Our Team
Mike Pritchett – Director/ Coffee Addict
Mike has over 13 years experience in the production industry. Starting his career behind the camera then moving into post-production, as a visual media communications expert he now specialises in directing and project management.
Mike spent four and a half years of his career travelling across Asia producing promotional and corporate videos for an international media company. He is the co-founder of Australian charity Kenya Aid leading him to be a guest speaker for The United Nations Young Professional Conference. Mike founded Trapdoor Productions in 2006. Drawing on his experience in the corporate world, Mike now brings together the best people in the industry to deliver outstanding projects for his clients. Mike has been in CA (Coffee Anonymous) for over three seconds now…we are very prou…wait scrap that… is that a macchiato Mike?
Zander Van Oldenborgh – Motion Designer/ Resident Kiwi bru
Zander studied design and post production at University but moved quickly into the industry getting numerous achievements under his belt including one of three lead motion designers for the Arabic Games working on the largest digital projection in history. 10k resolution, numerous TVC’s for Rip Curl, Nickelodeon, Billabong, Saatchi n Saatchi, and Warner music NZ, the list goes on. Zander is an absolute asset to the team at Trapdoor. Feel free to ask him to say fish and chips…it never gets old.
David Child – Producer/ Bondi Tourism Ambassador
David loves four things, film, surfing, creative advertising and Bondi. Having worked with clients such as Element, Billabong and Kustom Footwear David brings an eccentric side to the creative team at Trapdoor Productions. For organic tours of Bondi contact David directly.
Courtney Bowden – Editor/ Vintage Devotee
Courtney completed her study of a Bachelor of Film Production and was a scholarship student specialising in editing. Her attention to detail is of a superhuman quality, she is faster than a speeding bullet…more powerful than locomotive, could edit a tall building in a single click! Coupled with her love for all things vintage, Courtney is an extremely valued member of the Trapdoor team.
Cassie Williams – Production Coordinator/ Organisation Freak
Starting her career in Marketing and Events, Cassie moved into the ‘glamorous’ world of television production working across numerous networks including Channel 9, ABC, ARENA, BBC and French network M6. Pulling on her expertise from both marketing and TV she has a strong grip on the production world. She is an organisation freak as her title suggests so if you do wish to make contact please be prepared for an initial email – a follow up email – a finalising email – a calendar request and have your dietary requirements ready!
