Job Designation: Chaperone
Home Base: Cape Town
OVERVIEW
Neil Heyburgh is a Cape Town-based Chaperone with an extensive track record escorting international and local cast, crew, directors and executive producers on major film, television and commercial productions. Coming from a hospitality background, he is known for turning demanding, high-pressure moments into smooth, professional experiences — building trust quickly with clients, agencies and talent from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Over his career he has chaperoned principal cast, directors and producers on productions for Netflix, HBO, BBC and Discovery Channel, including The Crown, Invictus, Good Omens, The Red Sea Diving Resort, The Kissing Booth, Strike Back and Book of Negroes, alongside a long list of international and local commercial campaigns for brands such as Shell, Samsung, Land Rover and Checkers.
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CHAPERONE
Feature Film
Drama/Series
Documentary
Telenovela
Commercial (Branded Content)
Stills/Print
NOTABLE COLLABORATORS WORKED WITH
Ed Wild (DOP)
Florian Shilling (DOP)
Gideon Raaff (Director)
Jane Robertson (Executive Producer)
Jonathan Cavendish (Executive Producer)
Mac Brown (Producer)
Mark Hammer (Producer)
Modi Wiczyk (Executive Producer)
Peter Landkani (Director)
REFEREES
Andrew Sheel – Line Producer (NNB Films)
Clare Van Zyl – Line Producer (Monkey Films)
Laura Macleod – SA Line Producer (Trilogy Creative Studios)
Libbi Ball (Migrate Films)
Samantha Putter – Line Producer (Out of Africa/Blue Ice)
Sello Magaga – Production Manager (Two Oceans Productions)
Tina Caldeira – Line Producer (Juice Films)
Tjalf Melle – Executive Producer/Owner (Ceremony of Attention)
