Top Gear

Jaap worked as camera operator on the Nevada desert item of Top Gear's 5th episode of the 19th season, where presenter James May competes with an autonomous TerraMax. Due to the weather, that included regular snowstorms and working in -27 °C (-16.6 °F) every day on location, it took twelve days to shoot, working 18 hours a day, for a final item of about twelve minutes in duration.​​​​​​​

Director: Phil Churchward
Production: BBC
Role: Camera operator & VR creative​​​​​​​

More projects

Lyme is Hell
 TV awareness ad about Chronic Lyme (Neuro Borreliose). 
▸ Writing & Directing
Together We Shall Win
TV ad for Juntos Conseguimos in Angola, Africa.
▸ Camera operating
New Generation
New Generation was a promo film for the Northern Film Festival (NFF) and was meant to get new film- and mediamakers to the New Generation program of the filmfestival.
▸ Cinematography
Allemaal Vogels (All Birds)
A film born from improvisation, character research and family dinners, with six talented third- and fourth-year actors from the Actors' and Performing course at the Theater Academy of Maastricht.
▸ Cinematography
Beck's Beer
Introducing a new Beck's Beer with a massive live event in Berlin, Germany with Bloc Party, C2C and Kid Simius.
▸ VR camera operating & Directing
Showreel
A showreel containing various film projects that Jaap has either worked on as camera operator, director of photography or director.
▸ Camera & Directing
Doorgaan (Carry on)
Doorgaan (carry on) is a poignant, intense documentary about strength and survival. What do you do when life knocks you out? Will you stay down? Or do you get up?
▸ Cinematography
Get in
Rescuing a mysterious hitchhiker, injured on a desolated road, Richard stumbles upon the supernatural when confronted by the true nature of his enigmatic passenger.
▸ Writing, Directing
Ronnie Flex - Pocanhontas
Camera operator for the 'traditional' Music Video and VR DOP for the interactive elements within this project, insuring to incorporate the desired 'look & feel' throughout the music video, pushing both techniques to the max creatively.
▸ VR & interactive direction
De Jeugdverpleegkundige
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▸ Writing & Directing
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