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At Freelancer Direct we can offer you a range of freelance creative and media professionals with different skills, resources and levels of experience to meet your requirements, and to give budget flexibility.  Use this page to help you decide what freelancer you need to meet your brief.  Once you know the freelancer skills you need, to make a booking either call us on 01202 878030 or go to our on-line booking form or click here.  For price examples, click here.


{{alt}}All our freelance camera operators are reliable, knowledgeable and flexible and will attend your production complete with camera, tripod and basic three-point lighting equipment suitable for an indoor office environment. Standard travel of up to 10 miles from Bournemouth town center is included, along with one data transfer to DVD, edit suite or hard drive if supplied. Please specify on the hire form whether you require any specialist equipment such as glide tracks, track and dolly, specific lenses for close up or wide angles, and include details of the lighting conditions and if you anticipate the need for a specific lighting setup. Our camera operators can provide a range of camera equipment, including the full range of Canon DLSR cameras, Panasonic and Sony camcorders and broadcast cameras.  If your requirements include a specific camera, please remember to state this when you place the order.  Please also remember to outline your sound requirements.  If you are filming contributors and need to record sound, we would recommend hiring a sound recordist who will significantly improve the quality of sound.  Some cameras and camera operators do record sound at below broadcast standards, please check prior to booking.
Camera Operator: Levels of knowledge and experience
We offer three levels of experience to meet any budget requirement: junior, standard and senior; check out how we define these below or call us to discuss your requirements.
If you are planning a large production or a television commercial and would like the experience of a camera operator with over 5 years industry experience filming commercials, television programmes or large scale productions, then our senior camera operators offer you the reliability and experience you need.  Our senior operators have worked in the screen sector filming everything from commercials, movies to live action sports programmes and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to any production.  Our senior operators are ideal for television productions involving actors, creating either dramas or commercials; they can bring solid reliable experience to any type of production for any platform or medium.  Just speak to us about your specific requirements and we will be able to advise you on the right level of experience for your production.
Our standard mid-range camera operators are all experienced professionals working within the screen sector, with at least 3 years experience working with a range of clients filming anything from on-line videos to corporate video.  Our operators all have a wealth of experience to ensure that a shoot runs smoothly, especially when interviewing contributors in a variety of locations and lighting conditions.
Our junior camera operators are students or graduates working either within the screen sector or on a related degree, with under 3 years experience filming anything from on-line videos to corporate video.

{{alt}}All our freelance sound recordists are reliable, knowledgeable and flexible, and will attend your production complete with their own sound recording equipment, which will include one radio mic and one boom mic.  Standard travel of up to 10 miles from Bournemouth town centre is included along with one data transfer to DVD, edit suite or hard drive if supplied. Please note on the hire form whether you need any additional sound recording equipment such as multiple radio mic packs or whether there will be a requirement to record sound outside. Our recordists will capture non-synced sound on devices such as a tascam, minidisc recorder or zoom digital field recorder.  If your requirements include a specific sound recording device or you have a specific sound recording style, please remember to state this when you place the order.
Sound Recordists: Levels of knowledge and experience
We offer two levels of experience to meet any budget requirement: junior and senior; check out how we define these below.
If you are planning a large production and would like the experience of a sound recordist with over 5 years industry experience working with commercials, television programmes or large scale productions, then our senior sound recordists will offer you the reliability and experience you need.
Our junior sound recordists are graduates working within the screen sector with over 2 years experience filming anything from online videos to corporate video.

{{alt}}All our freelance shooting directors have the experience to operate a camera whilst giving guidance to contributors.  Shooting directors are not able to replace a full crew to capture drama or television commercials, however they do offer a reliable alternative when you are producing content for YouTube or for DVD, where you need to interview contributors in one or two locations with simple cut-aways of products or action.  All our shooting directors will attend your production complete with camera, tripod and basic three-point lighting equipment suitable for an indoor office environment. Standard travel of up to 10 miles from Bournemouth town centre is included along with one data transfer to DVD, edit suite or hard drive if supplied. 
Please specify on the hire form whether you require any specialist equipment such as glide tracks, track and dolly, specific lenses for close up or wide angles, and include details of the lighting conditions and if you anticipate the need for a specific lighting setup. Please also remember that in most circumstances, you will require a sound recordist.  Our camera operators can provide a range of camera equipment, including the full range of Canon DLSR cameras, Panasonic and Sony camcorders and broadcast cameras.  If your requirements include a specific camera, please remember to state this when you place an order.
Shooting Directors: Levels of knowledge and experience
We offer two levels of experience to meet any budget requirements: junior and senior; check out how we define these below.
If you are planning a production where there are 4 or more contributors in different locations, you will require the skills and experience of a senior shooting director to operator the camera and to interview the contributors.  Our senior shooting directors have over 5 years industry experience filming commercials, television programmes or large scale corporate productions, and they offer you the reliability and experience you need.
Our junior shooting directors are graduates working within the screen sector, with 2 years experience filming anything from online videos to corporate video.  If your production has less than 4 contributors in a single location, our junior shooting directors can offer you the assurances you need to operate effectively on a budget.

{{alt}}All our freelance editors can either work as operators alongside your own creative director, or as creative editors bringing their own style and experience to any production.  Working either from home, in your own offices or using hired resources from Light Side Productions, our editors can use either Final Cut Pro, Avid or Premiere to edit your footage into a final video.  Editors will upload final edits to YouTube, Vimeo, a web site of your choice, or transfer the data to a hard drive you supply.  Please note that you need to include sufficient time to review, log and ingest footage before editing commences. If you require a DVD this may be extra, depending upon the menu and length of the final video(s).  If your requirements include a specific style of editing, motion graphics, visual effects or sound design, please remember to state this when you place the order as these may incur additional time and costs.
Editors: Levels of knowledge and experience
We offer two levels of experience to meet any budget requirements: junior and senior; check out how we define these below.
A senior editor will have a broad range of knowledge and over 5 years experience editing a range of productions, including commercials, television programmes or large scale drama or factual productions.  Our senior editors will be able to review, log, ingest and convert footage; edit, render and complete basic on-screen graphics; complete colour grades and ensure that your sound levels are balanced.  If you need more complex motion graphics, visual effects, colour grades or sound design, then please let us know as these will incur additional time and costs.
Our junior editors are all working within the screen sector with 1 year’s experience working with a range of clients editing anything from online videos to corporate video.  All our editors will be able to review, log, ingest and perform basic footage conversions; edit, render and complete basic 2D on-screen text graphics; and ensure that your sound levels are balanced. If you need more complex motion graphics, visual effects, colour grades or sound design, then please let us know as these will incur additional time and costs. Also, please remember that junior editors do not have the same experience as a senior editor and therefore more time should be allowed to complete your edit.

{{alt}}All our freelance animators have the skills and knowledge to turn your vision into reality.  Working either from home, using resources at Light Side Productions or within your own facilities, our animators can create either 2D or 3D animations and environments to meet your needs.  Animators will typically use either After Effects, Maya, Cinema 4D or another professionally-recognised 2D or 3D piece of software.  If necessary, standard travel of up to 10 miles from Bournemouth town centre is included, along with one data transfer to DVD, YouTube, Vimeo or hard drive if supplied.  Our animators work with client-supplied assets, but if you need these created we can supply a graphic designer or illustrator to produce animation assets for you.
Animators: Levels of knowledge and experience
We offer two levels of experience to meet any budget requirement: junior and senior; check out how we define these below.
If you are planning a large complicated 3D animation where speed and knowledge are essential, then our senior animators with over 5 years industry experience are ideal for your production.  With experience animating commercials, television programmes, music videos or films, our animators offer you the reliability and experience you need.
Our junior animators are media professionals working within the screen sector with an average of 1 year’s experience working with a range of clients.  Junior animators offer you a flexible cost-effective solution for 2D animations built using After Effects and basic 3D text-based graphic animations.

{{alt}}All our freelance graphic designers have the skills and knowledge to turn your vision into reality.  Working either from home, using resources at Light Side Productions or within your own company, our designer  are familiar with a range of software.  If necessary, standard travel of up to 10 miles from Bournemouth town centre is included.
Graphic Designers: Levels of knowledge and experience
We offer two levels of experience to meet any budget requirement: junior and senior; check out how we define these below.
Our senior graphic designers have over 5 years industry experience and offer you the reliability and experience you need.
Our junior graphic designer have an average of 1 – 2 year’s experience working with a range of clients and offer you a flexible cost-effective solution.

{{alt}}All our freelance photographers have the skills and knowledge to turn your vision into reality.  Whether you need product, lifestyle or portrait photography our freelance photographers can help.  Working either from their own studios or within your own company, our photographers are familiar with a range of formates and software to capture the images you need.  If necessary, standard travel of up to 10 miles from Bournemouth town centre is included.
Photographer: Levels of knowledge and experience
We offer two levels of experience to meet any budget requirement: junior and senior; check out how we define these below.
Our senior photographers have over 5 years industry experience and offer you the reliability and experience you need.
Our junior photographers have an average of 1 – 2 year’s experience working with a range of clients and offer you a flexible cost-effective solution.

{{alt}}We’re creative’s who love getting people jobs! Our freelancers are friendly and reliable.  We can provide a range of freelancers to help you fulfil your brief, just call us with your requirements.  Other freelancers which we have available include: digital designers, finished artists, retouchers, illustrators, art directors (print & digital), creative directors, copywriters, editors, sub editors, flash designers, web designers, web developers, producers, studio managers, production managers, traffic managers, account managers, strategists, project managers, event managers and account directors.
Once you know the freelancer you want, to make a booking either call us on 01202 878030 or go to our on-line booking form or click here.