Professional Crew, Production Kit & Multicam Facitilites for Hire
Steadicam Rigs & Operator - Broadcast TV Cameras & Lenses - Lighting Cameraman - P2 HPX500 Camera - and more!


All our crew are highly experienced professionals with a great deal of passion & skill. Below are flat rates per 10 hour day, to be viewed as a guide. Please call or email for a detailed quote.

Complete Shooting Packages:
Packages include EITHER a Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2HD/SD camera OR a Sony HVR-S270e DVCAM/HDV camera depending on your needs.
  • Lighting Cameraman, Broadcast Camera Kit, Sound & Lighting - £500
  • Steadicam + Operator & Assistant with all kit - £1000
    includes EFP Steadicam, directors monitor & all accessories
  • Cameraman, Sound Recordist, Director & all kit - £1200
  • Cameraman & Sound Recordist with all kit - £800
We can supply any of the above packages with DV, DVCAM, HDV, Digibeta or XDCAM Cameras (instead of the HPX500). Please email us for a quote.


Day Rates for John E Fry with...
  • Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 HD camcorder FULL KIT - £450
    which records broadcast 4:2:2 HD or SD to supplied P2 cards
    Full Kit includes: broadcast lens, tripod, monitoring and sound kit

  • Master Elite Steadicam + 4:2:2 HPX500 P2HD camera kit - £850 - £975
  • Master Elite Steadicam, without camera - £750
    for film, HD & high-end video production

  • EFP Steadicam, with HPX500 P2HD or SD - £720
  • EFP Steadicam, with DVW-790 Digibeta - £810
  • EFP Steadicam, without camera - £650
    for digibeta, DVCAM, HDV & XDCAM EX cameras
- All camera options include tripod, lens, matte box, monitor & top mic.
Steadicam day rate can be dependent on details of work, so please email for a quote. We also provide a stills photographer for £275 per day.


Day Rates for other crew & dry hire equipment:

Multicam & Outside Broadcast:
  • HD/SD Multicam Kit with 4 x Cameras & 4 x crew - £2500
    Complete 4 camera HD or SD solution + 3 operators & engineer
  • HD/SD Outside Broadcast Trailer + 3 Cameras - £1800
    • Engineer / VT operator included with all HD multicam kit hire
  • HD/SD Multicam Flyaway kit + 3 Cameras - £1500
    All you need to produce BBC HD acceptable multicamera recordings! Includes tripods, radio talkback, recording unit and accessories.
  • Newtek Tricaster (original version) - £100
    • A comlete 3 camera gallery in a box! Vision mixing, live keying & titling, virtual VTR & much more. Includes the Tricaster VM.
Crew
  • Camera Operator alone - £275
  • Steadicam Operator alone - £350 - £500
  • Camera Operator (when booked with OB unit) - £200
  • OB/Multicam Engineer (when booked with OB unit) - £250
  • Sound Recordist with kit - £240
  • Steadicam / Camera Assistant - £250
  • Stills Photographer - £275
Day Rates for other crew & dry hire equipment:
  • Panasonic AG-HPX500 P2 full HD/SD camcorder kit - £220
    3 available. Supplied with tripod, top mic & lens (please specify)
  • Sony PDW-EX3 XDCAM EX HD camcorder - £180
    Smaller SxS card camera Supplied with tripod, top mic & wide lens
  • Sony PDW-700 XDCAM HD 50mbps camera
  • Pansonic AG-AF101 large chip camera kit
  • Canon XF300 50mbps HD camcorder
  • Sony PMW-350 XDCAM EX 2/3" camera
  • Sony HVR-S270E DVCAM / HDV camera
  • Sony HVR-Z1E HDV camera
Accessories:
  • Genio Remote Follow-focus kit (for Steadicam) - £100
  • Wally-Dolly 6m track & dolly system - £80
  • IDX Camwave Wireless WiFi Video Link - £50
  • 4 meter camera jib system - £250
  • Wireless Director's monitor - £40
  • Sony 9" broadcast CRT monitor - £30
  • Sennheiser MKH-416 & radio mic kit - £40
  • 4 x 800w Redhead Lighting kit - £50
  • Panasonic P2 Cards, 16Gb & 32Gb - £call

We offer discounts for multiple days & combined hire such as 5 days for four & 7 days for 5. Please email for a detailed quote. All prices are to be taken as a guide & each job will be quoted indevidually following discussion with the client. All above rates are based on a 10 hour working day, overtime charged at £30 per hour. Expenses to be added to all above prices which include milage at 50p per mile, video storage at £60 per 250Gb drive (used instead of tape for the HPX500 camera), and/or any tape stock. Subsistence or a Per Diem rate may also be added. Prices correct at time of upload. E&OE.

Marketing Video Production 		The Outside Broadcast Team, Kevin, Mark and John
Our team & OB Trailer Unit
John Fry filming in the Brighton Conference Centre with some great gear from Picture It.
A big OB job in Brighton
John Fry filming new bridgelaying vehicles for the UK Army
Bridgelayers in Bovington
Filming an interview with Nigel Warren on sound at Oxford Castle.
Interviews, Oxford Castle
Inside the OB Unit.
Gallery of our OB Unit
John Fry & Kevin Babey filming for the NHS in Liverpool
NHS filming in Liverpool
Filming on Salisbury Plain for BAE Systems.
On Salisbury Plain for BAE
Filming on Steadicam in the studio.
Steadicam in the Studio!
View some Production Photos
Our Terms & Conditions
Meet some of our Crew