"The Tamarillo crew made our trip the trip of a lifetime. From the friendly, professional & experienced guides to the incredible attention to details, in particular for safety, the entire adventure was awesome."
Laurel Eastman; competitor, Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey, 2006. www.laureleastman.com
Tamarillo Tropical Expeditions has the experience and resources to provide logistical support and safety management for films and special events in Fiji.
For example, in 2006 the Tamarillo team were centrally involved in the 'Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey' - a professional event for the world's top women kiteboarders, competing for the biggest prize in kiteboarding history. The event took place in Kadavu Island, Fiji.
Tamarillo staff contributed to the event's design, arranged access with local communities, and provided remote location catering, support boats and guides.
Event organiser Cindy Mosey: "Tamarillo's logistical support before, during and after the event was vital to it's success. It was a pleasure working with Anthony and his crew. He did a fantastic job quietly working all hours of the day behind the scenes to ensure we had a genuine adventure."
(See: www.cindymoseyislandodyssey.com )
In addition, Tamarillo assisted international film production company Balance Vector, and professional photographers Ian Trafford and Stephen Whitesell as they documented the kiteboarding event.
Balance Vector producer Gus Roxburgh: "Anthony and his team were invaluable on our recent Fijian shoot. Their energy and enthusiasm were unstoppable and we wouldn't have been able to operate in such a remote area without their local knowledge and connections. Their assistance made a difficult shoot possible and their smiling faces made it fun! More impressively they managed to wake us each day with espresso coffee - these guys really know how to get a film crew going in the morning."
(See: www.balancevector.com and www.iantrafford.com . Thanks to Ian for use of the photo on this page.)
Other film shoots Tamarillo Tropical Expeditions have been involved in include the television show 'United Travel Getaway' (Fiji, 1999), and the movie 'King Kong', (NZ, 2005).
For groups wanting to organise films and events in remote Pacific Island settings, the experienced Tamarillo Tropical Expeditions team stands ready to help.
PS: A 30-second clip taken from the film of the Cindy Mosey Island Odyssey can be viewed at: http://www.driftarts.com/CM_Odyssey/CM_Island_Odyssey.mov
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