Thomas Lorch, key grip, crane operator, camera operator, Berlin

Known for

Abgeschnitten
2017-2018
Crane operator
© ARD

Willkommen bei den Honeckers
2015-2016
Key grip, crane operator
©ITV UK

Mr Selfridge
2014
Key grip
You're Dead...
1998
Key grip, crane operator
Im Schatten der Macht
2002
Crane operator

Fictional movies as key grip

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2024	SOKO Stuttgart Block 93	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Gerhard Schirlo	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 93
2024	The Phoenician Scheme (aka TPS) (WT) 2nd Unit Company Grip	Feature Film	Bruno Delbonnel	Indian Paintbrush [us]	2nd Unit Company Grip
2024	Mit Herz und Hilde Vertretung	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Peter Steuger	Bantry Bay Productions GmbH	Vertretung
2023	SOKO Stuttgart Block 87	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Joe Berger	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 87
2023	Wir	TV Series, ZDFneo [de]	Multiple	Studio Zentral
2022	Familie Bundschuh - Bundschuh vs. Bundschuh	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Nicolay Gutscher	Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG
2022	SOKO Stuttgart Block 80 & 82	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 80 & 82
2022	Blutige Anfänger	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Patrick Popow	Studio.TV.Film GmbH
2021	SOKO Stuttgart Block 74	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Niklas J. Hoffmann	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 74
2021	Der Kommissar und die Eifersucht	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Michal Grabowski	Good Friends Filmproduktions GmbH
2020	Tina mobil	Limited series, rbb [de]	Robert Berghoff	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH
2020	SOKO Stuttgart Block 68	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Clemens Messow	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 68
2020	Kreuzfahrt ins Glück - Hochzeitsreise an die Ostsee Landteil	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Marc Prill	Polyphon Film GmbH	Landteil
2020	Herr und Frau Bulle - Alles auf Tod	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Michael Tötter	Eikon Media GmbH [de]
2019	Die Heiland - Wir sind Anwalt Florian Foest,	TV Series, ARD [de]	Multiple	OLGA FILM GmbH	Florian Foest,
2019	SOKO Stuttgart Block 63	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Stefan Ditner	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 63
2019	Deadly Silence 3DT Vertretung	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Bernd Fischer	Studio.TV.Film GmbH	3DT Vertretung
2018	Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen 5 DT Vertretung	TV-Movie (Series), ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Jörg Widmer	W&B Television GmbH	5 DT Vertretung
2018	SOKO Stuttgart Block 57,58	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 57,58
2017	Polizeiruf 110 - Demokratie stirbt in der Finsternis	TV-Movie (Series), rbb [de]	Florian Foest	Real Film Berlin GmbH

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Advertising/Image/Music videos as key grip

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2024	Netto - EM. Du bist ein echter Mehrweg-Fan?	Commercial	Lutz Hattenhauer	PUK - Philipp und Keuntje GmbH [de]
2021	Viessmann - Dauerglücklich auf Viessman.live	Commercial	Stefan Ditner	Grosse8 Visuelle Kommunikation GmbH & Co. KG
2021	About You - Inna	Commercial	Thomas Rigade	Spingun Media GmbH
2019	Ebay Kleinanzeigen - Wo gibt's das denn? (4 Clips)	Commercial	Simon Drescher	It's us Media GmbH
2018	BVR - Von Mittelstand zu Mittelstand	Corporate Series	Alexander von Wasielewski	Dog Ear Films GmbH
2017	Fri:day - Boxenstopp	Commercial	Alexander von Wasielewski	Dog Ear Films GmbH
2017	BVR - Von Mittelstand zu Mittelstand Folgen: 1,2,6,7	Corporate Series	Roman Lipah	Dog Ear Films GmbH	Folgen: 1,2,6,7
2016	HUK Coburg - Alles geklärt (mehrere Spots)	Commercial	Roland Stuprich	e+p films GmbH
2016	Wir kaufen dein Auto - Unser Neuer (2 Filme)	Commercial	Stefan Ciupek	Try No Agency [de]
2016	Ledvance - Experience The New Light (Brandtrailer)	Trailer	Alexander von Wasielewski	Dog Ear Films GmbH
2016	Sparkasse - Paydirect (WT)	Commercial	Stefan Austmeyer	Tony Petersen Film GmbH [de]
2015	Überflieger - Flieg, flieg, flieg mit .. (WT)	Commercial	Roland Stuprich	Jyoti Film GmbH
2015	VW Leasing - Katze (Internetfilm)	Commercial	Stefan Austmeyer	Tony Petersen Film GmbH [de]
2014	Regaine - Angry Bald Gorilla (Internetfilm)	Commercial	Christoph Nicolaisen	Vice Media GmbH
2014	HUK Coburg - Autospardose, Sonderkündigungsrecht, Beratung	Commercial	Ben Hartenstein	soup.filmproduktion GmbH
2014	McDonald's - Stars of America 2014	Commercial	Stefan Austmeyer	Tony Petersen Film GmbH [de]
2000	R N G - Are You Ready	Music Video	Frank Paul Husmann-Labusga	M.A.P. GmbH
2000	T-Online - E-Mail	Commercial	Manuel Mack	Bonito TV Produktionsgesellschaft mbH [de]
2000	C&A - Fashion Herbst I	Commercial	Miro Gabor	Videe GmbH [de]
1997	Mercedes-Benz - Tokyo Motor Show	Corporate Film		Facts+Fiction GmbH [de]

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Non-fictional movies as key grip

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2024	Rebecca Horn - Das Gewicht der Welt (WT)	Documentary Feature, arte, HR [de]	Christine A. Maier	Cala Filmproduktion GmbH

Shows/Live/Events as key grip

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2013	Das große SAT1 Promi Boxen 2013	TV-Event, SAT.1	Simon Schaffrath	Brainpool TV GmbH [de]
1997	April Hailer Show	TV-Show	Winfried Kleist	Westdeutsche Universum Film [de]

Further projects as key grip

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2016	August	Exhibition Film	Stefan Ciupek	Filmgalerie 451

Fictional movies as crane operator

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2019	SOKO Stuttgart Block 63	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Stefan Ditner	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 63
2018	SOKO Stuttgart Block 57	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 57
2017	SOKO Stuttgart Block 50,51	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	Block 50,51
2017	Abgeschnitten	Feature Film	Jakub Bejnarowicz	Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG
2015	Rosamunde Pilcher - Ein Doktor und drei Frauen	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Marc Prill	FFP New Media GmbH
2015	Willkommen bei den Honeckers	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Christian Stangassinger	Magic Flight Film GmbH [de]
2015	Die Informantin	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Christian Stangassinger	Magic Flight Film GmbH [de]
2014	Franziskas Welt - Hochzeiten und andere Hürden	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Christoph Nicolaisen	Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG
2013	Das kalte Herz	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Hermann Dunzendorfer	Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen mbH
2013	Mona kriegt ein Baby	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de], rbb [de]	Mathias Neumann	Ninety-Minute Film GmbH
2012	Marthaler - Partitur des Todes	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Felix Cramer	Akzente Film & Fernsehproduktion GmbH
2011	Tierärztin Dr. Mertens	TV Series, ARD [de], Degeto [de], MDR [de]	Multiple	Saxonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH
2010	Tierärztin Dr. Mertens	TV Series, ARD [de], Degeto [de], MDR [de]	Multiple	Saxonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH
2009	Lilly Schönauer - Verliebt in einen Unbekannten	TV-Movie (Series), ARD [de], Degeto [de], ORF [at]	Marc Prill	Bavaria Fiction GmbH
2006	Da wo es noch Treue gibt	TV-Movie (Series), ARD [de], Degeto [de], ORF [at]	Marc Prill	Bavaria Film GmbH [de]
2006	Moppel-Ich	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Marc Prill	Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG
2005	Typisch Sophie	TV Series, SAT.1	Multiple	Constantin Film [de]
2004	Typisch Sophie	TV Series, SAT.1	Marc Prill	AllMedia Pictures GmbH [de]
2003	Adil geht	Feature Film	Christoph Valentien	DOKFILM GmbH
2003	Geerbtes Glück	TV Movie, Degeto [de]	Marc Prill	Arena Aktuell Film und TV GmbH [de]

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Advertising/Image/Music videos as crane operator

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2021	About You - Inna	Commercial	Thomas Rigade	Spingun Media GmbH

Shows/Live/Events as crane operator

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
1997	April Hailer Show	TV-Show	Winfried Kleist	Westdeutsche Universum Film [de]

Fictional movies as camera operator

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2020	Kreuzfahrt ins Glück - Hochzeitsreise an die Ostsee B CAM, country part	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Marc Prill	Polyphon Film GmbH	B CAM, country part
2020	Herr und Frau Bulle - Alles auf Tod B CAM Vertretung	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Michael Tötter	Eikon Media GmbH [de]	B CAM Vertretung
2016	Tempel B CAM 10 DT	TV Series, ZDFneo [de]	Christian Stangassinger	Polyphon Film GmbH	B CAM 10 DT
2015	Die Informantin Stockshots	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Christian Stangassinger	Magic Flight Film GmbH [de]	Stockshots

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2024	SOKO Stuttgart	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	camera car driver Block 93
2023	SOKO Stuttgart	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Miriam Dehne	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	camera car driver Block 87
2022	Familie Bundschuh - Bundschuh vs. Bundschuh	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Franziska Meyer Price	Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG	camera car driver
2022	SOKO Stuttgart	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Ann-Kristin Knubben	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	camera car driver Block 82
2021	Der Kommissar und die Eifersucht	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Andreas Senn	Good Friends Filmproduktions GmbH	camera car driver
2020	Herr und Frau Bulle - Alles auf Tod	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Uwe Janson	Eikon Media GmbH [de]	camera car driver
2020	Kreuzfahrt ins Glück - Hochzeitsreise an die Ostsee	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Laura Thies	Polyphon Film GmbH	camera car driver
2019	The Queen's Gambit	Limited series, Netflix	Scott Frank	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH	practical electrician
2018	SOKO Stuttgart	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Daniel Helfer	Bavaria Fiction GmbH	camera car driver Block 57
2016	Tempel	TV Series, ZDFneo [de]	Philipp Leinemann	Polyphon Film GmbH	special constructions
2011	Comrades of Fortune	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Carsten Ludwig	Kaminski.Stiehm.Film GmbH [de]	special constructions
1999	Anna Wunder	Feature Film	Ulla Wagner [1]	Pandora Film Produktion GmbH [de]	set builder Elektrik / Köln
1998	Fandango - Members Only	Feature Film	Matthias Glasner	Calypso Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	set builder Elektrik
1998	Das Gelbe vom Ei	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Lars Becker	Colonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	set builder Vorbau in Werkstatt
1997	Ballermann 6	Feature Film	Multiple	Constantin Film [de]	set builder Elektrik / Deutschland
1996	Jede Menge Leben	Daily Soap Opera, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Colonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	stand by set builder
1995	Der Bergdoktor	TV Series, ORF [at], ZDF [de]	Ulrich 'Ulli' König	ndF neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft mbH	2nd assistant camera
1995	Jede Menge Leben	Daily Soap Opera, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Colonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	set builder
1994	Die Partner	TV Series, ARD [de]	Multiple	Colonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	grip & Kranoperatorassistent
1993	Modell Adenauer - Ein Tag im Leben des Herrn K.	Short Film	Peter Dollinger	Volksfilm Film- und Verlags GmbH	production assistant

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2020	Beats Flex - Nura ist laut für Veränderung	Commercial	Gabriella Moses	Stereo Films Medienproduktion GmbH [de]	best boy grip
2016	Wir kaufen dein Auto - Unser Neuer (2 Filme)	Commercial	Stefan Nagel	Try No Agency [de]	camera car driver
1999	Endemann AG - Urknall (Internetauftritt)	Commercial	Tommy Krappweis	TV Link GmbH	lighting technician / electrician

Basic data

Nationality	German
Languages	EnglishGermanItalian
Experience abroad	Central America: Cuba, Panama Central Europe: Austria, Croatia, Poland North America: Canada, USA South America: Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru Southern Europe: Italy, Spain Southeastern Europe: Greece Western Europe: France, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Licences	Befähigungsnachweis für Handgetriebene bemannte/unbemannte Kamerakrane nach BG ETEM/VBG oder BGI 814 [de], C1E (truck (C1) + trailer <= 12t) [eu], EU Remote Pilot Certificate of Competency A1/A3 [eu], First Responder DGUV 304-001 [de], Limited License to carry firearms [de]
Preferred place of work	Sea to summit
Immediate working area	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilities	Cologne, Munich
Associations	National Association of Lighting and Grip [de]

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Fictional movies as key grip

Advertising/Image/Music videos as key grip

Non-fictional movies as key grip

Shows/Live/Events as key grip

Further projects as key grip

Fictional movies as crane operator

Advertising/Image/Music videos as crane operator

Shows/Live/Events as crane operator

Fictional movies as camera operator

Fictional movies in other activities

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Basic data