Discover Top Freelancers in Johannesburg, South Africa

https://film.magnification.co.za Having studied Web Design, IT and programming I later transitioned to photography and then videography, animation and design. I've been published in National Geographic and have won national awards; SA Pilot and WineSA. My turn-key content creation work includes PRODUCTIONS/ COMMERCIALS/ CORPORATE VIDEOS & ANIMATIONS for a variety of Corporate and Private Clients ​​​​ My broad range of skills means I have worked on a broad spectrum of content production and can assist with telling any story that needs telling, from presentations, books and photographs to full scale corporate videos, digital content, animation and short films. I am passionate, professional and personal. BOOK ME Let me help YOU tell YOUR STORY.

• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Over the years, I have worn many hats including entrepreneur, writer, facilitator, content strategist, magazine editor, radio talk show host, project manager, events manager and speaker. At heart, I am a storyteller. I am the author of Listen To Your Footsteps, a collection of essays, thoughts and poems that are reflections on my journey to date and the lessons that I have learned, and continue to learn along the way. I host the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, in which I have conversations with Africans on design, creativity, parenting, mental health, craft, writing, music, advertising, art, media, literature, fashion, comedy, entrepreneurship, anthropology and life’s lessons. I also produce the Zebra Culture by Kojo Baffoe newsletter where I curate what I consider interesting, insightful content on life, from an African perspective.

• Content Strategist
• Copy Editor
• Reporter / Journalist
• Podcast Producer

Thami Kapisa is committed to work on a film/television production, as I am a creative and a trained filmmaker with 7 years of experience in working on various productions and in independent filmmaking projects by directing short films, music videos, a 24-minute documentary film and script writing. * I have a strong ability to multitask, confidence in leading project teams, and working well under pressure. Proficient at managing creative projects independently. * Determined to be in a resourceful position that utilizes my skills and provides me new knowledge and experience. By means of proactively carrying out a range of support services including assistant director, camera operator and editor * I have the passion for excellence and ability to energies, problem solving and an innovative "can do" mindset

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary

I am an award winning journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Johannesburg. After graduating from the University of Witwatersrand's School of Arts in Film and Television, I went on to make a success of myself as a multimedia journalist working first with News24 (South Africa's largest news website) and later joining Chronicle - multimedia partner to the Daily Maverick. After two years of work, I decided it was time to pursue my Master's degree. I am currently back at the University of Witwatersrand doing my Masters in Digital Arts. Her research is focused on the use of existing spaces as a platform to relay stories in an interactive and performative way. I am passionate about social justice and the arts.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Copywriter
• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Translator
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Event Photographer
• Audio Storyteller
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Mosibudi Ratlebjane is a freelance journalist based in South Africa Johannesburg, whose work has been informed by a critical analysis of media reporting while striving to represent factual and accurate information, that maintains the integrity of the stories she covers. Over the past eight years of experience in journalism. She has worked at eNCA’s investigative show CheckPoint and the Mail & Guardian as a Social Justice reporter. She has been concerned with issues affecting the youth, violence against women and children and labour issues. In a continuous effort to hold those in positions of power accountable, she hopes her reporting assists in achieving a society that is just, that is fair and one that can make a significant difference in the health and healing of our country.

• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Company
• Translator
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• TV News Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Portrait Photographer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Podcast Producer

A passionate British multimedia story teller with five years international experience, utilising video, audio and photography to bring to life interesting stories across the genre spectrum from hard hitting social issues to the amazing side of life. Working across the globe delivering video and multimedia features, with work published on RTL, Nat Geo, Reuters TV, Panos Pictures and more. I am currently operating throughout Africa from a base in Johannesburg, South Africa ***Please note you need passwords to view my work** Worlds Oldest Mother: https://vimeo.com/45155335 Password: nr5docwn Photofilm White Squatters, South Africa : https://vimeo.com/30423976 Polygamy Family: https://vimeo.com/45627432 Password: nr5pol

• Documentary DP

Leon is an independent photojournalist and a photography trainer, currently working with the Wits Centre for Journalism as a Mentor in Photography to its postgraduate journalism students. He has a decorated history of working in different newsrooms as a photojournalist and picture editor. He has travelled and worked in Zambia, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa. Furthermore, he is freelancer for Bloomberg News and Daily Maverick, doing both Video and photographic stories in South Africa. He is also the creator of the “Man in the Green Blanket“, Mgcineni Noki’s Marikana photograph. Qualifications: Bachelor of Business administration in Media Operations Management, Boston Media, 2020

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer

I am a freelance Videographer & photographer with more than 15 years experience in the media industry and have covered assignments in more than 25 African countries. I am also regular contributor to BBC News and Reuters TV. I worked as a Video Journalist on BBC News’s flagship Africa business programmes, Africa Business Report, Talking Business Africa and In Business Africa. Before joining BBC News, I worked as a Multimedia Journalist at Primedia Broadcasting, where I covered major news events in South Africa such as the FIFA 2010 World Cup and filmed the infamous shooting of 34 mine workers at Marikana Mine in August, 2012. I have also covered photographic news assignments for the European Press Photo Agency (EPA) and Agence France-Presse (AFP).

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Podcast Producer
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• TV News Producer
• Fixer

Niren Tolsi is a multi-award-winning journalist based in South Africa. His areas of interest include Constitutional law, social justice, citizen mobilisation and the state's (often violent) responses to these. For the past five years Tolsi and photographer Paul Botes have been documenting the aftermath of the Marikana massacre, when South African police killed 34 striking Lonmin mine-workers in the North West province. They have been following the material and psychological effects of the massacre and the various narratives around the killing with all 44 families who lost loved ones during the strike. Tolsi is editor of the long-form and literary magazine, The Con. he is currently South African arts journalist of the year and the current Ruth First Fellow and Heinrich Boll Fellow.

• Creative Director
• Reporter / Journalist

I am a freelance production manager and fixer, with experience in reality tv and documentaries. Also having a background in Art Department adds to my ability to think on my feet and creatively problem solve. I enjoy travel and working with foreign crew - in South Africa and Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Morocco and Ghana, where I have solid relationships with my suppliers. I welcome the challenges of producing good content, learning new cultures, and love that each project changes according to its specific needs, to put the "puzzle" together, seeing the bigger picture and making it all come together.

• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant

I bring over 12 years of experience in video editing, animation and TV post production. During my time in Television Broadcast I oversaw the production of six wildlife documentary series for Discovery Channel, National Geographic and Animal Planet. This extended into 6 seasons on various Reality TV shows. In 2018 I opened Skyward Media, a video production company that has produced 400+ videos for clients across the world - Allowing for collaboration with numerous international marketing experts and teams to produce online advertising and marketing videos for companies across a range of industries.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Graphic Designer
• Post-Production Manager
• Digital Content Creator
• Transcriber
• Creative Director
• Production Assistant
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Production Company

I am a broadcasting and digital content production professional with a skillset across multiple audio softwares and social media content curation. I am a self-motivated and progress-driven digital audio and Podcasting Professional with a growing background in the digital content space. I have over 6 years experience leading audio productions and strategising excellent outcomes for large media houses. I have worked as an exclusive audio producer and editor for jazz podcasts, financial journalism content, hard news audio, commercial/golf podcasts and political podcasts and as a voice actor and on air host.

• Sound Mixer
• Executive Producer
• Production Assistant
• Post-Production Manager
• Podcast Producer
• Social Media Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Camera Talent
• Music Composer
• Digital Content Creator

Loyiso Mkungela is an award winning video editor, promo director and post production supervisor. He is a graduate of the University of Johannesburg with a degree in Multimedia. Driven by his love for film and visual arts, he takes pride in his work and always pushes the envelope in his storytelling and craft. With over a decade of experience in the film and tv industry. He has explored both short and long formats, from promos, commercials, dramas, reality and documentaries to name a few. His editing style is clean, slick and punchy. He is also a team player and has proven ability to work effectively with others.

• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Creative Director
• Copywriter

I am a video and photo journalist based in South Africa, covering all spheres of interests, from important and breaking news, to documentary features, to special character stories and developments . I cover business to entrepreneurship, youth development and sport, food and culture to fashion and science. You name it and I am happy to cover it all, build a team for your production requirements, and we'll have fun producing it. We love to tell stories to worldly audiences in a fair, ethical and relative manner. Call and/or email... +27849921214 / x

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Sound Designer
• Documentary DP
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Fixer
• Post-Production Manager
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Sound Mixer

I'm a freelance writer, photographer, and videographer and editor based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I've contributed video content to the African Hip Hop Blog, Africasacountry. I've also done work for 350.org's Climate Change campaign, and the pan-African energy start-up AfLead. I'm currently editing a documentary focusing on skin lightening among young people in South Africa. My interests run the gamut; I'm comfortable filming live bands in badly-lot clubs, fashion shows, social impact work, travel documentaries and more.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator

I'm a video journalist / shoot-edit based in Johannesburg, ZA. I have worked extensively across Africa for the BBC and a number of NGO's. At the BBC, I worked primarily for their business magazine shows, Talking Business Africa, In Business Africa and Africa Business Report, presented by Lerato Mbele-Roberts. I have been the shoot / edit for a number of BBC's special features such as "Working Lives: Mauritius" and "On My Street". I also work for some domestic agencies such as MNET ("Carte Blanche"), eTV ("The Devi Show") and TimesLive.

• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

I'm from the East of Johannesburg, born and bread in Kathlehong. I'm a photographer/videographer who loves what I do, I have been doing photography for over 6 years now and started doing video about 2 years ago. I started learning photography from my Mother then went on to study it at Market Photo Workshop. I have done some of my own personal projects, most of my work is more on documentary and events. I would love to see myself documenting some of the best and most beautiful stories all around the world.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Kyle White TV is a Johannesburg based video production company specializing in music, corporate and event videos.   With several years experience in the broadcast and entertainment industry, Kyle started his business in late 2010. Since then KWTV has become a sought after music video production company in Johannesburg.   There is no brief too big or small for our team. We deal with each project with the highest of precision; cost effectiveness and quick turn around times is something which we hold in the highest regard.   We look forward to working with you in the future!

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

35+ years as a writer, producer, director, line producer, creative producer, assistant director, props master and actor in scripted drama, documentary, commercials and corporate videos. In 2022 I gave up helping other people make their movies, bought my own equipment and embarked on a new venture as an independent all-in-one filmmaker, focussing on environmental films about the sustainability of our wild fisheries. I live and work out of a vehicle and can operate on-the-road anywhere in Southern Africa.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist

I'm a Johannesburg-based director & producer, with 12 years of experience as a professional filmmaker. My work includes documentaries, TV dramas, short films, and international co-productions for television networks including M-Net, SABC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Vision TV (Canada), LCP (French Parliamentary Channel), Tele Sud (France), SVT (Sweden); and corporate films for the European Commission, as well as independent films and television series. I have worked across many fields - as a researcher, a writer, editor, producer and director in both fiction and non-fiction.

• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial