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Polecam owner / operator and freelance lighting cameraman

Hands - 16mm documentaryZygon - Sci-fi drama shot on DVCAMPetra - promotional video for Saga Music promo VideoZygon - feature length dramaConference opener for corporate client

Richard Hookings, Polecam owner / operator and Freelance Lighting Cameraman  with more than 10 years experience in broadcast and corporate video production in UK and worldwide. 

  • Cameraman for Royal Television Society Award winning documentary 'Scrapped' and for the documentary 'Hands' which was selected for the British Short Film Festival

  • Polecam operator for Athens Olympics and Dido European Summer Tour

  • Full DVCAM shooting kit. DSR-500WSP with broadcast lens. 4:3 or 16:9 operation. DVCAM or mini DV

  • 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 broadcast minicam is mounted on a remote pan and tilt head and can record to any format. The polecam kit comes as standard with a DSR-50P DVCAM recorder. 

  • Shooting in Southampton, Hampshire, South of England, across the UK and worldwide for broadcast (BBC, ITV, CH5, CH4, Discovery, Sky One, E4), documentary, commercial, corporate, promos, sell-through, training and live events

  • 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, Saga Shipping etc 

  • Extensive experience as a freelance cameraman and can also supply experienced crews and additional kit for multi-camera shoots where required.