I am a versatile 2nd Camera Operator/Drone Pilot with a wealth of location experience across adventure, travel and natural history productions. I have had the privilege of filming and assisting on a wide range of productions for renowned broadcasters, including National Geographic, BBC and Discovery. These productions have taken me to some of the m... Read More

I am a versatile 2nd Camera Operator/Drone Pilot with a wealth of location experience across adventure, travel and natural history productions. I have had the privilege of filming and assisting on a wide range of productions for renowned broadcasters, including National Geographic, BBC and Discovery. These productions have taken me to some of the most remote and extreme environments around the globe, from the heart of the Guyanese jungle during monsoon season, to high-altitude shoots in the mountains of the Andes. Working in these challenging conditions has sharpened my technical skills, resilience and my ability to adapt quickly.

A confident shooter, I am proficient with a wide range of cinema cameras and lenses, as well as being a UK CAA qualified drone pilot. With a strong understanding of filming techniques, I have operated a variety of equipment including CN20 long lens, shoulder rigs, motion-controlled sliders, gimbals, timelapses and drone. Throughout my career I have often managed and maintained kit in harsh environments, as well as dealing with power cuts and using generators. Additionally, I have extensive data wrangling experience working with large amounts of 4k footage in remote set ups, as well as ingesting and editing whilst on location.

Skills list:

- Long lens - filming wildlife sequences with CN20
- Sync - Extensive experience filming sync with multiple presenters and contributors including interview setups and PTCs, also confident filming offspeed pretties
- Gimbals - Can balance and operate a number of gimbals including RS3, RS4 (with Titla rig) and 4D 
- Timelapse and starlapse 
- Motion control timelapse systems (Syrup, Rhino)
- Camera Trapping - Camtraptions as well as Bushnall and browning setups
- Drone -  I have my UK GVC and have plenty of hours on DJI systems such as Mavic Pro 3, Mini Pro 4 and Inspire 2
- Mini Cams - I am confident rigging GoPros and 360 mini cams for cars, boats and wildlife sequences
- Photography - as well as my camera work I also have extensive stills experience and regularly have taken production stills on location for deliverables
- Data wrangling - I am extensively experienced at DIT and handling large amounts of rushes on location

To view my showreel, please check my website https://www.tessbenjamin.co.uk/ Read Less