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Kristian Barrass

Lighting Camera Operator Camera Operator Drone Operator Self Shooting Director Self Shooter Shoot Edit

I'm an experienced and creative lighting ENG/PSC cameraman and CAA licensed aerial drone operator based in Yorkshire. I cover the whole of the North and Midlands. I am also available to work anywhere in the UK. I have worked on a wide variety of network TV observational, lifestyle, light-entertainment and current affairs programmes as well as sport and news for all of the main broadcasters and independent production companies. I specialise in location shoots, with or with-out a sound recordist, especially working to tight deadlines and often in difficult situations but always in a creative, sensitive and professional manner. I began my career as a multi-skilled ENG camera operator at ITV Yorkshire working on news, sport and current affairs before going on to cover a 20 day per month contract for Sky Sports for 12 years as a lighting cameraman working on various sporting programmes both in the UK and Europe. Since turning freelance I have since gone on to build up a varied and prestigious broadcast and corporate client list. Covering sport has remained a major source of my work covering assignments for Sky Sports, Premier League Productions, IMG, ITN Productions, NEP, PDI, Flat Back Four and Fulwell 73 in recent years.. Don't worry if you don't have the time or budget to send a director or producer as I am happy and confident to self direct, including conducting interviews and driving a story. I'm also able to work as a directing self-shooter as illustrated by work on BBC 1's "Car Wars" and self shooting corporate assignments for leading agencies such as Media Zoo, Polar Media, The Marketing Cafe, Middle Table and Proudmotion, amongst others. Location editing and uploading of footage via a laptop running Premier Pro CC is available as well as chroma key filming with large portable green screen backgrounds, dynamic moving b-roll footage via a Sony a7iii with Ronin M gimbal and a Go Pro HD mini cam with a variety of mountings. I've experience of working with various satellite trucks to shoot items such as live reports and press conferences. In addition, I've regularly operated Live U, Mobile view and WMT IP streaming equipment to feed rushes and undertake live broadcasts as well as experience of using BT and ADI fibre boxes. I offer a range of shooting formats (which I own/maintain) including a SONY PXW-FX9 camera with a range of full frame zoom and prime lenses. A Sony A7siii 10 bit mirrorless full frame camera great as a second camera or on the gimbal or slider and a Sony HDW 750 HDCAM HD shoulder mounted ENG camera with a Canon HJ22 lens recording Pro res files onto SD cards. All shooting options come with comprehensive sound and lighting kits as well as use of a large crew vehicle able to carry up to 5 passengers plus kit. I am a CAA licensed aerial drone operator and offer the use of a DJI Phantom4 Pro+ drone with 4K/HD capable camera and DJI Mini2. I am an approved BBC, ITV, IMG, NEP, ITN and Sky Sports supplier I am covered by £5 million of public liability insurance. With 20 years TV experience I've built up wide network of freelance contacts and Barrass TV Crews Ltd can solve your complete crewing needs as we can also provide sound recordists and additional camera operators, production crew and assistants if required. I am always open to negotiation in terms of rates, especially for longer assignments.

Showreel

Recent Work

Factual TV

Kill Thy Neighbour - 5 Star - First Look TV - 2021
Trip Hazard 2nd unit camera - Channel 4 - Studio 71 - 2021
BBC Breakfast - Hull Covid Feature (Shoot/edit) - 2020
This Week OnThe Farm - Channel 5 - Daisy Beck Studios 2020
Sunderland Till I Die Series 2 - Netflix/Fulwell 73 2019
ABC Australia - 7.30 programme 2019
ZDF - Germany Frontal 21 Programme 2019
BBC Breakfast - European Elections Feature Tim Moffat 2019
The One Show - Secret Cycleways BBC Belfast 2018
Coast v Country - Freeform Productions Channel 4 2018
Robin Hood vs Lausanne football investor - SRG SSR Swiss TV 2018
BBC Inside Out - Flammable Skin Creams - BBC Leeds 2018
The One Show - Jennie Murray - Life Lecture - BBC Belfast 2018
MBC - Saudi National Day Celebrations 2017 for Al Arabiya News Channel Dubai 2017
Upload Films - Concussion 2017
Middle Table - Conservative Party Political Broadcast 2017
Last Tackle - Inside The Toronto Wolfpack - Moody St. TV 2017-18
The One Show – BBC Belfast BBC1 2018
The One Show – Real Life Television 2014
Motorway Cops 3 – Folio BBC1
Mary Queen Of Shops – Optomen TV BBC2
Street Crime Live – North One TV Channel 5
Daily Politics Show – BBC2
Freaky Eaters series 2 – Betty TV BBC3
IIFA Awards 2007 (BollyWood Oscars) – Arqiva / Wizcraft
Sunday AM – BBC1
Village SOS – BBC Wales BBC1
Found (series 2) – Leopard Films – BBC1
Tales From The Countryside – Kingfisher Television Productions – ITV 1
Car Wars Series 2 – Folio (Mentorn) – BBC1
Watchdog – BBC Factual – BBC1
Hard Labour – IWC Media- Discovery
How To Look Good Naked – Maverick – Channel 4
Don’t Get Done Get Dom – Flame TV – BBC1
Old Dogs New Tricks – BBC Factual – BBC1
Property Prophets – IWC Media – UKTV
Gordon Ramsay’s “The F Word” – Optomen TV – Channel 4
Tenants From Hell – LWT – ITV1
Disaster Masters (Series 2) – Folio (Mentorn) – BBC1
Weddings Live – Mandril – Discovery Home & Health
Car Wars – Folio (Mentorn) – BBC1 (Camera/Director)
Culture Show – BBC – BBC2
The Reclaimers – Wall to Wall – BBC2
Spendaholics – Betty TV – BBC3 & BBC2
Who Rules the Roost? Series 1 & 2 – Ricochet (BBC2 & BBC3)
Homes Under The Hammer Series 3 – Lion Television – BBC1
House Auction – Tiger Aspect – Channel 4
Under London Ground – Polar Media – Five
Airline Series 9 & 10 – LWT – ITV1
Hell’s Kitchen Reunion – LWT – ITV1
Teenagers From Hell – LWT – ITV1
Monster Garage – LWT
Salvage Squad – Wall To Wall – Channel 4
Fat Families – Slim Chance – Pilot – Mentorn
End of Story – BBC Scotland – BBC3
Miners Strike – BBC Wales
Inside Out – BBC Yorkshire
Monster Nation – US Discovery Channel
Channel 4 Political Awards – McDougal Craig North
Squeal of Fortune – The Gaming Channel
Drastic Plastic – Yorkshire TV Factuals
Calendar News, Tonight, Field Of Dreams, Trading Places – ITV Yorkshire

Corporate & Agency Work

COP 26 HSBC - Media Zoo 2021
Maskells Estate Agents Chelsea - The Marketing Cafe 2021
Nisa Online Expo 2021 - 18 Players
Ripon Farm Services - Dexter Media 2021
New Homes - The Marketing Cafe 2021
Love Brownies - Dexter Media 2021
Homeflow - The Marketing Cafe 2021
Yorkshire Cricket Board Community Awards - Dexter Media 2021
Iceland Seafoods International Annual GM 2021
Brian Barr Solicitors - The Marketing Cafe 2020
Citidines Aparthotel Islington - The Marketing Cafe 2020
Ilkley Bid - Dexter Media 2020
Drive By Media 2020
Ghyll Royd School - Dexter Media 2021
Burley Woodhead Primary School - Dexter Media 2020
Arts eMotion | Creative Media Studio - Air Products 2020
World Mark Films - JIT 2020
Lionhearts Squad Announcement - England FA 2020
Media Zoo - Ineos TV 2020
The Marketing Cafe - Christie and Co Business Outlook Tour 2020
Caddick Construction - Headingley Revelopment 2020
Streamstay - Perevel Care Homes 2020
Yorkshire County Cricket Club - Experience it 2019
The Marketing Cafe - Cello TV Factory Tour 2019
The Marketing Cafe - One Year No Beer 2019
Bladonmore - Children's Heart Surgery Fund 2019
Essex TV (USA) - Pfizer Barcelona Interview Shoot 2019
Screen Credit.TV - P&O Ferries Financial Roadshow 2019
Bladonmore - M&S Internal Interviews 2019
Electric Robin - ITV Studios Tour Commercial(Drone footage) 2019
Thincats Cyclo 2019
Flathead - First Choice Labels 2019
Vision Quest Productions - USA 2019
Media Zoo - Team INEOS launch 2019
Media Zoo - INEOS Hull 2019
Media Zoo - I Gas 2019
The Peoples Postcode Lottery 2019
The Marketing Cafe - Christie & Co 2019
The Marketing Cafe - Hilton at The Ageas Bowl 2019
Tower Pictures - Federation of Small Business Regional Awards 2019
Bank Of America Merril Lynch 2019
British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy 2018
The Environment Agency 2018
SES Engineering Services 2018
Ekstasy 2018
Polar Media - Orsted 2018
BRR Media - Linden Homes 2018 Yorkshire County Cricket Club 2018
Proud Motion - Brighterkind 2018
Edit Pro Solutions - Moduloft 2018
Middle Table 2017
Alembic TV 2017
Digital Snowball 2017
mmpro (Berlin) 2017
Pfizer
Nike
Honda
TUC
Avenance PLC
Tillings
HBL
JWT
National IT Learning Centre
Asda
Costcutter
HSBC
Norwich Union
Arc (RBS Insurance)
Central Office Of Information
1871 Productions Ltd
Webs Edge
Blakeway Productions
INTO Sport
Adsel Productions
Happold TV
Fantasia Advertising
SML Marketing & Events
Grovesnor TV
lEXUS (X2 Productions)
Cunningham Lindsey
INS (Belgium)
Davis Panzer Inc (US)
Euro RSCG
TVF Communications
Zip Television
Image – Metrics
Concise Ltd
Gizmo Animations
Eye To Eye TV
Poquito
Lucas Communications
Mezzo
Pace Productions
Vox Humana
Burnt Peaks inc (USA)
Essex Television (USA)
Original Productions (USA)
Explore Productions (USA)
Nyquest Productions
Streamstay
Talar Made
Poppy Red Media

TV News

BBC 6 O'clock News - Shoot/Edit
Calendar News - ITV Yorkshire
BBC – Newsnight
BBC – News 24
BBC – Breakfast
ABC Australia
BBC – Look North Hull
BBC – Look North Leeds
Channel 4 News
Sky News
ITV News
Ruptly News Agency Berlin
ACFI Press Agency - Canary Islands

Childrens TV

BBC – Boogie Beebies – CBeebies
BBC – Big Cook Little Cook – Cbeebies

Sport

ET20 Vitality Blast Multi Camera Coverage - Yorkshire CCC 2021
England Womens Team BTS Content - England FA 2021
Lionhearts Squad Announcement - England FA 2020
IMG/Flat Back Four Productions/Quest - Football League Match Coverage 2016 - present day
BBC Football Focus - Live Interview Tranmere Rovers 2020
Sunderland Till I Die Series 2 - Netflix/Fulwell 73 2019
NEP Broadcast - Hull v Wigan EFL OB - Camera 5 operator
Premier League Productions – Premier League News
ITN Productions - Football League Coverage
PDI Media - BBC Super league Show
Sky Sports – Super Sunday, Soccer AM, Soccer Saturday, Football League Weekend, Champions League, La Ligua, Super League Rugby, Boots N All, Take It Like A Fan, The Rugby Club, Cricket AM, Euro 2000, Tight Lines, Ringside, Basket Ball, Ice Hockey, The Trilby Tour
BBC – Football Focus
BBC – Athletics Focus
ESPN – Champions League
North One TV – England‘s Dream Team – Channel 4
ITV Yorkshire – Soccer Sunday
Done and Dusted – Mourinho’s +10 –
Channel 4
Paul Docerty International – Rugby League Raw – ITV1
ISN / ITV Sport – On The Ball, Nationwide Extra
Chrysalis North – Darren Gough’s Cricket Academy
TWI – Premiership Review

Additional Info

EQUIPMENT

Cameras
Sony PXW-FX9 with Sony G master full frame lenses
Fujinon MK 18-55mm T2.9 Cinema Zoom Lens - Sony E Mount
Sony a7siii full frame mirrorless
Sony HDW750 HDCAM ENG style shoulder-mounted camera shooting Pro res files onto SD cards.
GO Pro HD mini camera with variety of fixings

Lenses

Fujinon MK 18-55mm T2.9 Cinema Zoom Lens - Sony E Mount
Sony 18-110mm f4 Servo Zoom G OSS E-mount Lens
Samyang VDSLR 85mm T1.5
Samyang VDSLR 50mm T1.5
Samyang VDSLR 35mm T1.5
Samyang VDSLR 14mm T3.1
Samyang AF 24mm F2.8 FE
Samyang AF 18mm F2.8 FE
Canon HJ22 B4 2/3 inch ENG lens

Lighting

KinoFlo Diva 400w light
SWIT 3 x PL-E90 Portable Bi-color SMD Panel LED lighting kit
Dedo Light 3 x 150w lighting kit with gobo projector
2 x 600 LED Bi colour lights
1 x LED 900 daylight light
3 x Red Head 800w lighting kit
Arri “Blonde” 2000w light
Portable LED camera light
Reflector
Sound

Sony DWR-SO1D Digital radio mic system
2x transmitters
2 x Sennheiser 416 gun mics
2 Sony ECM Lapel mics
RE50 Hand mic
Coles lip mic

Interrotron
Vox Box Pro

Peripherals
Satchler 20 tripod
Manfrotto tripod
DJI RSC2 Gimbal
Blackmagic 7inch 4K Video assist monitor/recorder
7 inch HD field monitor
Blue/Green Screen Chroma backgrounds. Pop up or curtain
Black/white/Coloured curtain backgrounds

DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone.
DJI Mini2

Editing
17 inch Apple Mac Laptop running Premier Pro cc2019
27inch 5K iMac running Premier Pro cc 2019

Ford Transit Custom Crew Van

We can also source and hire in any other items of equipment that you may require at short notice from a small number of hire companies who we deal with on a regular basis and who offer us discounts.