Deon du Preez Locations

Deon du Preez is a seasoned Supervising Location Manager and Scout with over 29 years’ experience, scouting and managing locations for both period and contemporary HETV productions and feature films. He possesses excellent budgeting and negotiation skills and is highly adept at balancing budget constraints with creative vision, always striving to deliver the creative brief on time and within budget. Based on the outskirts of London with additional bases in South Wales, the South West and the West Midlands, he also has also scouted and filmed abroad across multiple countries.

TV

PRODIGIES  Location Manager & Scout | UK Pick Ups
Sister Pictures | Directed by Will Sharpe
Produced by  Claire Jones & Paula Watkins
YOUNG SHERLOCK  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Motive Pictures Limited for Amazon | Directed by Guy Richie, Anders Engström, Dennie Gordon & Tricia Brock
Produced by Colin Wilson & Edward Rastelli-Lewis
JOAN  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Snowed-In Productions for ITV | Directed by Richard Laxton
Produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts & Rhian Griffiths 
SEX EDUCTION 
Series 4
Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Eleven Films for Netflix | Directed by Dominic Leclerc, Michelle Savill & Alyssa McClelland
Produced by Jamie Campbell & Callum Devrell-Cameron
STONEHOUSE  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Snowed-In Productions | Directed by Jon Baird
Produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts & Berry van Zwieten
WAR OF THE WORLDS 
Series 3
Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Urban Myth Films for SKY TV/ Canal+ | Directed by Indra Siera & Jonas Arnby
Produced by Julian Murphy, Johnny Kapps & Adam Knopf
THE LAZARUS PROJECT  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Urban Myth Films for SKY TV | Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner, Laura Scrivano, Akaash Meeda
Produced by Julian Murphy, Johnny Kapps & Adam Knopf
WAR OF THE WORLDS 
Series 2
Location Manager 
Urban Myth Films for SKY TV/Canal+ | Directed by Ben Williams
Produced by Julian Murphy, Johnny Kapps & Adam Knopf
SHANTARAM  Unit Location Manager | Research & Logistics Scout for Season 2 in India
Paramount Television | Directed by Justin Kurzil
Produced by Richard Sharkey & Angela Phillips
DOMINION 
Series 2
Location Manager & Scout 
Universal Cable Productions & Film Afrika | Directed by Oz Scott, Jeff Renfroe & Gregg Simon
Produced by Deran Sarafian & Cheryl Eatock
HOMELAND 
Series 4
Location Manager & Scout 
FOX TV / Showtime / Moonlighting | Directed by Keith Gordon, Charlotte Seiling, Carl Franklin, Seith Mann, Clark Johnson & Lesli Linka Glatter
Produced by Michael Klick & Angela Phillips 
THE BOOK OF NEGROES / SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME  Supervising Location Manager
Out of Africa / Conquering Lion Pictures | Directed by Clement Stevens 
Produced by Damon D’Oliveira
STRIKE BACK 
Series 4
Location Manager & Scout | South Africa
Left Bank Pictures for HBO / Sky TV | Directed by Michael J. Bassett & Julian Holmes 
Produced by Bill Shephard & Angela Phillips
STRIKE BACK 
Series 3
Location Manager & Scout 
Left Bank Pictures for HBO / Sky TV | Directed by Bill Eagles & Michael J. Bassett
Produced by Veronica Castillo & Angela Phillips 
KIDNAP & RANSOM 
Series 2
Location Manager & Scout 
ITV & Out of Africa Entertainment | Directed by David Drury
Produced by Michael Treen & Angela Phillips
STRIKE BACK 
Series 2
Location Manager & Scout 
Left Bank Pictures for HBO / Sky TV | Directed by Dan Percival & Alex Holmes
Produced by Bill Shephard & Angela Phillips
THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY 
TV Feature 
Location Manager & Scout | Botswana 
Film Afrika  | Directed by Anthony Minghella 
Produced by Tim Bricknell & Vlokkie Gordon

Feature Films

A COLT IS MY PASSPORT 
In Production 
Supervising Location Manager & Scout | Pre Production 
Severn Screen | Directed by Gareth Evans 
Produced by Huw Jones 
ETERNAL RETURN  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
BK Studios | Directed by Yaniv Raz
Produced by Jamie Harvey & Emma James 
ESCAPE ROOM 2 Location Manager & Scout | Pre Production
Sony Pictures Entertainment | Directed by Adam Robitel
Produced by Niel Moritz & Adam Robitel
BLOODSHOT  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Sony Pictures Entertainment | Dave Wilson
Produced by Neal Moritz & Toby Jaffe
ESCAPE ROOM  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Sony Pictures Entertainment | Directed by Adam Robitel
Produced by Neal Moritz & Orri Marmur
TOMB RAIDER  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
MGM Studios | Directed by Roar Uthaug
Produced by Graham King, Patrick Mc Cormick & Denis O’ Sullivan
THE DARK TOWER  Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Sony Pictures/ Media Rights Capital Studios | Directed by Nikolaj Arcel
Produced by Erica Huggins & G Mac Brown
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER Supervising Location Manager & Scout 
Davis Films/Impact Pictures (Constantin Film Intl) | Directed by Paul Anderson
Produced by Paul Anderson, Jeremy Bolt & Bernhard Thür
SEAL TEAM 8: BEHIND ENEMY LINES  Location Manager & Scout 
Universal Cable / Film Afrika | Directed by Scott Stewart 
Produced by Greg Buckle & Jean Higgins 
NATALE: CHRISTMAS IN SOUTH AFRICA  Location Manager & Scout 
Film Afrika / Film Auro | Directed by Neri Parenti
Produced by Aurelio & Luigi De Laurentis & Theuns De Wet
LOST BOYS 3: THE THIRST  Location Manager & Scout
Film Africa | Directed by Dario Piana 
Produced by Nina Heyns 
BLOOD DIAMOND  Location Scout (West Africa) 
Warner Bros. | Directed by Edward Zwick
Produced by Graham King, Kevin de la Noy & Genevieve Hofmeyr
THE LEGEND OF TARZAN  Location Scout (Africa) 
Warner Bros. | Directed by David Yates 
Produced by David Barron & Jerry Weintraub
 
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