Gear

“The best camera is the one you have with you.”

Quote attributed to a lot of people

Gear choice is a vexed topic: on the one hand, gear doesn’t equal creativity; nor does better equipment make a better film. On the other hand, you do need to do the job and you often need to meet certain requirements.

Gear is also a personal choice, a choice formed from years of experience and with particular projects in mind. My gear is based on versatility and agility: it is compact and flexible, yet detailed and stunning.

I have designed my kit after many years travelling the world, wandering through unknown airports and rolling around in the back of 4WDs (me and the gear!); setting up in field hospitals and remote villages, and filming interviews and PTCs from board rooms to universities.

My gear is designed for documentaries, ENG/EFP, and corporate videos; for getting in and out quickly, for capturing pristine audio, and not drawing too much attention to myself. It’s designed for getting the shot in full broadcast glory; and it’s designed for getting the essential part of any film: the story.

Gear list

Camera – Panasonic HC-X2 one-inch camcorder (4k, 10-bit, 422), 2 x Nikon D750 DSLRs

Audio – Audio Technica AT875R shotgun, AKG P170 dialogue, Rode NTG-2 shotgun, Sony UWP-D21 wireless lavalier, Rode wired lavalier, Beachtek DXA-Micro Pro preamp

Tripod – Miller Air Solo 75

Lights – Aputure Amaran 200D, Aputure Amaran 100D, Light dome, soft box, reflectors