Polecam HD, 3D owner / operator and freelance lighting cameraman
Richard Hookings, HD and 3D Polecam owner / operator and Freelance Lighting Cameraman with more than 12 years experience in broadcast and corporate video production in UK and worldwide and more than 6 years polecam experience.
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Cameraman for Royal Television Society Award winning documentary 'Scrapped' and for the documentary 'Hands' which was selected for the British Short Film Festival
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Polecam operator credits for all major television channels as well as Athens Olympics and Dido European Summer Tour
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The latest HD Polecam kit with the Toshiba IK-HD1 and HD compact flash recorder with the Polecam 3D camera cradle for 3D shooting
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One of the most highly experienced Polecam owner / operators in the UK- Polecam is a lightweight man portable broadcast camera crane, providing smooth, floating crane shots, with the ability to relocate with ease and speed. A 3-chip High Definition broadcast minicam is mounted on a remote pan and tilt head and can record to any format. Toshiba's IK-HD1 HD 3CCD Colour Camera System gives you the sharpest, clearest, true colour imagery available. The polecam kit comes as standard with either an HD compact flash recorder or a DSR-50P DVCAM deck. Shoot in HD, SD or 3D with the new Polecam 3D pan and tilt head.
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Shooting in Southampton, Hampshire, London, South of England, across the UK and worldwide for broadcast (BBC, ITV, CH5, CH4, Discovery, Sky One, E4, MTV), documentary, commercial, corporate, promos, drama, music videos, sell-through, training and live events.
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Full DVCAM shooting kit. DSR-500WSP with broadcast lens. DVCAM or mini DV
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Camerawork for high profile businesses throughout industry, retail, education and leisure including work for Playstation, Royal Bank of Scotland, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's, South Bank University, Dixons Group, Fila, Cunard, Saga Shipping etc
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Extensive experience as a freelance cameraman and can also supply different formats (HD, XDCAM, Digi Beta) and experienced crews and additional kit for multi-camera shoots where required.