Adrian Boerlage

Job Designation: Camera Operator | Focus Puller/1st AC | Jimmy Jib Operator

Home Base: Cape Town | Johannesburg

OVERVIEW

Adrian Boerlage is a Cape Town and Johannesburg-based camera operator and focus puller with over 20 years of experience across feature films, drama series, documentaries, reality television, commercials and music videos. His credits span large-scale international productions including Netflix's The Crown and Black Mirror, Antoine Fuqua's Shaka, the Gideon Raff-created Red Sea Diving Resort, Black Sails, Raised By Wolves, Warrior, Trackers and studio features such as Tomb Raider, The Kissing Booth 2 and Resident Evil. Early in his career he worked as a 65mm IMAX loader on Young Black Stallion and the documentary Wild Ocean 'Sardine Run', giving him a rare grounding in large-format film alongside his digital cinema expertise. Known for his technical precision and his ability to move seamlessly between focus pulling and camera operating, he has built a reputation as a dependable, in-demand crew member, with long-standing working relationships with leading South African and international cinematographers reflecting both his consistency on set and his versatility across genres. REQUEST CV

FOCUS PULLER / 1st AC

Feature Film

Short Film

Drama/Series

Documentary

Reality Television

Commercial (Branded Content)

Music Video

Corporate

PSA/Charity

CAMERA OPERATOR

Feature Film

Drama/Series

Documentary

Reality Television

Live Events/Broadcast

SPECIALIST SKILLS

Technical Camera Operation;  Multi-Camera Productions;  Live Broadcast Operation;  Remote Camera; Systems;  Digital Cinema Cameras;  35mm Film;  65mm / IMAX Film

DIRECTORS WORKED WITH

Alik Sakharov

Antoine Fuqua

Bronwen Hughes

Darrell Roodt

Ernest Dickerson

Gideon Raff

Jaco Bouwer

Marc Munden

Patricia Riggen

Roland Joffé

Sandy Johnson

Stephen Campanelli

Vince Marcello

REFEREES

Amelia Henning – Director of Photography (Faith in Motion Productions)

Chris Lotz – Director of Photography (Freckle Creative)

Gary Clarke – Director (Trilogy Creative Studios)

Giulio Biccari – Director of Photography (Razor Sharp)

Jorrie van der Walt – Director of Photography (Freckle Creative)

Jorrie vd Walt - Cinematographer

Mike Downie – Director of Photography (Cape Film Productions)