Arnold H. Bucher, MA
motivsucher.ch
Im Bohnenberg 40
8112 Otelfingen

Email: arnold [at] motivsucher.ch
Mobile: +41 78 644 81 38
Skype: cmdr.ahab

First Assistant Director
Location Scout
Location Manager

Arnold at Work as Octopus

Workstyle

Specialized in complex shootings like camera cars, aerials, train shoots, glacier shoots, night shoots, road blocks, weapons, pyro, sfx in general, car chases, wire rigs, stunts in general, vfx, children, animals, international productions, quick company moves, mass scenes, complex permits, delicate locations

Focus as AD on thorough planning, efficient meetings, productive shoots, production value, team spirit, inspiring work environment for cast, health & safety

Knowledge as Location Scout covers all of Switzerland and some of the neighbouring countries and a huge amount of interior and exterior locations.
Specialties are remote locations reachable via production vans/trucks and efficient combinations of locations in order to reduce move times.

Selected Projects

Fiction:
James Bond – Quantum of Solace (Marc Forster)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (David Fincher)
The Informant (Steven Soderbergh)
Duplicity (Tony Gilroy)
Clouds of Sils Maria (Olivier Assayas)
The Night Manager (Susanne Bier)
Walking to Paris (Peter Greenaway)
Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise (Michael Steiner)
Platzspitzbaby (Pierre Monnard)
Heidi (Alain Gsponer)
Mein Name ist Eugen (Michael Steiner)
Papa Moll (Manuel Flurin Hendry)
Sennentuntschi (Michael Steiner)
Dr Goalie bin ig (Sabine Boss)
Die kleine Hexe (Michael Schärer)
Wilder (Pierre Monnard)
Gotthard (Urs Egger)
Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl (Caroline Link)
Und morgen seid ihr tot (Michael Steiner)
Haven: Above Sky (Tim Fehlbaum)
Cargo (Ivan Engler)
Der Koch (Ralf Huettner)
Polder (Samuel Schwarz, Julian Grünthal)
One Way Trip 3D (Markus Welter)
Der Teufel von Mailand (Markus Welter)
Der letzte Weynfeldt (Alain Gsponer)

Commercials & Corporate:
Migros, Coop, Denner, Alnatura, IKEA, Micasa, Melectronics, Galaxus, Ricardo, La Redoute, Charles Vögele, SBB, Swiss International Airlines, Die Post, Swisscom, Sunrise, Orange/Salt., Sony Ericsson, Goldbach Media, Postfinance, Credit Suisse, UBS, VSKB, ZKB, Clariden Leu Bank, Julius Bär, Bank Cler, Cashgate, Cembra Money Bank, Axa Winterthur, Zürich Versicherung, Allianz Versicherung, Swisslife, Sanitas, Helsana, Visana, Helvepharm, Fiat, Toyota, General Motors, Lamborghini, Audi, Seat, Skoda, McDonalds, Rivella, Lindt, Milka, Emmi, Kägi, Valser Wasser, Feldschlösschen, Cardinal, Maggi, Pringles, Toblerone, Kraft Foods, Axe, Gilette, Maurice Lacroix, Rolex, Stöckli Sport, Bico, Swisslos, Kuoni, ebookers.ch, Schweiz Tourismus, Zürich Tourismus, Wallis Tourismus, Ticino Turismo, Hotellerie Suisse, REGA, Heilsarmee, Umweltarena, Technorama, Paul Scherrer Institut, Schweizerischer Obstverband, Verband schweiz. Gemüseproduzenten, Bundesamt für Gesundheit, Bundesamt für Verkehr, Beratungsstelle für Unfallverhütung, Invalidenversicherung, SUVA

Production Companies:
Absolutturnus, Atlantis Pictures, Langfilm, BerghausWöbke Filmproduktion, Bliss, CAB-Productions, C-Films, Caramel Pictures, Chaoticlock Films, Chocolate Films, Cobrafilm, Condor Commercials, Constantin Film, Contrast Film, Crossmotion, Czar, Dschoint Ventschr, Elite Filmproduktion, Eqal Visual Productions, Eon Productions, Feitfilm, Filmgerberei, Futurelite, Goodmeat, Graffiti Film, Group.IE, Hallerfilm, HesseGreutert Film, Hugofilm, Jerk Films, Killers Producoes, Kontraproduktion, La Siala Entertainment, Little Shark Entertainment, Lomotion, Manifesto Films, Markenfilm Hamburg, Markenfilm Schweiz, mesmerizedpictures, Maximage, Morena Films, NXT Films, Onfilm, Opium Effects, Panimage, Peek, Ping Pong Film, Plan B Film, Polofilm, Premiere Heure, Presence Production, pret-a-tourner Filmproduktion, Pumpkin Films, Rocketfilm, Rosas’n’Co Films, Rowboat, Senator Film, Shining Pictures, shortcuts, Snakefilm, Sommerhaus Filmproduktion, Sony Pictures, SMLY, Station Film, Stories, Sunday Pictures, Telemaz Commercials, The Ink Factory, Tipi’mages, Turnusfilm, UFA Fiction, Unicorn Media, Universal Pictures, Vega Film, visualscience.net, Who’s McQueen, WirzFraefelPaal, Zeitsprung Commercial, Zodiac Pictures, Zum Goldenen Lamm