Red Owner & Operator | BenThompsonDOP

Ben Thompson.

Director of Photography & Camera Operator

A Freelance Cinematographer & Camera Operator, supplied with a RED Scarlet- Weapon and Panasonic GH5 camera packages, located in the UK.

Six years industry experience shooting Corporate, Commercial, Branded and Narrative content, working with various production companies across the UK and abroad. Clients include: Visit Britain, L'Oreal, the NHS and the BBC.

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Ben Thompson.

A Red Dragon Owner/Operator, available for work in the UK and overseas. My experience stretches across Commercials for Broadcast and Online, Branded Content, Documentary and Narrative projects, spanning from low to medium budget commissions.

My career began having graduated with a 1st Class BSc (Hons) in Film Production back in 2014, and I've been working across the film industry ever since. I've worked on a variety of Studio Broadcast shows and TV Drama including; QuestionTime and Holby City.

Now, I predominantly shoot Commercials, Branded and Narrative Content, for both TV and Web.

Ben Thompson Operating the Red Scarlet in London

Equipment

Red Scarlet- Weapon 5K

Camera

Red Scarlet- W (Dragon Sensor)

EF/PL Mount

2 x 128gb Mags

RED Docking Station

3x OLPF's

IDX V-Lock Batteries

4.7" RED Touch Monitor

RED Handle & Cheeseplate

Accessories

Small HD Focus Monitor

D-Tap power adapter

2x Sony Batteries (2500mah)

HDMI/SDI cables

15/19mm Support Rods

Dovetail locking mount

Dovetail Shoulder mount

Redrock Mattebox (2x trays)

Support

Manfrotto 509 Head

Manfrotto 545bk sticks

IDS Slider System

9ft IDS Track & Support

Vario Easyrig (18kg)

Shoulder Mount

Sandbags/Mini C-Stands

Panasonic GH5 4K

Includes

2 x Panasonic GH5 Cameras

1 x Panasonic GH4 Camera

6x Batteries

2x Viltrox EF-MFT Adapter

12x Transcend SD Cards

1x Wooden Camera Cage

Lenses

Sigma 17-50mm F2.8

Sigma 70-200mm F2.8

LOWA 7.5mm F2.0

Samyang 16mm T2.8

Samyang 35mm T1.5

Samyang 50mm T1.5

Samyang 85mm T1.5

Accessories

SmallHD Monitor

Rode Wireless Lapel

2x Sony Lapel/Recorder

Rode H6 Recorder

Zhiyun Crane 2 gimbal

2x Libec TH650 Tripods

1x SIRUI Monopod

Commercial Stills

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Calendar only shows dates that are booked

Narrative Stills

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Availability

Contact

Commercials | Branded content | Documentary | Narrative

E: benthompsondop@gmail.com

T: +44 7875757449

Email below for inquiries. I aim to reply to all emails within 24hrs.