ABOUT US
LONG ISLAND MOVING PICTURES is a BEE level 2 post-production focused media company headed up by talented online editor and colourist, Rowan Cloete and film and television industry content specialist, Carmen Cloete.
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LONG ISLAND has successfully delivered on a diverse range of content including scripted features and series, documentary features and docuseries, reality shows, music videos and commercials, delivering in roles spanning online editing, compositing, motion design, VFX and colour grading.
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Long Island LONG ISLAND also produces agency work from brand strategy to content delivery for several large corporates and NGO's.
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LONG ISLAND in 2024 is vertically integrating further with the development of a cinematic universe for Birdlife South Africa, with its flagship collateral being an eight part documentary series.
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ROWAN
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Rowan is an awarded post-production specialist, ​who over the last decade has become one of South Africa's leading online editors and colourists. He has worked across all phases of production in a career spanning more than two decades. His experience as an actor, director and producer has given him a wide technical and artistic vocabulary.
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Rowan is a member of the South African Guild of Editors and has been awarded the right to use the SAGE acronym in honour of his contribution to the industry. He was the first colourist in South Africa to be awarded the acronym.
CARMEN
Carmen is a media specialist and co-owner of Long Island Moving Pictures. She started her career in broadcasting assisting legendary director Bobby Heany, and from the field moved into corporate where she held down roles at KykNet and Showmax before moving to DSTV as a Programme Acceptance Specialist and Coordinator for 6 years.
During her time at DSTV she was (amongst others) responsible for coordinating the content classification of 14 movie channels and managing a team of classifiers. As a result of much TV watching, Carmen developed a strong sense for trends in the broadcast industry, and the screening of foreign content to advise on feasibility and purchase decisions was included in her responsibilities.
ANGELA
Angela’s 25 years in the television and advertising sectors has allowed her to hone skills in every area of production.
She runs teams from concept to conclusion, including shoot, editing, visual effects audio and 3D in the short-form, long-form, advertising, social media and live event graphics arenas. In addition, she run events, activations and roadshows.
She has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world including FIFA, Coca Cola, Mercedes Benz, Ferrari and McDonalds, to name a few.
Clients, suppliers and colleagues enjoy the fact that she can swing from executive producer to writer in an instant and that she can foresee problems with a director’s eye, while always retaining respect for other people’s roles within the team.