Do or Die
The Office meets Man Vs Wild in this action-packed adventure format that sees dysfunctional workplace colleagues to their physical and psychological limits in a bid to survive, improve their performance - and get back to work!
Zinc Finger Films
Essential Media
Synopsis
DO or DIE is a 4 x 1 hour factual series where regular office workers are thrown into a survival adventure that will change their lives and workplaces forever.
Each week DO or DIE drops a group of unsuspecting workers into some of the harshest Australian environments for five gruelling days. Calling on the help of workplace psychologist and outdoor adventurer, Dr Travis Kemp, the group is sent on what they believe to be a fun team-building exercise. Instead, they’ll be flung into a survival adventure with no escape. It’s DO or DIE!
A week full of emotional highs and lows, dramatic twists and turns, bringing the participants to the edge as they grapple with their own limitations, and the limitations of their colleagues. Can they survive not only the adventure, but also each other? Will they make it back to the office inspired, motivated and ready for change?
DO or DIE is one hour of adventure, conflict and drama played out against the stunning backdrop of Australia’s wilderness. Can office politics be put aside when the boss is dangling off a cliff? Would you put your life in the hands of the office bully?
DO or DIE is the series that sets work colleagues their toughest assignment yet
Photo credit Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Filmed and Post Produced in Western Australia
on the Traditional Country of the Galaagu, Bibbulman, Kurungal & Noongar Whadjuk peoples
Production Information
Director
Steve Peddie
Series Producer
Russell Vines
Assistant Producer
Dan Wood
Executive Producers
Chris Hilton
Julia Peters
Russell Vines
Narrator
Samuel Johnson
Host
Dr. Travis Kemp
Distributor
Annabel
DCD Rights
Post Director
Alan Carter
Composer
John Gray
Editors
Beckett Broda
Teresa Ashton-Graham
Regg R. Skwarko
Casting
McGregor Casting, Eliza Gorka
Production Manager
Kate Separovich
Production Coordinators
Liz Kearney
Mandina Oh
Kate Dart
Camera
Ian Batt
Gavin Johns
Sound
Ash Charlton
Glenn Martin
Edit Assistants
Regg Skwarko
Marko Jankovic
Data Wrangler
Matthew Jenkins
Original Concept By
Wendy Hanna
Julia Peters
Post Production Coordinator
Kate Thomson
Key Locations
South West Australia
Mimbi Caves, Kimberley
Lake Lefroy, Kambalda
Yeagarup Dunes & Warren River, Pemberton
About the Crew
“Every day of shooting brought with it the unexpected”
“The weather and the elements were constantly changing and that, mixed with the unpredictability of human behavior, meant we never knew what was going to happen next and what new challenges we would face as a film unit.”
– Russell Vines, Series Producer
Photo credit Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Photo credit Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger FilmsThe Narrative Focus
“While battling with our own fatigue and exhaustion our primary focus remained with the characters and their stories”
We were there to capture the growth, the epiphanies and the nature of groups as our characters faced their fears, conquered their personal demons and solved their workplace problems.
– Russell Vines, Series Producer
Production Gallery
Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Nic Montagu – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Kate Dart – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Gavin Johns – Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Glenn Martin– Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films
Glenn Martin– Essential Media and Entertainment and Zinc Finger Films