
North Star Remote & Extreme
Supporting challenging shoots in the world's wildest places.
We can help you with:
- Early support to your planning, location, creative objectives and production requirements.
- Detailed safety and security intelligence to identify risk areas in advance, protect your crew, safely capture exciting content and get the most from your locations.
- Guidance on activity-specific risk management and specialist environments e.g. jungle, desert, arctic, ocean & mountains.
- Comprehensive peer-reviewed risk assessments for recces, shoots and specific activities.
- Effective medical, security, evacuation and communication plans.
- Dynamic Risk Management on the ground, implementing effective safety protocols for evolving and unpredictable risks inherent in operating in remote environments.
Personnel
- Safety advisers experienced in a wide variety of environments from deep jungle to Himalayan peaks.
- Advanced First Aiders, Remote Area Medics, Paramedics and Doctors.
- Specialists in adventurous activities and expedition leadership (e.g. Rope Access, Boat and Water Safety, Jungle Leaders, Mountaineers & Off-road driving experts).
- SIA licensed & experienced security personnel to ensure the protection and security of your crew in sensitive and hostile environments.
- Our consultants can take on a range of location and logistics management responsibilities to help reduce the pressure on production teams.
Training
- Personal care and survival for challenging environments such as jungle, desert, arctic or high altitude.
- Intensive training for operating in sensitive and hostile environments.
- 4x4 Training - specialist driving and vehicle safety for remote and off-road environments.
Equipment
- Advice and guidance on safety, medical, communications, personal and specialist equipment for a wide range of different environments, expeditions and activities.
- Our central London store provides rapid dispatch of discounted equipment for both direct hire and sale.
- Satellite Phones, radios, emergency beacons, GPS and tracking.
- Clothing & Expedition kit for extreme environments.
Recent Credits Include
- 'Connected' Zero Pont Zero / Netflix (In Production)
- ‘Race Across the World’ (Studio Lambert / BBC 2) – Europe & Asia
- ‘Escape’ (Maverick/C4) – Panama & Iceland
- ‘My Year with the Tribe’ (Keo/BBC2) - Papua New Guinea
- ‘Everest Rescue’ (Betty/Discovery) - Nepal
- ‘Fortitude’ (Fifty Fathoms/Sky 1) - Iceland
- ‘Survival of the Fittest’ (Two Four/ITV) - South Africa
- 'Dope' Netflix