On January 21, adventure travel and expedition company Secret Compass launches its new TV and film services website, to support crews seeking to capture the extraordinary in the world’s wildest places: www.secretcompasstv.com

(TRAVPR.COM) UK - January 21st, 2015 - On January 21, adventure travel and expedition company Secret Compass launches its new TV and film services website, to support crews seeking to capture the extraordinary in the world’s wildest places: www.secretcompasstv.com

Secret Compass most recently worked on the Walking the Nile series with explorer Levison Wood (Channel 4), overseeing crew safety and location management in seven challenging African locations.

Walking the Nile’s executive producer, Adam Bullmore, said, “Throughout this expedition, civil war, political hostility and severe weather conditions provided constant challenges. Secret Compass met each one with expertise and good humour – a rare combination.”

Secret Compass co-founder Tom Bodkin said: “Our expert teams strive to understand a producer’s artistic vision, thinking laterally to bring it to life safely, creatively and within budget.

“We’ve helped the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and National Geographic capture the extraordinary in countries from South Sudan to Siberia, with presenters from George Clooney and Kate Humble to Ben Fogle and James Cracknell.”

One producer, Josh Pitt, said of Secret Compass, “In Africa, the team showed a fantastic understanding of the cultural, logistical, risk analysis, financial and editorial requirements of the shoot, providing more support than we were expecting.”

Previous credits: Secret Compass TV and Film

·       Walking the Nile: Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan, Sudan, Egypt

·       Dude You’re Screwed: 10+ locations globally

·       Earth - A New Wild: South Sudan and Uzbekistan

·       Ben and James versus the Arabian Desert: Oman

·       Fishing for Trouble: South Sudan

·       Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble: Afghanistan

On filming in Afghanistan for the BBC’s Wild Shepherdess programme, series producer James Smith said; “Secret Compass were thoroughly professional from the word go. Their planning was faultless, as was their conduct on location. The three-week shoot was a great success because of their invaluable assistance.”

Secret Compass has been offering risk assessments, medical and local support and training to film and TV crews for several years in unusual destinations. Its new film and TV services website aims to attract the interest of ambitious producers, seeking to tell incredible stories in otherwise inaccessible locations.

To visit the new Secret Compass TV website online, visit www.secretcompasstv.com

For further press information, contact Kerry O’Neill: kerry@secretcompass.com.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Secret Compass TV and Film  
Secret Compass provides expert pre-production and in-country location management services to the TV and film industries. Clients to date include the BBC, National Geographic, Animal Planet and Channel 4, in countries from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan, South Sudan to Siberia. www.secretcompasstv.com
www.twitter.com/SecretcompassTV  

Secret Compass Expeditions

Secret Compass is a pioneering expedition company creating world-first experiences for teams of like-minded adventurers. Through group and bespoke adventures, Secret Compass helps each team member achieve the extraordinary in the world’s wildest places. Founded by ex-British Army Parachute Regiment officers, its expeditions reach the planet’s most remote regions in the spirit of exploration’s earliest pioneers.

www.secretcompass.com
press@secretcompass.com
Press enquiries: 0207 096 8428
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