Text Box: meet your Director ~ Cameraman You’ve just found your experienced Cameraman Director, ready to shoot your broadcast documentary, docu-drama, promo or corporate production. Whether you intend shooting Hi-Def, DV, Digibeta, 16 or 35mm and whatever the nature of your film, this is where you can source any combination of director, cameraman, kit and crew. To help you stick within budget you’ll recognize the added value brought by booking a team who come with an outstanding track record of experience in the field. Since 1990 when I went freelance, the BBC, ITV broadcast networks and overseas broadcasters have become the backbone of my business and who, along with independents and corporate productions companies all demand highly creative, committed professionals to add to the team. Take a tour and give us a call Ben Hodgson Text Box: About me: I’ve spent my life looking through a lens and I love it! After graduating with a degree in film & television studies at West Surrey College of Art & Design (1984), I worked in production with Acacia Films before transferring into cameras (with Crow Films) until 1990, when as a cameraman I went freelance. I like to think that the experience I’ve gained over the years lets me shoot by reflex when under pressure and in a style both sympathetic to the subject and sensitive to the film’s approach. There aren’t many situations where I can’t apply my filmic back-history to come up with a creative solution. Being part of a team who are both 100% professional and fun to be around is also important to me - I like filming to be an enjoyable Experience for everyone involved, especially when shooting in challenging locations and sensitive subjects. If you’re looking for a Director/Cameraman who instinctively knows the moment to start shooting and, equally important, when to stop, or how to turn available light to the best advantage, can quickly set & light simple or complicated scenes and know how to shoot them, can quickly grasp the documentary’s plot, narrative and characters, then I’m your man. It’s not only technical skills that count for me; inter-personnel skills are key, and I like to build positive working relationships and friendships quickly, and then work at making them stronger. Check out my credits & reel, then let’s talk. Text Box: þ Aerial experience (inc. Tyler mount & Gyros) þ Motion Control experience (Milo rig) þ USA ‘I’ Visa þ Public Liability Insurance þ BECTU Member þ BBC Working with Camera & Lights accredited þ Centurion ‘Hazardous Environment’ accredited þ PADI Open Water Diver accredited þ Full Motorcycle & Drivers licence þ USA ‘I’ Visa þ Guild of Television Cameramen þ 16mm & 35mm film, Hi-def, Digibeta, DV

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