Andy Van Cauwenbergh
Grandstand structure under construction on the beach in Dubai for the Gov Games

Eccholine

Ninja Warrior

Ninja Warrior and related formats, rebuilt country by country with a local crew.

Ninja Warrior and related formats were rebuilt territory by territory: different crew, different suppliers, different rules, but a course that had to be exactly the same and was repaired and re-rigged to specification between recording blocks.

RoleInternational production manager
ProductionEccholine
ReachFrance · Germany · Poland · Russia · UAE
Period2018–2020

Role

International production manager, event operations. I built and led the local crews, and wrote the installation guides, crew schedules and timesheets that the company then adopted as its internal standard.

The result

The build

Ninja Warrior in Cannes, the Russian edition in Moscow, and the Gov Games on the beach in Dubai. A different crew, different suppliers and different rules each time, with a course that had to hold to specification. The installation guides, crew schedules and timesheets I wrote for these builds were adopted by Eccholine as the internal standard for their following productions.

Trailer with Ninja Warrior livery being unloaded
Empty arena floor with stacked truss material
Truss structure under construction in a hall
The arena mid-build, with water tanks and scaffolding
The Ninja Warrior course under construction in Cannes
Truss volume being lifted
Rigger on the truss during the build
The course in Cannes with lighting and branding
The course in a hall in Moscow
The course built up on the arena floor
Scaffold towers and grandstand on the beach in Dubai
The course in action during a recording

Responsibility

Other work