Equipment
Equipment
Full broadcast support package
Fundamental to any shoot is a comprehensive, reliable kit. I am proud to have all of my own equipment and I carry spares of almost everything. As an electronics engineer previously I take maintenance seriously and carry out PAT testing in-house. Whichever cameras I bring on a shoot, you have full access to my lighting and support kit. Much of this is included in my rate, but I may make a small (pre-agreed) charge on some extras or where a large amount of non-standard kit is requested. Please note that items marked * are not normally kept in the vehicle and should be requested before the shoot.
Cameras
Sony FX9 Full-frame Camera
Sony FX3 Full-frame Camera
Sony F5 Cinema Camera – HD/2K/4K
Panasonic LUMIX S5 Full-frame DSLR (with DJI Ronin S gimbal) * (£125/day)
Panasonic GH5 with Leica 12-60mm f2.8 *
GoPro 7
Samsung 360° video camera. Shoots 4K. *
Drone
DJI Mavic Pro 2; complete with 4 x batteries, ND filters, landing pad, cones, signs, PPE. I am approved by the CAA to carry out commmercial operations (PfCO). Full commercial drone insurance (PLI £1million). *
Lenses - Zoom
Sony G-Master 28-135mm f4
Sony G-Master 16-35mm f2.8
Sony G-Master 24-70mm f2.8
Canon Cine Zoom 18-80 f4.4
Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8
Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8
Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8
Canon EF 100-400mm f4-5.6 * (£30/day)
Leica 12-60mm f2.8
Lenses - Prime (£25/day/set)
Samyang 24mm T1.5
Samyang 35mm T1.5
Samyang 50mm T1.5
Samyang 85mm T1.5
Samyang 135mm T2.2
Macro extension tubes for above
Interview support
VoxBox Pro Mirror Box kit for ‘down-the-lens’ interviews (better than the EyeDirect). Also converts to Teleprompter. I can supply an Android tablet with voice-driven Teleprompt software. (£45/day)
Lighting
Godox VCL300 LED with Apature Dome
Fomex FL1200 1×2 ft flexible LED panel, with softbox, grid and Liteball
Fomex FL600 1×1 ft flexible LED panel, with softbox
Litepanels Astra 1x1ft LED + softbox
Kino-Flo Diva-Lite 400 (daylight or tungsten)
Dedolight kit – 3 x heads, dimmers, clamps, gobo projector with assorted gobos
Lastolite 1.8 x 1.2m reflector silver/white *
2 x Arri 800W Red Heads *
3 x Arri 650W Fresnel *
Arri Autopole x 2 *
Magic arms x 2 *
Various Superclamps *
Monitoring
Sony 17″ OLED HD-SDI Broadcast Production Monitor; 2 x 42Ah 12V Battery boxes; stand * (£95/day)
Panasonic 9″ HD-SDI field monitor
Black Magic 7″ 4K on-board monitor/4K recorder SDI/HDMI in/out
Hollyland Wireless TX/RX system
Backgrounds
Large green screen 3m x 5m (allows full length presenter shots) *
Lastolite 6x7ft Mid-grey/black background *
Lastolite 6x7ft Green screen *
Lastolite 6x7ft Blue screen *
Lastolite Black/white background *
Grip
Sachtler V18 S1 Tripod
Sachtler DV12 Tripod *
Manfrotto heavy duty tripod *
Wally Dolly – lightweight, quick setup, 4m track with hi-hat * (£50/day)
iFootage Shark Slider *
DJI Ronin-S – handheld gimbal to take GH5 camera *
Audio
Sennheiser ME66 boom mic * (similar to 416)
Sennheiser Radio Mic
Sony Diversity radio mic with ECM-77 head *
Tram tie clip, wired *
Boom arm stand; basket & pistol-grip *
Data wrangling
Mac Book Pro 15″
ShotPut Pro for verified data transfer
Sony Catalyst Browse
Adobe Premiere CC and After Effects CC for on-set tests
On-site editing
See the Editing pages
Transport
Volvo V70 Estate
Fully insured for business use as a cameraman
AA breakdown cover (highest service level)
Extra equipment
I have accounts with equipment hire companies in the North, so any extras can be hired in as needed. Just ask.