I would like to tell you about my productions in Israel.
It was a busy month at Biblical Productions. The Morningstar Entertainment crew arrived in Israel to film two episodes of their new show Secret Worlds for the Travel Channel. Producer Director Paul Benz was accompanied by DP Tanner Wolfe and the show’s host, archaeologist Michael Arbuthnot. Biblical Productions provided productions services in Israel including further local crew; arranged logistics. Their ten day shoot took the crew from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem, to beautiful old Acre and its fascinating tunnels, to old crusader castles in the north and finally to Amman, Jordan. Biblical Productions was responsible for all the productions services in Israel . The crew enjoyed a fantastic dive at the Caesarea underwater park for which Israel’s leading underwater DP Yariv Mor joined the team. They also explored the beautiful Israeli Mediterranean coastline with a small yacht hired for the occasion – a unique way to explore Israel’s old ports and archaeological wonders. Several national and international experts, Alison Schofield, Meir Bar-Ilan, Robert Kool and Julie Baretz contributed to the show’s content and success on different locations around the country. It was a great pleasure working with such a professional and kind crew and we wish the show great success.
I was also preparing the arrival of Bluebook Films from LA. Bruce Burgess and his team arrived for filming in Israel after a challenging shoot in Egypt to continue their worldwide Relic Quest. Line producer Tom Cline oversaw the production while DP Jacob Pinger and camera man Eric Purugganan robbed through tunnels and caves with Bruce, the show’s host and creative head. Completed by field producer Robin Acutt, sound recordist John Iskander and NBC security consultant Scott Charnick, the 7 American crew members explored some stunning locations, i.e. the caves of Beit Guvrin, Zedekiah’s Cave, and the Basilique St Anne with its fascinating vaults, cisterns and underground tunnels. The show’s expert and second explorer was archaeologist Simon Gibson who shared his extensive knowledge with Bruce on various relics and the business of tomb raiders. Biblical Productions prepared the entire shoot including challenging location permissions in Israel, conducted risk assessment and took care of logistics. We are exceptionally proud to have been part of such an exciting reality documentary series, and we are all eagerly awaiting the show’s start in January 2009 on the Sci-Fi Channel. For all their future locations across the globe, we are wishing the crew much success and smooth sailing.
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