The Team
Norbert A Schilling:
Service Producer/Production Manager.
Mob: +34 667 77 45 67 Email:
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Since moving to Tenerife from Germany in 1985, Norbert has worked on more than 400 productions for clients including BBC TV, Impossible Pictures, NDF, Pro 7, ZDF and commercial shoots for Audi, Biography Channel, BMW, Erdinger, Focus, German Post, Gil Sander, Mazda, Mercedes, MüllerMilch, Porsche, Renault, Saab, Sterntag, Volkswagen and Zara.
In 1998, he was one of the founders of 24-6 Cine & TV Services and since its inception, the company has had considerable success in promoting Tenerife and the Canary Islands as a location for the production of commercials, documentaries, TV series, feature films and still photographic shoots.
In 2004, Norbert was part of the team that founded Film!CanaryIslands.
Andy McLeod:
Director of Photography/Underwater Cameraman.
Mob: +34 620 00 2 297 Email:
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Personal Website: www.andymcleod.com
Originally from Scotland, Andy studied cinematography at Bournemouth Film School in the mid-80's before moving to London to free-lance as a loader and focus puller, working on TV commercials, music videos and documentaries. Since 1993 Andy has been a DoP in his own right, traveling across the world shooting films for the BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and Channel 4 UK as well as many commercials, music videos and promotional films.
In 2000 Andy completed his commercial diving training in Fort William, Scotland, qualifying him as an HSE (UK Health and Safety Executive) Media Diver and Dive Supervisor and very soon after trained to become a PADI and BSAC diving Instructor. His underwater filming career has taken him from Antarctica to Zanzibar and many other top diving destinations. Has also supervised many underwater shoots including BBC's "Walking with Monsters".
Andy settled in Tenerife in 2001, when he first started working with Norbert Schilling and joined forces with him in 2004, when they launched Film!CanaryIslands.
Pekko Vuorela:
Camera/Production Assistant. Steadicam Operator.
Mob: +34 606 29 89 61 Email:
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Pekko is originally from Finland and is also fluent in Spanish and English. He studied Automation Technology and Maintenance at Tampere Polytechnic and served in the Finnish airforce as a jet fighter mechanic. He came to Tenerife in 2000 to work as a SCUBA diving instructor and first worked with Film!CanaryIslands as a safety diver on BBC's "Walking With Monsters"in 2004. Since then he has been working all over the world as camera assistant to Andy McLeod, taking charge of the companys RED One kit and steadycam, as well as production and location assisting on shoots.
Günther Haase
Location/Production Assistant
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Mob: +34 649 517 349
Originally from Germany, Günther has spent nearly 20 years living in the Canary Islands. Gunther is a talented individual, being a trained electrician & SCUBA instructor, as well as speaking German, English and Spanish!
Bernhard "Bernardo" Eberstadt
Location/Production Manager
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Mob: +34 647 454 112
Born in Venezuela and raised in Germany, "Bernardo" felt very much at home in the Canary Islands, "halfway" between these two countries, when he relocated here in 1982, as a manager in the tourism industry.
Jannie Stax
Hair & Make-up Stylist/Production Assistant
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Jannie is originally from the UK and since 1990, has gained vast experience as a professional make-up artist in fashion/editorial, music videos, TV and Film. Before moving to Tenerife, Jannie worked with some of the top Fashion Designers on numerous catwalk shows and shoots in London, Paris Milan and New York. When Jannie is not applying make-up, we keep her busy with all sorts of tasks as a production assistant.
