I am Hans Schauerte, an independent film producer, director and cameraman. Over the past 25 years I have worked on documentaries, reportages and corporate films for major international television networks, agencies and businesses. I founded Souterrain Contemporary Film Services in 1998 after completing my studies at the German Film and Television Academy SFOF in Berlin. My team runs a studio and a broad range of camera, lighting and sound equipment, enabling comprehensive video production, postproduction and digital media services. I live in central Berlin with my family, and I am a father of six.

Hans Schauerte

I am Hans Schauerte, an independent film producer, director and cameraman. Over the past 25 years I have worked on documentaries, reportages and corporate films for major international television networks, agencies and businesses. I founded Souterrain Contemporary Film Services in 1998 after completing my studies at the German Film and Television Academy SFOF in Berlin. My team runs a studio and a broad range of camera, lighting and sound equipment, enabling comprehensive video production, postproduction and digital media services. I live in central Berlin with my family, and I am a father of six.

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I am Hans Schauerte, an independent film producer, director and cameraman. Over the past 25 years I have worked on documentaries, reportages and corporate films for major international television networks, agencies and businesses.

I founded Souterrain Contemporary Film Services in 1998 after completing my studies at the German Film and Television Academy SFOF in Berlin. My team runs a studio and a broad range of camera, lighting and sound equipment, enabling comprehensive video production, postproduction and digital media services. I live in central Berlin with my family, and I am a father of six.

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Experience Level

Intermediate

Work Experience

Videographer at Photostudio Zenith
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1995
First own videocamera, stage-shows, musicshows; short videos. Worked and traveled with cameras in Europe, the USA and Venezuela.
Videographer at Videograph Filmproduction
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1996
Vocational training as Videograph Filmproduction; gained hands-on experience in camera work and production.
Cameraman / Producer at Souterrain Contemporary Film Services (GmbH)
January 1, 1998 - Present
Self-employed cameraman, producer and cutter; founder and owner of the company (since 2008). Operates an in-house studio and diverse camera, lighting and sound equipment. Produced TV shows, reportage, documentaries and corporate films for Arte, ARD, ZDF, 3sat, RTL, Pro7, and later Al Jazeera English, Bloomberg, CBS and BBC; work includes theatre productions and corporate films.

Education

TV Cameraman at SFOF Berlin (German Film and Television Academy Berlin)
January 1, 1996 - January 1, 1998

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Software & Internet