

NAMI ONE PIECE CHARACTERS SERIES
We have been shooting with the Alexa Mini LF, and custom-made lenses for the show.”Īt Netflix’s Geeked Week in June 2022, we got our very first look at some of the sets and concept art for the series, as well as an introduction by actor Iñaki Godoy and showrunners Steven Maeda and Matt Owens:įilming wrapped for the series on August 22nd, 2022, with multiple cast members taking to social media to share the news. Producer Chris Symes always leads from the front giving his crew the tools and manpower required to achieve the work scheduled. The training included the doubles and the younger cast as well. We spent weeks training the various cast for the sequences, making sure they are comfortable and able to work on SCUBA. Frog Squad also provides the underwater cameras, underwater comms and diving equipment, as well as the working platforms underwater. We provide the dive supervisor, commercial divers, water safety and underwater camera team. The Frog Squad is a one-stop-shop for these sequences, working hand-in-hand with the stunt team and creatives. There are various scenes that require VFX elements, and scenes with key actors underwater. “Netflix’s forthcoming pirate adventure series One Piece – We have been filming at Cape Town Film Studios in the deep-water tank. The most funny, talented, big hearted, beautiful people who you will fall in love and who will BLOW YOU AWAY! /cbHFgtEUUQĪccording to an interview with KFTV, there will be multiple underwater segments in Netflix’s One Piece: Thank you to the incredibly talented crew that help bring this show to life.Ĥ of the Hats with me the day after wrap on eps 1&2

Land of sunshine, hard work, little creatures that visit each day, and mountains that every day took my breath away. On May 8th, 2022, Marc Jobst, who is directing episodes 1 and 2 of the show, announced that those first two episodes had wrapped filming on May 7th. “One Piece, which is set in Cape Town, involves more than 50 South African cast members more than 1 000 crew member jobs (consisting of 67% previously disadvantaged individuals and 46% youth employees), as well an Academy of Creative Excellence (ACE) mentorship programme for more than 30 young creatives and technicians in collaboration with the SA Film Academy during 2022.” The series used the codename Project Panda throughout production and was also been referred to as Project Roger.ĭuring the first month of production, the President of South Africa released a press statement talking about the show saying, “One Piece is Netflix’s biggest production project in Africa to date – both in terms of scale and budget, covering South African labor, infrastructure, and suppliers.” In early October 2021, Steven Maeda posted that he had touched down in Cape Town (where the series is set to film).įilming eventually got underway in February 2022, with the show scheduled originally set to wrap on July 10th, 2022, according to multiple production listings.
