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Surname: Van Der Merwe

Name: Richard Peter

Date of birth: 24.08.1966

Nationality: South African, Spanish

Residency: Palma de Mallorca

Balearic Islands, Spain

Mobile:Mobile: 0034 645 893 905

Mail: richardvandermerwegaffer@gmail.com

Website: www.richardvandermerwe-gaffer.com

Interests: Photography, Sailing, Traveling

Languages: English, Spanish

Richard Van Der Merwe - GafferWORK EXPERIENCE

Starting in TV and Documentary in Southern Africa Richard left as a sailor and captain

over the next Years. After arriving in Europe in 1995 Richard has gained over 20 Years of

experience in more than 1000 productions from advertising to major films.

FILM WORK HISTORY

1. SOUTH AFRICA:

- Lighting Camera Assistant: Children educational programs (SVT Television)

- Lighting and Camera: The different cultures of South Africa and how they live (DOCU)

- Unit Location Assistant: Science Fiction American feature (ELMO DE VITT FILMS SA)

2. FEATURE FILMS:

- Gaffer: The People’s Princess: A tribute (Artemis Films - England, 1998)

- Best Boy: Tom Gerhard (Constantine Films - Germany, 1997)

- Best Boy: Trikster (Akzente Films and Fernseh Produktion - Germany, 1996)

- Gaffer: Lorenz en el país de los embusteros (Provobis Films - Germany, 1996)

- Gaffer: Sword of Honour (Channel 4 Talk Back Productions - England, 1995)

- Ga- Gaffer: A Long Way Down (2014)

- Gaffer, rigging: Lost City Of Z (DOP: Darius Khondj / Ireland, 2016) 1

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3. WORKED WITH (Directors Of Photography):

Darius Khondj

Anthony Dod Mantle Stefen Le Parc David la Chapelle

Wim Wenders Tim Maurice Jones John Mathieson

Benoit Debie Vincent Warin Michael Abramovitch

Jan Richter Friis Alex Barber Alex Lamarque

Ekkerhard PollockEkkerhard Pollock Tuomo Virtanen Michell Amatiheu

John Andreas Andersen Braen Halivard Mike Davis

Peter Ekberg Musse Hasselvall Malcolm McLean

Dennis Crossan Bob Pender Hughes Martin

Zubin Mistry Martin Alhgreen Jallo Faber

Mark Stubbs John Cristian Roselund Mats Ardstrom

Ben Smithard Steve Walker Steven Pettiteville

Stefan le ParcStefan le Parc Vincent Warin Simon Hawkins

Alain Duplantier Robert Maya Mike Lloyd

Philip Le Sourde Philipe Pfiffeteau Danny Cohen

Simon Coull Crille Forsberg Jess Hall

Denis Crossan Mads Thompsen Manel Ruiz

Anders Flatland Mark Toia Harald Paalgard

Erwen Eles Mikail Heiter Vincent Warren

Bjorn HaneldBjorn Haneld Askild Vik Edvarsen Pascal Walder

Karsten Gopinath Nic Sadler Laurent Rodriguez

Nicolai Brunay Paul Evans Askild vik Edvardsen

Pascal Walder David Hellman Daniel Bouquet

Erwan Elias Par Eckberg Peter Holm Riis

Jose Luis Bernal Patrick Meller Paolo Caimi

Aril Wretblad Eric Dumont Steven Chivers

Alexander MelmanAlexander Melman Will Bex Jaime Feliu Torres

Renato Alfarano Peter Vermeer Ben Davis

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4. CLIENTS:

BACARDI BANESTO

MC DONALDS MOVISTAR

NIKE VODAFONE

VOLVIC NISSAN

PANTENE RENAULT

SCHSCHWARTZKOPF STELLA ARTOIS

NESTLE KELLOGGS

NIVEA BUDWEISER

FERRERO ROCHER HEINZ

L OREAL ORANGE

JOHNSON & JOHNSON GARNIER

T-MOBILE ELECTROLUX

CAPCAPTAIN MORGAN MASTERCARD

AXE CLARINS

FORD IKEA

COCA COLA PANTENE

KIA TOYOTA

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