

I can shoot stills photographs for you too. I also have a trusted selection of camera assistants, second cameramen, soundies I can call in to assist. The equipment page lists some of my technical kit available to clients and I can specify the right camera for the job, whether it is from my own kit or hired in. I can arrange the appropriate way to crew and kit in and out - Carnets, bonds, Estas, Visas. I travel the world and have worked within most industry sectors.

I am also an editor and director, and I hope that wider view means the pictures I shoot for my clients will cut together beautifully in the edit suite. I am BBC trained and still shoot as a BBC cameraman occasionally. I have been shooting for most of my working life for both broadcast and corporate video. I work with a range of agencies and producers as well as some blue chip clients. I think that diversity has stood me in good stead in subsequent involvement with a diverse project portfolio stretching across medicine, sport, travel, technology, drama and documentary - you name it, I have probably shot it. I started in the industry in 1986, but prior to that I had been a surveyor, stills photographer, and operating theatre technician. Plus I will bundle a load of extra kit if required: Wide angle lenses, sound kit, radio mics, full lighting kit, dolly kits, track, sliders, jibs, drone, Osmo stabilised gimbal camera, 360 camera, Autocue, Atem live-streaming kit, Final Cut Pro edit facilities and radio comms. I can hire in anything else to your preference. Kit: I come as just crew or fully loaded with a range of kit: either the large-sensor cinema style Sony FS5 and FS7, plus the run and gun Canon XF200. I am based in Guildford, Surrey, but I travel the world, and have worked within most industry sectors. Track record: I have been shooting for over 35 years with over 6000 programmes under my belt. I am a self-shooter cameraman with extensive experience and who can direct, shoot, and edit if required. I’d love to chat with you about how I can help you on your next production.Paul Osborne: Freelance Lighting Cameraman An experienced cameraman who can edit and directĮxperience counts: When it comes to multi-skilling it is important that you can rely on a freelance cameraman who can cope with sound, vision, and the clients. But it’s being freelance since 2001 that has given me the best opportunities to work across the UK and internationally.īeing a Birmingham cameraman means I’m centrally located with easy access to the the wider West Midlands, London, Manchester, Wales and most other regions of the UK.Īs an owner operator, I have a range of cameras, lighting and audio kit available for use on productions. Being a BBC cameraman was a solid grounding for my career. I’ve been a cameraman since 1997, after completing camera operator training with the BBC. I craft shots that are not only perfectly lit and composed, but are intended to give you a library of creative visual content that supports the editorial vision for your production. As a lighting cameraman, I always aim to do more than simply capture a moment. Also equipped with KA-SAT Newsspotter and own OB truck Ron Kennedy Freelance Cameraman / Editor with LiveU and a IPSNG broadcast satellite truck.

Captivating close ups, scene-setting wides, and subtle shifts in focus that add depth to your story. Freelance lighting cameraman / editor with own LiveU unit based within easy reach of London and the Channel Ports.
