ABOUT US

Hammerhead Set Builders is one of the largest set building companies in South Africa.


It has been servicing Cape Town’s film & TV commercial industry since 2011 and was established by Michael Coscia, Steven Feldman, and Hugo Queiroga. Michael and Hugo have worked in the movie and commercial industry since 1999 and have a wealth of set construction knowledge and experience. Financial director Steve comes with an added dynamic having cut his teeth in Showtime Management, his family business that has been producing and promoting premier music and theatre events in South Africa and abroad for over 25 years.


Hammerhead Set Builders is renowned for exceptional client service, timeous project delivery, product excellence, and financial diligence, and has the resources in place for a swift 24/7- turnaround capability.

We design, build and install sets on various locations be it exotic film locations, high-tech studios, theatre houses, exhibition centers, and retail outlets.


Offering a full design and build service we have produced top-quality production designs and art direction for local and foreign companies.
Our experienced staff consists of highly experienced carpenters, metal workers, fabricators, scenic, and structural engineers. We work with a variety of materials including wood, metal, foam, aluminum, fiberglass, plastics, and textiles.


Our finishing includes scenic painting, spray painting, tiling, wallpapering, and laminating. Our services include transportation, prop storage and hire.


We pride ourselves on meeting deadlines and liaising with the client throughout the process until completion. Our workshop is fully equipped and geared up to handle any size job that is required.

  • As the Hammerhead team, we have constructed film sets for productions such as:

    • Power to the Children (TOP, 2011);

    • Mad Dogs Season 3 Episodes 1–4 (Left Bank Pictures/Out of Africa, 2012);

    • House Party (Warner Bros/Film Afrika, 2012);

    • Beauty and the Nerd (German production, 2012/3);

    • Mad Dogs Season 4 Episodes 1 & 2 (Left Bank Pictures/Out of Africa, 2013);

    • Dominion pilot episode (Bold Films/NBC/Film Afrika, 2013);

    • Book of Negroes Parts 1–12 (Out of Africa/ Conquering Lion Pictures, 2013/4);

    • Dominion Season 1, Episodes 1–9 (Bold Films/NBC / Film Afrika, 2014);

    • I’m a Celebrity Season 1 & 2 (ITV Hungary, 2014);

    • The Last Face – assist Set Decoration - (Moonlighting AAA Productions / Gerber Pictures, 2014);

    • Dominion S01 Episodes 1-9 (Bold Films / NBC / Film Afrika,2014);

    • Wallander 1 Episode (Left Bank Pictures/ Out of Africa, 2015);

    • Dominion Season 2, Episodes 1-13 (Bold Films / NBC/ Film Afrika, 2015);

    • Roots – Various adjustments/set builds (Film Afrika, 2015);

    • Saints and Strangers (NatGeo / Film Afrika) Black Mirror (Moonlighting – QQQ Productions, 2015);

    • Hooten & The Lady (Red Planet Pictures / Out of Africa 2015/16);

    • Call the Midwife – Christmas Special (BBC / Out of Africa, 2016);

    • Empty Man (20th Century Fox / Out of Africa, 2016);

    • The Last Post (BBC / Film Afrika, 2016);

    • Troy – Fall of A City (Film Afrika / Netflix 2016/17)

    • Kissing Booth 1 (Out of Africa / Netflix 2017);

    • Boogie Mountain (Moonlighting YYY / Universal Pictures, 2017);

    • Deep Blue Sea 2 (Warner Bros / Film Afrika, 2017);

    • Red Sea Diving Resort (Netflix);

    • the Good Omens (BBC / Amazon Prime 2017/18);

    • Dr. Who Series (Uberline Trading / BBC);

    • Inside Man 2 (Moonlighting Thirteen / Universal Studios 2018);

    • Last Days of American Crime (Out of Africa / Netflix, 2018);

    • ICE S02 (Film Afrika / Warner Bros 2018);

    • Kissing Booth 2 & 3 (Blue Ice Africa / Causeway / Netflix 2019).

    • Banana Splits (Blue Ice Africa / Scify 2019)

    • Vagrant Queen (Blue Ice Africa / Scify 2019)

    • Bullet Proof 3 (Blue Ice Africa 2020)

    • Untitled Alicia Keys project – Mauritius (Blue Ice Africa / Netflix 2020)

    • 80 Days Around the World – Various builds (Film Afrika / Palladium films – 2021

    • A Place in the Sun – Namibia ( 01 Films – Germany / Romance Films - 2021

25+ Years Experience

10+ Projects

2000+ Commercials

MAJOR RETAILERS WE WORKED WITH

Our list of commercial jobs to date includes over 2000 commercials produced for clients such as Audi, BMW, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Converse, Electrolux, Evonik, Lay’s Potato Chips, McDonalds, Mercedes Benz, Nikon, Unilever and VW

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