about Jeff debell
With thirty-four years in the film construction industry and a background in the arts Jeff DeBell brings creativity to building projects with an emphasis on the difficult and out of the ordinary.
Jeff is known for creating large scale natural environments that allow directors and actors to become both physically and emotionally present in their surroundings. He crafts large scale forests, jungles, rivers and beachscapes on soundstages, backstage lots and remote locations around the world.
Jeff has an innate ability to conceptualize projects in 3d from blueprints and deliver them in the time constraints specific to the film industry. He brings a background of construction, rigging and heavy equipment experience coupled with an artist’s eye to every project. Whether he’s on location in the United States or overseas Jeff has the experience to build a crew, find resources and complete the project wherever he lands.
SKILLS
- Onsite Project management
- Inter-department communication
- Background in the arts
- Heavy equipment management
- Landscape design
- Carpentry and construction background
- Climbing/rigging
- Welding and ironwork
- Irrigation systems design
- Greenhouse management
- Onsite water mitigation
- Jobsite access road building
- Difficult terrain project access