James Rudd

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Adicam Cart Plus, Autocue, Black Magic ATEM Mini Pro, Canon 18-80 Servo Zoom Cinema Lens, Canon 1dx MkII 4k, Canon 1dx mkiii 5.6k, Canon Cameras, Dedolight DLED 4 Bi Colour x3, Dedolight DLH400 HMI with Parallel Beam, Dedolight Lightstream System, DJI Ronin S Gimbal, Exalux Control One - CRMX controller, Hollyland Mars 400 S, Kinoflo Diva 21 LED, Kinoflo Diva 31 LED, Kinoflo Freestyle T24, Lightbridge CRLS 100x100 full set, Litepanels Lycos Bi colour light, Nanlite 6C x2, Nanlux Dyno 650C, Nanlux Evoke 1200 x2, Prolycht 655 C x2, Rhino Slider 21inch or 42inch rails with Arc and Motion, TV Logic 181S on set monitor, Vaxis 3000

I can use: Dedolight Dlh400 Hmi With Parallel Beam, Dedolight Dled 4 Bi Colour X3, Litepanels Lycos Bi Colour Light, Canon 1Dx Mkii 4K, Rhino Slider 21Inch Or 42Inch Rails With Arc And Motion, 24 Inch Powered Turntable Takes 128Kg, Canon 18-80 Servo Zoom Cinema Lens, Canon 1Dx Mkiii 5.6K, Dedolight Lightstream System, Black Magic Atem Mini Pro, Hollyland Mars 400 S, Nanlite 6C X2, Kinoflo Diva 31 Led, Dedolight Dled 7 Turbo Bi Colour With Parallel Beam Attachments, Kinoflo Freestyle T24, Exalux Control One - Crmx Controller, Nanlux Evoke 1200 X2, Nanlux Dyno 650C, Vaxis 3000, Prolycht 655 C X2, Adicam Cart Plus, Tv Logic 181S On Set Monitor, Lightbridge Crls 100X100 Full Set, Canon Cameras, DJI Ronin S Gimbal, AutoCue, Kinoflo Diva 21 Led

About me

Experienced gaffer. Working on TVC, Shorts, Commercials, talking heads and Docs. Fully insured. Well equipped.

Very good understanding of lighting, for both Stills and Video, fast and efficient - I own my own equipment. Happy to work with small or large team.

Specialist in Dedolight Lightstream, Lightbridge CRLS reflective light system for uncluttered set.

Equipment list:

Lighting:
Kinoflo Diva 21 and 31, RGBW, Snapbag and grid, Kinoflo Freestyle T24, RGBW with snap grid, tubes can be removed from fixture, Kinoflo T44 tubes x2 to with Kinoflo Ballast - 4 DoPChoice Snapgrids, Dedolight DLDED4-bicolour x3, Dedolight DLDED7 Bi-Colour Turbo, Dedolight DLH400 HMI 575w, Dedolight DLH200 HMI, Dedolight Feloni 1x1 x2, Litepanels Lycos 1x.5 LED, Nanlux Evoke 1200 with F35 Fresnel, second Nanlux Evoke 1200l, Falcon Eyes RX-818 RGB panel, Dedolight Lightstream system, CRLS Reflectors, 7x10, 15x15, 25x25, 50x50, Eflect system 40x40 and 20x20, 3x Dedolight PB Intensifiers, 2x Nanlite 6c RGBW tubes, 3xAputure MC RGBW, 2xAputure B7c smart bulbs, RGBW, mains or battery. 8 Astera NYX bulbs, 4 bayonet, 4 screw, 2 Astera Helios tubes 2ft - CRMX, 2x Astera Pixel Bricks, CRMX, Exalux lumen radio remote control, 2x motorised reflector controls

Grip:
Tripods, Rhino Slider with motion control, Ronin S, turntable, monopods, C stands, magic arms, radios, car mount, 2 Autopoles up to 4.5m etc, 6x6 ultra bounce, 6x6 windy ultra bounce, 6x6 unbleached muslin, 6x6 40 degree grid, 6x6 black, 6x6 net, 6x6 magic cloth, 6x6 silk, 6x6 frame x3, 8x8 frame, 8x8 ultra bounce, 8x8 50 Degree Honeycrates butterfly, 8x8 magic cloth, 8x8 grid cloth, 8x8 Half Frost, 8x12 black, x2 4ft floppy cutter, 2x3ft floppy cutters, 2x3ft floppy cutters, 2x3 floppy cutter, 2x3 floppy cutter ultra bounce, 3 sets apple boxes, 1 12x12 frame with diffusion (butterfly),2x 3x3 frost frames, 3x3 diffs and gels, 1x3ft DOP choice grid, Kupo triple wind up stand, with extension, boom pole, Kupo junior stand, cardelinis, k clamps, shot bags etc 1500w Dmx controlled Tour Hazer II

Comms:
Four Eartec duplex headsets. Four Motorola walkie talkies

Measurement:
Sekonic C800 Colour meter, Sekonic Lightmeter, Anemometer.

Stills Lighting:
Profoto B1x3, Profoto B2x2, Profoto A1, modifiers galore.

Cameras:
Canon C100 MkII, Canon 1dx MkIII (4k, 5.5k raw), Canon 1dx MKii, Canon 1dx, Osmo Action. Servo Zoom Cinema Lens. Lenses from EF 8-600mm, Hollyland Wireless HDMI/SDI transmitter

Livestreaming - 4k Elgarto, HD Blackmagic ATEM mini pro - up to four cameras. 5g Wifi, pass through router 8 port, BNC 20 metres, HDMI to SDI.

Kit list is just a glimpse.

Oh and drive an electric van LEVC VN5 for green credentials.


Referees:
Available on request
Additional information:
Used to working to tight deadlines as a solo shooter or part of a team or crew. Have gaffered on commercials, PR shoots, automotive and product shoots. Shorts, documentaries and features. Recently on two short films where I parachuted in with my kit when they were let down. Plenty of talking heads shot, and now also live streamed with or without switching.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Spark
Job Titles	Sound Mixer / Recordist, Director, 2nd AD (Assistant Director), Camera Operator, 1st Assistant Camera - Focus Puller, Cinematographer, Director of Photography (DOP), Photographer, Camera Supervisor, Camera Assistant, Sound Operator / Engineer, Video Editor, Gaffer / Lighting Director, Lighting Tech / Operator, Spark, Key Grip, Assistant Grip, Teleprompter / Autocue Operator
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	BECTU (UK)