Shark Week in NZ

Shark Week

Shark Week is Discovery Channel’s annual week-long programming block dedicated solely to sharks, which first premiered in 1988 and continues to rate highly among a diverse audience today. GFS is proud to provide a range of production and risk management services to a number of Shark Week shows.

As the Executive Producer of over 20 Shark Week specials for Discovery, I have relied on the expertise of GFS for over a decade. In addition to GFS' comprehensive Risk Assessments, Julian, Frith and company have provided turn key logistics for several of my productions shot in New Zealand. GFS' production services made a complicated and potentially dangerous shoot run smooth with no issues. No one is better at navigating permits, logistics and safety than these guys! I have to say they were able to save the production thousands of dollars as well. I plan on shooting in New Zealand again in 2016 and GFS is the first call I'll make. - Jeff Kurr, Executive Producer for Shark Week

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GFS Project Services

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    Risk Assessment

    GFS has provided Risk Assessments for a number of Shark Week shows since 2008, including:

    • Comprehensive Risk Assessments for individual episodes.
    • Reviews of in-house Risk Assessments on behalf of Discovery Channel (auditing).

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    Facilitation

    GFS was the facilitator for Shark Week episodes filming in the waters off Stewart Island, New Zealand on behalf of Jeff Kurr and provided services including:

    • Establishing permits, permissions and location agreements.
    • Brokering contracts between the production company and local vendors.

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    Location Scouting

    • Ensuring optimal locations in terms of both scenic diversity and access.
    • Scouting of all logistical requirements.

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    Safety Diver

    A Safety Diver, who:

    • Ensured that required Occupational Health and Safety compliance standards were met.
    • Provided third party oversight on all underwater sequences, including a documented Dive Plan.

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