About

FOCUSED, bespoke camera crewing & Kit hire…

Operated by freelance DOP (and sometimes Gaffer) John Palmer (“JP”) and based on the edge of London, UK, Roll Cameras is a collaboration of experienced DOP’s with a particular speciality in lighting Master Interviews for Documentary, Corporate and Online Content, filming Commercials in a Studio, small-scale live streamed events/presentations on location, leading small crews in larger productions or working solo as a one-person band for broadcast/documentary work. We’ve filmed on the red-carpet, with A-List celebrities, with CEO’s of Multinationals and in dozens of countries around the world.

With 16+ years of experience, working with all kinds of Camera Kit and Lighting set ups, as a collaborative we own several HD, 4K and beyond 4K plus cameras with a particular focus on Sony & RED. There is a lot of lighting kit in the Kit Room too, including a variety of modifiers and diffusion. We stock a lot of Aputure lights, but also have Astera, Litepanels, Aladdin, K5600, FalconEyes, Rotolight and Litegear products in the Kit Room so whatever your shoots throws up we have the kit to make it look it’s best.

PROFESSIONAL, CREATIVE IMAGE MAKING…

Working with JP and his network of support crew will mean you receive a complete experience of creativity, enthusiasm, technical knowledge and a hard-working professional attitude. Whatever kit we do not have in-house we can cross-hire from our Rental House suppliers, often at a better rate than shown by them publicly.

As a collaborative team we have experience shooting on most camera makes and lens combinations and will always make our best judgement on the day to ensure your film looks its very best. The nature of our work means we are very well travelled. We’ve filmed in over 50 countries and on every continent (except Antarctica) so if your project requires travel we are certainly prepared in that department and happy to facilitate the documentation to do so in this post-Brexit world.

We pride ourselves on being down-to-earth, friendly and reliable and you can approach us with any questions or concerns you have prior to your shoot or on the shoot day itself.

For a full list of kit available and their individual hire price please take a look at the Kit Room page. We often bundle kit together so there are discounted rates available depending on what you need and how long you need it for.

We’d love to talk about your project whether it’s Wet Hire hire (crew & kit) or Dry Hire (just kit or just crew) so please use the Contact form here to get in touch or email hello@rollcameras.tv.

JP’s credits include:

Documentary

Idea Man - Imagine Documentaries - Disney+ - Directed by Ron Howard. Cinematographer (Additional)

The Supermodels – Imagine Documentaries/OneStoryUp – AppleTV+ - Directed by Larissa Bills. DOP, 4 episodes

Who’s Afraid of Nathan Law – Palm Pictures – TBC Release – Directed by Joe Piscatella. DOP

Have You Ever Heard The Word Refugee? – Discovery Education – Online – Directed by Mark Miano. DOP

MMA Fight Academy season 1 – MOLA Sport – MOLA – Directed by Rocket Long. DOP & Camera Operator

The Magna Carta – Palm Pictures – In Production – Directed by Matthew Torne. DOP & Gaffer

The Tempest – Coolbox Films – Online – Directed by Tom Bainton. Camera Operator.

Commercial

Ring.com – Thousand Media – TVC – Directed by Karni Baghdikian. DOP, x3 commercials

Howard Leight – ShootYou – Online – Directed by Jordao Ranshaw. DOP

Millions & Millions – Coolbox Films – TVC – Directed by Tom Bainton. DOP

Hillary’s Blinds – BoxedTV – Online – Directed by Rob Oliver. DOP

AMEX Centurion – BoxedTV – Online – Directed by Rob Oliver. DOP

Arrow “Five Years Out” – AspenCore – TVC – Directed by Steve Urbano. DOP

House Beautiful – BoxedTV – Online – Directed by Rob Oliver. DOP

EU ECHO – ShootYou/BBC Studioworks – Online/Live Playout at Champions League Final – Directed by Matt Giles. DOP

Branded Content / Social

Al Murray “The British”- A&E Networks – Directed by ???. DOP & Gaffer

10 Essentials with Jason Sudeikis – GQ – Online – Directed by ???. DOP

Spint6 Golf with Gareth Bale – Hotheads – Online – Directed by Josh Goode. Camera Operator

How Do You Disney? – Coolbox Films – Online – Directed by Chris Goldsby. DOP

UK’s Biggest Disney Fan – Coolbox Films – Directed by Chris Goldsby. DOP

Teen Vogue Cover Shoot Charithra Chandran – Teen Vogue – Online – Directed by Emily Zirimis.

Arrow “Henry Fraser First Drive” –

Samung TeamGB 2014 – Hotheads – Online – Directed by Josh Goode. 2nd Unit DOP

ASW – Coolbox Films – Online -Directed by Rob Oliver. DOP & Gaffer

Forza4 – Berlinetta Films – Online – Directed by Josh Goode. Camera Operator

eBay Motors – Hotheads – Online – Directed by Josh Goode. Camera Operator

Lang Lang Fur Elise – White Wolf Films – Directed by Bart Baker. DOP

PEPSICO – Kethcum – Online/Broadcast – Directed by ???. DOP

Corporate

JPMorgan Brand Film – Synima – Online/Intra – Directed by Johnny Morrison/Yoshi. DOP (London)

Arla Foods Denmark Case Study – Online – Self-Directed. DOP

 Regular Corporate Clients include:

JPMorganChase, Gartner, Accenture, T. Rowe Price, Wells Fargo, Honeywell, American Express, Aggreko, Amazon, Schneider Electric, Google, Sainsburys, McKinsey, Bain, Microsoft, Arrow