Ridgeway Productions  

Recent work

Local production on the ground across Italy since 2023 — a Max Original on Lake Como, commercials above the snowline in the Dolomites. When a job travels, camera and drone go with it: Fuerteventura, Mallorca, the Arctic Circle. For production companies in Los Angeles, London, Leipzig and Seoul.

Lake Como — location serviced for Paul American, Max Original series
Boardwalk Pictures / North of Now (Los Angeles)

Paul American — Italian unit, episode four

Local production for the Italian leg of the Max Original series. Equipment sourced and collected from rental houses in Milan — two Sony FX9, a Sony FX3, EasyRig and Fujinon zooms — plus permits, three vans, and accommodation and meals for the full unit across four shooting days and travel days.

Ten crew on the ground — two DPs, 1st AC, 2nd AC, sound, three PA-drivers and myself — working alongside the production's own team flown in from the US.

  • RoleLocal producer
  • LocationLake Como
  • Year2024
Stept Studios (Los Angeles)

Brooks Running — “The Sounds of Trail Running”

Scouting, production support and vendor management across three visually distinct locations: the lunar plateau of the Pale di San Martino (reached by cable car), Baita Segantini (reached by a permitted off-road route inside the natural park), and the ridge above Rifugio Passo Selle at San Pellegrino, reached by a dedicated 4x4 pickup — each matched to the right access for a full crew and heavy cinema gear.

The standout: getting everything up to Rifugio Passo Selle unlocked a one-of-a-kind ridge, a scree slope for the action running shots and a steep trail, all within walking distance of the hut. One move, three setups.

Since featured on ShotDeck.

  • RoleLocation manager · drone operator
  • LocationPale di San Martino, Dolomites
  • Year2024
Brooks Running — mountain hut location, Dolomites
Lofoten at dusk — outdoor kitchen and open fire, from the FREILUFT signature film
TiePic Media (Leipzig) — for FREILUFT Manufaktur

FREILUFT Manufaktur — five films for one brand

Camera and aerial work on a five-film brand system for a German maker of outdoor kitchens: a signature film, a workshop film shot with the founders, and three atmosphere films on location in Lofoten, Mallorca and Münsterland. Tiemo Weidemann of TiePic Media directed, and carried the concept, the music and the edit. On set we made the films together — tripod, slider, gimbal, the framing and which scenes were worth shooting. The aerial work was mine.

Above: the signature film.
The full case study is on tiepicmedia.com.

  • RoleCamera · drone pilot
  • LocationLofoten · Mallorca · Münsterland
  • Year2025
Milano Cortina 2026 — restaurant location, Val di Fiemme
Haibun (Milan)

“The First Welcome” — Milano Cortina 2026

Location management for an official Milano Cortina 2026 campaign. The chosen location — a busy tourist restaurant — had never hosted a film crew before; securing access meant a first-time negotiation built from scratch.

  • RoleLocation manager
  • LocationVal di Fiemme, Dolomites
  • Year2025
SM Entertainment (South Korea)

NCT LAB — Jaehyun, “Horizon”

End-to-end local production management: locations, permits, crew, transport and accommodation — running an entire local production for an overseas client from start to finish.

  • RoleLocal production manager
  • LocationFlorence
  • Year2023
NCT Lab — Jaehyun, Horizon, shot in Florence
Honda Schneefräsen — snow shoot, Brenta Dolomites
Irresistible Studios (London) — for Honda

Honda — “Schneefräsen”

Local organisation and vendor relationships for a snow-themed shoot in early spring, when snow was scarce. The solution: a location with vacation homes whose gardens still held untouched snow — and where that wasn't enough, groomed snow trucked in from the Madonna di Campiglio ski resort to cover the garden.

  • RoleLocal production · vendors
  • LocationBrenta Dolomites
  • Year2024
Athleta Lab (Verona) — for Cisalfa Sport

“All 4 One con Cisalfa Sport” — Cuore, Fiato, Gambe, Testa

A four-episode campaign shot in Fuerteventura for Cisalfa Sport, produced by Athleta Lab. Working alongside director Filippo Maragno on shot ideas across all four episodes. The project led into the Rome Marathon, where the same four athletes raced together under the “All 4 One” banner.

  • RoleSecond camera · drone operator
  • LocationFuerteventura · Rome
  • Year2025
All 4 One for Cisalfa Sport — Fuerteventura campaign and Rome Marathon
Boardwalk Pictures (Los Angeles)

Small-unit shoot with David Gelb — Ein Prosit, Udine

A three-person shoot with director David Gelb at the Ein Prosit food festival. Local fixing, camera assistance and lighting support — the kind of job where the DP and I covered every department between us and the director stepped in once the setup was ready.

  • RoleLocal fixer · camera assistant · lighting
  • LocationUdine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  • Year2025

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