About Me
Chris Smith
Based in London
I’m a freelance Director of Photography/Lighting Cameraman based in London.
I feel very lucky to work in an area I'm extremely passionate about. I've always been fascinated by great films and TV and knew from an early age that I wanted to work in this field. I now have 20 years experience shooting a wide range of material; from broadcast television to independent films, documentaries, music promos and corporate communications. I am equipped with a Sony PMW F55 and I’ve also invested in great quality lenses and lighting kit. I also have a Polecam jib as well as the newest stabilised gimbals. I am also a CAA qualified drone pilot, the sky really is the limit now! I find it incredibly rewarding turning my clients’ ideas into reality and get a huge buzz from creating top quality visuals. If you’d like to discuss ideas for your next shoot, please get in touch.
Phone : +44 (0) 7789 394435
Email : chris@positiveanglemedia.com
Video Gallery
Here are some recent examples of my work. Mainly shot with my F55 but also including; Polecam, motion control time-lapse and aerial shots.
Probably the coolest place I've filmed in.
Music promo featuring Snow Patrol's Nathan Connolly.
Shot with Sony F55 with Zeiss CP2 lenses
Polecam with Canon C300 examples. Many of these shots were for George Clarke's Amazing Spaces for Channel 4.
A short film staring Steve Pemberton. Directed by Clare Kissane
Shot with my Phantom 2 with Zenmuse 3D gimbal and GoPro 4 camera.
Here is some footage from my first shoot with my DJI Ronin. This is a fantastic piece of kit and I'm very excited about its creative potential
The amazing treehouse hotel in Sweden. One of the most magical places I've ever filmed.
A short clip from 'George Clarke's Amazing Spaces' series 4. The show celebrates innovative and quirky small space architecture.
Equipment
Kit list includes:
- Sony PMW F55 camera
- Sony PXW FS5 camera
- Canon 5D mk 3 camera
- Sony A7S2 camera
- DJI Osmo Action camera
- Canon CN7 17-120 zoom lens T2.9
- Zeiss CP2 compact prime lens kit (21mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm & 85mm T1.5)
- Tokina 11-16mm F2.8
- Sony FE 12mm F2.8
- Sony FE 16mm F1.4
- Sony FE 16-35mm F4
- Sony FE 10-18mm F4
- Canon EF 14mm f2.8
- Canon EF 50mm f1.2
- Canon EF 100mm macro f2.8
- Canon EF 16-35mm f2.8
- Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8
- Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8
- 2 x Sachtler 20 tripod
- Sachtler 15 tripod
- Sachtler FSB4 tripod
- Polecam jib with 30 foot boom arm
- Prosup Tango Roller slider
- Indie Dolly with curved and straight track
- Kessler pocket dolly motion control slider
- Panasonic 17″ HD studio monitor
- Small HD 703 wireless monitor with built in teradek
- DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone
- Chrosziel matte box with assorted filters and grads
- Chrosziel follow focus
- Cinesaddle bag
Lighting kit
- 1 x Kinoflow Freestyle LED fixtures
- 1 x Diva 400 light
- 2 x Velvet bi colour LED litepanels
- 6 x 150w Dedo lights
- 2 x Arri 750w lights
- 1 x PanAura 5 Octodome
- 2 x LED Icelights
- 1 x LED Litepanels top lights
- 1 x 500w Rifa light
- Macbook pro with FCP X and 4 terabytes of field storage
- Multi format card readers
- Popup green screen
- Assorted grip, reflectors and bounce boards
Crew vehicle
- 2019 T6.1 VW Transporter
- Twin side sliding doors
- Customised interior with secure kit stowage compartment and deadlocks in tailgate
- Separate leisure battery with 13amp mains sockets for charging phones, laptops etc.
- Accommodates 5 personnel plus kit
Photos
CV
Contact Me
Email : chris@positiveanglemedia.com
Ask a question about filming and I will get back to you within 24 hours