Richard Mitchell

Director (Self Shooting), Director of Photography

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About Richard Mitchell

I've been making films professionally for over 20 years. I love photography, storytelling and getting the most from every variety of contributor. I'm happy to get involved at any point in the creative process: I've worked with next to no brief "shooting from the hip", to creating and realising precise storyboards and scripts for promos, idents and commercials. I've made highly successful content for digital, branded and social that have generated millions of hits and numerous nominations and awards - working from concept to delivery.

I shoot, direct and edit. I jump at the chance to combine my experience in all these areas.

I have industry standard camera kit and lenses (Sony FX6 and FX3 as A and B-Cam) and a lighting package that can creatively illuminate interviews and more complex set-ups. I also have a Mavic 2 Pro Drone and DJI RS2 PRO gimble, to add instant production value to any shoot.

I also shoot 360/VR films which can be found on my website www.MonkeyScience.com
By hiring me, my kit and years of experience my ambition is to give you a great film and more bang for your budget.

Please visit https://vimeo.com/showcase/9858523 for a showcase of recent and favourite work

[Neutrogena, Palantir and Walkers/PepsiCo films in my Vimeo showcase above were all shot, directed and edited by myself with my camera and lighting kit]

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Shooting Kit
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Sony FX6 Fullframe Camera

Sony FX3 Fullframe Camera (for B-Cam and Gimble)

Sigma 14-24mm f2.8
Sigma 24-70mm f2.8
Sony 70-200mm f2.8
Sony 200-600mm f4
Sigma 35mm f1.2
Sigma 105mm f2.8 Macro

DJI Ronin RS2 Pro Camera Gimble

DJI Mavic Pro 2 Drone

Sony UWP-D Digital Radio Mic System capable of 2xLapelier Mics or 1xLapielier and 1xShotgun Mic

Rhode Shotgun Mic

Senniheiser Shotgun Mic

Tascam Field Recorder

Manfrotto HD406 Tripod
Short and Tall legs

Insta360 Pro 2 Kit
Insta360 One X2 Kit

Lighting
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Apurture 600d II (Equivalent of at least a 1.2k HMI) + Fresnel + Barndoors

Apurture 300x Bi-Colour 2000k - 65000k (Equivalent of a 575k HMI) + Fresnel + Barndoors

Apurture Nova 300c RGBWW Full Spectrum Panel Light (RGB Equivalent of Arri Skypanel) + Softbox + Barndoors

Apaurture 60x Bi-Colour 2000k - 65000k (Dedo LED Equivalent) + Barndoors

2 x FalconEyes RX-18TDX II 100W Bi-Color Waterproof IPX8 Roll-Flex Flexible LED Panel + Softbox + Grid

FalconEyes PockeLite F7 Fold RGB 24W 2500K-9000K Led Video Camera Light 9 inch + Grid

Lightdome II

Lantern 90

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Post-Production Kit
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Gigabyte Aero 32gig Core i7 9th gen Editing Laptop with Adobe Suite

Intel i9 3.7Ghz RTX3090 based post-production Workstation

Adobe Suite - Red Giant Plugins - Boris FX Plugins - DaVinci Resolve - Autocad Suite

ASUS 24? 4k HDR Grading monitor

Sony 38? 4k HDR Playback Monitor

24tb NAS Drive

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Industries

Animation, Commercials, Corporate, Film, Mobile Content, Music Promos, Online, TV

Programme Types

Arts, Biography, Business, Childrens, Comedy, Comedy (Children's), Commercial, Corporate, Current Affairs, Documentary, Drama Reconstruction, Drama: Feature Film, Drama: Short Film, Drama: Television Serial, Dramatised Documentary, Education, Entertainment, Events, Food, Historical Documentary, Investigative, Live Multi-cam OB, Live TV, Magazine, Motoring, Music, Music Promo, Natural History, New Media, News, Observational Documentary, Outside Broadcast, Reality TV, Religion, Science, Science Fiction, Travel, Youth

Specialisms

Advertising, Art, Arts, Business, Cars, Cinema/Film, Comedy, Corporate Films, Crime, Current Affairs, Digi Beta, Digital Special Effects, Drama, Ecology, Economics, Education, Electronics, Environment, Events, Fashion, Final Cut Pro, Geography, Health, High-Definition, History, Human Rights, International Affairs, Internet, Journalism, Location Filming, Medicine, Music, Natural History, New Media, Philosophy, Photography, Politics, Popular Culture, Technology, Undercover Investigation, Youth Culture

Referees

"On all the occasions I've worked with Rich Mitchell he has over delivered. Intelligent, focused, collaborative, Rich solves any situation that arises - however unexpected or challenging. Whether working with a very tight brief or filming in an environment requiring flexible, decisions so as to react quickly to changing conditions, his approach, experience and level headedness make him a true professional."
Charlie Watson. Producer & MD Packhorse CDir Tantrum

"Rich Mitchell is a a hugely talented DOP and filmmaker, who I've worked with on documentaries all over the world, including in Cambodia, Pakistan, Seychelles, Armenia and Brazil. He is dedicated and hardworking, shoots beautifully, and most importantly, he is a cool head under pressure. He is also great with contributors, and helps create a relaxed atmosphere when filming."
Harri Grace - Director/Producer
Grain Media (Academy Award Winners for "Virunga")

"Rich is someone you can always rely upon to deliver at the highest standard as director or cinematographer and a super nice guy and collaborator to work or travel with."
Stuart Wrigglesworth - MD/Producer at Tantrum Productions

"I've worked with Rich for over 10 years on a wide range of projects: from SFX shots for Jeff Wayne's immersive theatre production of "War of the Worlds" to high end corporate films for clients such as Ford and Palantir. He has a great mix of experience, technical knowledge and creative ideas that always adds value to a project."
Tara Watney - Senior Producer

Employment History

Some of my previous clients include:

BBC - C4 - ITV - C5 - Al Jazeera - Viasat - Freeview - Sky - Samsung - Inside No.9 BTS - Country Life - Palantir - FSCS - Nutrogena - Boy in the Dress BTS - Musto - Walkers - Pepsico - Budweiser Brewing Group - DCMS - Canon - Rexona - Nicorette - McDonalds - Rimmel - Foot Locker - Listerine - Greenpeace - O2 - Barclays - Trivago - Microsoft - Just Eat

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Animation, Commercials, Corporate, Film, Mobile Content, Music Promos, Online, TV

Richard Mitchell

Director (Self Shooting), Director of Photography

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