Romesh Vs Cricket

BriteSpark Films UK – Worlds Most Scenic Railway Journeys Local Production Services , Logistics , Scouting and Unit Support

Breadbin x 2 – Unit Support

Gatehouse – Location Consulting

Binary Film Works – McDonalds Unit Support

Orange Films RSA – Volvo Moments TVC – Location Services Namibia

Twenty Twenty Television ( UK ) – BBC – Family Gap Year – South Africa ,Namibia and Botswana

Les Stroud Productions ( Canada ) – Beyond Survival with Les Stroud

Darlow Smithson ( UK ) – Discovery – Atlas 4D Pick ups

Love Productions ( UK ) – BBC –  Orphans

BBC  – BBC Sport – World Cup Promos

Darlow Smithson ( UK ) – Discovery Channel – In the Mind of Prof Steven Hawking – The Universe – RSA and Namibia

Thomas Hoeffgen Photography – Stills Photography on Football in Johannesburg

BBC – BBC Vision – Seven Wonders of Solar System

North South Productions – Camel Active – European Print  – Malawi

IWC Media ( UK ) – Channel 5 – Extreme Fishing with Robson Green in Zimbabwe and Zambia

BBC Sport – Confederations Cup documentary

IWC Media ( UK ) –  BBC – Lost Kingdoms of Africa , Zimbabwe and South Africa

Gedeone Programmes ( France ) –Network series for French TV on

Trucking in Africa

BBC – Religion and Ethics – The Gandhi Story

Twenty Twenty Television ( UK ) – Channel 4 – Family Gap Year

Evidencia Production ( RSA ) – Stills Shoot – Mapungubwe National Park

BBC – WALKING WITH CAVEMEN
BBC – WALKING WITH BEASTS – EPISODE 4

AMAZING RACE – NAMIBIA

BBC – A PICTURE OF AFRICA

Testimonials:

“Please thank everyone on your team from every one of us but especially me. To survive this shoot with mostly good humour is beyond impressive and a testimony to everyone’s commitment and professionalism! ”

Working with the people at Big Banana was a true pleasure. These guys really know what they are doing and how to deliver the things you need to get what you want, effortlessly. I really look forward to the opportunity to work with them again.

Hello Rick

Just wanted to say – thanks, it was a pleasure working with you. Hope we can do it again soon!

Cheers

The guys all felt they got some great stuff and have come back feeling really positive about the two shoots in Mozambique

Big thanks to you, Robin and Melissa – another Big Banana special by the sounds of things…

Thanks again from all the gang – have a good Christmas!

Dear Rick
Thank you very much for the opportunity to be involved, and do my little bit, in the Eddie Izzard Marathon Man project.
It was such an honour.
And I managed to be associated with two legends (even if I only managed to meet one of them, you).
I hope that our paths will cross again, sometime in the future.
Take care.

Dear Robin

 This is to say how much I appreciate all your fantastically hard work on this project.  You did a superb job –  editorially, logistically and practically.  Not to mention 12000 km of driving! Quite simply this programme wouldn’t have happened without you.  I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job.
Let’s keep it touch.  Working with you was a great experience which I’d love to repeat again one day – as long as it’s not about rhino poaching!
Warmest wishes

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Thank you for all your hard work and ensuring everything ran so smoothly for us Rick. Have heard brilliant reports.

Hi Rick,

Thank you for the assignment It was fantastic working with your production team once again.

Your company definitely shines above some of the companies that we work with.

Looking forward to working with you again in the future.

Hi,

 Can i say a massive thank you for all your incredible work on the Orange project.

Your insight into what we needed and what could be delivered were invaluable. And always with a smile even when dealing with the riots in the market !!!!!!!

Thank you again ……

We started to work with Rick / Big Banana on our campaign shooting in Malawi in 2010. We were so impressed by his scouting and abilities as a fixer that we have worked with him ever since. Even outside Africa – where he seems to know every stone – he has become our man.

He worked with us in India (Mumbai and Rajasthan area) and Russia (Moscow and Western Siberia) , Indonesia ( Java and Flores ) and currently we are preparing a shoot in Nepal. A Camel Active shoot means as many locations a day as possible, long working days and lot’s of travelling. I really appreciate that Rick is well organised, structured and has a good eye for our settings. And not to forget – he’s fun to work with!!!

Dear Rick

Thank you so much for all your support in realising the project on the ground; especially for Lusitu and the Kariba Dam – both priceless locations and stories – we really couldn’t have made this film without you.

When Jody first talked about you he never mentioned your peerless screen acting skills – no one could have realised the drowning South African hand-liner than you – what’s the equivalent of the BAFTAs in South Africa? – do you need me to put a word in?

Thank you for all your hard work and ensuring everything ran so smoothly for us Rick. Have heard brilliant reports.

Thank you Rick, thank you for being our rock for the South Africa shoot – you really have made the whole thing bearable!

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Hi Rick,

Just wanted to say thank you again for the awesome trip in Nepal.
I had a blast and everything went smooth as always.

Hey Rick,

We just got back yesterday and shit, exhausted. Just going over the scouts again this morning and what can I say? A top notch job all around (with a bit of fun thrown in).

Thanks again for taking care of me (us), I really hope that we get a chance to work together again soon.

Dear Rick

You are a true individual, my friend…Really do thank you for your calm approach to a simple but challenging shoot.

Hi Robin

Now that I’ve had a couple of days to recover I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all your help in South Africa. We had an amazing trip and the shoot went really well. I’m delighted with everything we filmed. We really appreciate all your hard work, efficiency and good humour! The access you organised to both people and locations was superb, and will make for a very special film. I’ll definitely be coming back to South Africa.

All the best,

Howsit Robin,

It was an absolute pleasure to work with you and your crew. May it be the first association of many. Thank you and all the best.

Kindest

Hi Robin

Thank you for all your hard work on Lost Kingdoms – Steven has sung your praises since being back in the office.

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I just wanted to drop you an email to say a huge thank you from myself, Hannah and Leanne for all of your help with our honey badger shoot last week and for all the help you have given us setting it up over the past few months.

We are all back safe and well and missing our daily dose of South Africa! We couldn’t have done it without you, and I know we certainly wouldn’t have had a puzzle box to film if it weren’t for you and your team, so thank you so much for everything.

I hope we get to film out in your beautiful country again soon and when we do we’ll know who to call for the next project.

Thanks so much again from all of us and take care.

Dear Robin and Rick,

Thank you so much for all your hard work on Francis Brennan’s Grand Tour. The shoot was fantastic – we have covered so much and have some really stunning material and some very, very funny content.

Robin you were a real star dealing with everything on our whirlwind trip and Neville (my son) aka ‘the back packer’ was a great asset for the crew.

Once again many thanks for all your hard work we had a great team and everyone enjoyed the shoot which is a great sign!

Hi Rick,

It was such a pleasure spending time with you! Thank you for all you’ve done on my behalf, It is VERY much appreciated.

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