The real tour
Cars
We have access to specially converted filming vehicles in Tanzania in particular but also in other East African counties and can either come along on the shoot ourselves as location fixers or co-producers OR send one of our team along to work as fixers, translators and problem solvers!
Recent productions have been location management for a survival reality show for National Geographic and fixing and logistical arrangements from camps to 4×4 camera vehicles for a blue chip wildlife productions in the Serengeti.
We are currently working on designing and adapting a 4×4 pick up to mount a filming jib in the back – and to make it safe for the operators!
- Unique
- Adaptable
- Rugged
- To suit you
Four types of camp to suit you
Camps
We have four levels of camping available. Luxury Tents, Mobile Tents, Walking Tents and Mountain tents. Depending on where you are filming, the size of your crew, and the itinerary of the shoot we are able to offer the most practical camping options.
- Luxury Camp
- Mobile Camp
- Walking Camp
- Mountain Camp
Past projects
Trips We Have Run
With nearly 30 years in the filming business from being
Production Manager to a permanent filming operation in the Serengeti in Tanzania through to ‘location fixing’ countless productions from Waitrose TV adverts (a sorbet!) to Blue Chip wildlife documentaries over the years mean that we have a wealth of experience.
Here’s a couple of recent projects we’ve supported:
- Ubisoft – sounds for video game
- Wildstar Films – Queens
- BBC Studios – Our Universe
- Plimsoll Productions Ltd – Tiny World
- Top Gear Africa Special
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown | Tanzania
Adaptable to suit your needs
What We Can Make
We have been outfitting film crews visiting Tanzania for more than 30 years – we have also been designing and either contracting out or employing expert sewing fundis (fundi is the generic Swahili word for an expert or tradesman – so you would have a ‘pipe expert’ – a plumber! Or an ‘electricity expert’ – an electrician, a ‘car expert’ a mechanic …and so on!) to make things we have designed from huge tents to small bags.
Below are some of the products we currently can make, but get in touch if there is something specific you’d like.
SKINK PRODUCTS
Skink Cradle
Our flagship is the SKINK CRADLE …something that started life as somewhere to put your camera in a bouncing vehicle off road but has evolved to this current form. This is a flexible design where we can easily make additions or changes to suit your needs.
Skink Filming Hides
These are all made to order and can be whatever size you want and be supplied with or without steel poles. We have made all sorts from hides designed for steep terrain (shorter on one side!) to multi-person hides that can be used for long periods – just tell us what you are thinking and we will design something that works!
Skink Accessory Bags
Some of you out there are looking for something a bit more fashionable and trendy ….so we have a range of bag and sizes in all sorts of gorgeous materials – many of these can be made to order – so if you have a specific size you would like or a special something you need a bag for just let us know!
Skink Ditty Bags
There are ALWAYS so many little bits and bobs you need to keep track of on a shoot (and in life??!!) from the leatherman and hex keys to the spare nuts and bolts or lens cleaners …. This is where the Skink ditty bags come in – made from strong but supple sail cloth (the stuff they make mighty dhow sails from!)
Diving
Its not really a shark diving cage! – but that’s where we got our inspiration for a crocodile and hippo proof diving cage (shark cage is just so much more catchy!) …. It enables wildlife cameramen to be right on the waters edge … or even partially in the water … to get those incredible low angle shots that bring out the raw power of these uncommonly canny predators.