What services do you supply?

Kristian supply's professional filming services for high end broadcast TV, business video marketing and online productions. His services include: Location single ENG/PSC style and multi-camera filming, shoot edit filming for TV news, live events, sports coverage, live streaming, drone filming (CAA licensed and insured), with lighting and sound support.

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What areas do you cover?

Based in East Yorkshire he regularly works across Leeds, Hull, York, Lincolnshire, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Doncaster, Sheffield, Yorkshire Coast, Bradford, Harrogate, Teeside, Tyneside, North Yorkshire, the North West including Manchester and Liverpool, Midlands and the whole UK. 

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What experience do you have?

Kristian is an award winning versatile and creative lighting camera operator/DOP with over 27 years broadcast TV experience, filming in many different situations, able to quickly adapt to rapidly changing situations and environments. ​

Kristian began his career as a staff, trainee multi-skilled operator at ITV Yorkshire in 1994. He progressed to staff camera operator where he worked for 2 years on news, sport, current affairs and the Tonight magazine show. He was then selected to be the first ever dedicated sports camera operator at ITV Yorkshire before moving onto international sports broadcaster BSKYB where he worked for several years as a contracted lighting camera operator across the full spectrum of Sky Sports programming, both in the UK and Europe. During this period he was assigned to work on numerous high profile sporting events and programmes.

Kristian turned freelance in 2003 and, although Sky Sports continued to be one of his main clients, he branched out into other areas of mainstream network programme production working for all the main terrestrial UK broadcasters, streaming platforms such as Netflix and numerous leading independent production companies on a wide variety of factual, entertainment and lifestyle programmes as well as business marketing content shoots for some of the worlds' biggest brands.

​ Recent credits as lighting camera operator and DOP have included, "Grand Designs" for Channel 4

and "My Lover My Killer", "Kill Thy Neighbour" and "Sunderland Till I Die" for Netflix.

He continues to regularly work for the likes of BBC 1 O'clock & 10 O'clock News, BBC News Channel, BBC Breakfast, ITV News and Channel 4 News, as well as a number of foreign channels such as Channel 10 and ABC in Australia and ZDF and ARD TV in Germany. BIO

 

Do you work with broadcasters as well as independent clients?

Yes. Kristian regularly works for major broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix, as well as leading independent production companies, video marketing agencies, charities and businesses of all sizes CREDITS.

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How much does it cost to hire Kristian?

Rates vary depending on the project, equipment required, length of the booking and location. Kristian offers half-day, full-day and multi-day rates. Please get in touch with your brief and he’ll provide a free, clear, bespoke quote.

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Are you insured?

Yes. Kristian holds full public liability insurance, business and equipment insurance, crew vehicle insurance in addition to specialist drone operating insurance. 

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What equipment do you use?

Kristian owns and supplies a wide variety of high-end broadcast quality cameras and lenses, professional lighting kits and sound equipment. Kit can be tailored to each production, from lightweight documentary setups to full multi-camera live sports and events. Please see the KIT page for a more detailed breakdown of what Kristian offers.

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Can you provide drone filming?

Yes, Kristian provides aerial filming using a DJI Mini 2 Pro drone. Drone shoots are subject to weather conditions and location permissions, but he handles all risk assessments and permissions in advance. Full drone operating insurance is in place and Kristian is CAA certified. Over several years, Kristian has shot drone footage for numerous high-end broadcast TV and business marketing projects Please see his DRONE page for more details

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How far in advance should I book?

The earlier the better — especially for large-scale events or during busy periods. However, Kristian understands the fast turnaround of TV and corporate productions, and he is often asked to work at short notice.

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How do I book Kristian?

Simply contact him via email, or by phone with details of your project (date, location, type of shoot). He’ll confirm availability, provide a tailored free quote, and if you would then like to proceed, secure your booking.