One of my favorites – TRD Pro Vietnam Challenge
Some of my most enjoyable projects have been the longer overland journeys, such as Top Gear and Grand Tour. Back in early 2018 I was engaged as the production support and fixing coordinator for Toyota’s most recent TRD PRO challenge with Toyota’s talented Mr Andy Bell (From Nitro Circus fame). This production ended up being one of my favorites – not only for the amazing locations, the helicopters and the great crew (Jeremy Clarkson’s very own Grand Tour Crew), but because of the final production quality and cut – i really love seeing the final cut of what we spend 2 weeks filming.
This was a challenging assignment – which included the client requiring 3 TRD PRO vehicles to be flown by heavy-lift helicopters on platforms in the South of Vietnam. The first ever of its kind in Vietnam. The months of planning finally paid off, with a spectacular start to the series.
The most challenging moment of my production career – ensuring the 3 helicopters with the TRD PRO vehicles made it into the air! Terry Gordon, Production & Location Manager
The TRD PRO Vietnam Challenge was filmed in Vietnam over two weeks, taking the talent from South to North. The final production follows Andy Bell, Roland Sands and Jamie Bestwick across Vietnam as they take the TRD PRO Trio on the best 4×4 roads that Vietnam has to offer.
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Born in Sydney, Australia, and growing up in Wellington, New Zealand, Terry learnt how to work with and manage the needs of TV and production crews when he was the public relations coordinator for the Royal Australian Air Force aerobatic team, ‘The Roulettes’. His fourteen years in the Air Force has given him a sound background in people and operations management.
Terry moved to Asia in 2005 and has spent the past 15 years organizing and leading small group journeys through Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China and Japan. When not fixing, Terry takes contract work in remote places – In 2010 Terry spent 6 months in Kabul, Afghanistan as an Operations manager for Supreme Group, and most recently with the Exxon-Mobil LNG project in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Terry is the founder of Asia Film Fixers, a film and tv production support consultancy currently operating in ten SE Asian countries. Terry has experience managing the needs of small and large unit productions. Terry has worked with Channel Seven Australia’s Sunday Night; Roving Enterprises: Before the game and 7pm Project; Network Ten’s Good morning Australia , Sports Tonight and V8 Supercar productions; Channel Nine’s The AFL Footy Show and Wide World of Sport; The ABC’s ‘Sleek Geeks’ with Adam Spencer and Dr Karl, Cream Productions’ Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan & Modern Television’s (UK) journey to Burma with Griff Rhys Jones; as well as numerous documentary, film, television and sporting personalities – Australian film legend and hollywood star Jack Thompson, Australian Olympic swimmer and TV presenter Nicole Stevenson, Winter Olympic Gold Medalist Alisa Camplin, Formula 1 driver David Coulthard, AFL footballer Jason Akermanis, Supercar racing legends Greg Murphy and Jason Bargwanna, and Australian comedians Col Elliot, the late Lucky Grills, David Hughes and Julian Schiller. Most recently, Terry was the lead fixer for Amazon Prime's The Grand Tour starring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.
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