Oliver Smith is a member of the Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) and has completed the following technical camera training with BBC Training & Development:
Programme Making with the Sony Z1
Shooting Sequences
Oliver can film video for any purpose including documentaries and all types of events such as dance shows, bands & theatre performances. He normally films documentary footage using a handheld Sony Z1 video camera and uses a full size Sony DSR-250P video camera for recording theatre productions or providing live AV feeds for conferences.
Oliver recommends using professional tapes, to minimise the risk of drop outs, the tape options available are:
Digital Master tapes for the Sony Z1. (40 mins DVCAM or 60 mins DV or HDV modes) £12.50 each.
Consumer grade tapes for the Sony Z1. (40 mins DVCAM or 60 mins DV or HDV modes) £2.50 each.
Professional DVCAM tapes for the Sony DSR-250P. (3 hours DVCAM) £23.00 each.
The following stills are from documentary footage Oliver shot for Emily James an award winning documentary film maker. The filming included Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Caroline Lucas MEP (Leader of the Green Party) & the Climate Suffragettes.
Oliver also made the following film from the same documentary footage involving Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Caroline Lucas MEP (Leader of the Green Party) & the Climate Suffragettes.
Oliver can film videos for promotional use, such as advertising your business or music videos for bands. Oliver was engaged as a camera operator by TV Producer, Digby Fox, to help film some music videos in a recording studio for the award winning jazz group, The John Randall Quintet.
Example Promotional Video
The following video was edited as a promotional film for The Love Junkies from footage Oliver recorded of them performing at a wedding reception:
