SHARPSHOOTER ///
Doing What He Loves
NAME: Ed Lister
AGE: 28
FAMILY: None of my own yet, but grew up with the coolest older brother and parents I could ask for.
STAR SIGN: Aquarius.
WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? I grew up in a really small old cobbled village called Heptonstall in the hills of West Yorkshire. Really quiet and scenic.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE TODAY? Manchester.
LANGUAGES? English and German.
OCCUPATION? Freelance lighting cameraman and self-shooting producer.
WHAT EDUCATION HAVE YOU HAD? At the University of Salford in Manchester I got a degree in professional broadcast
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techniques, but I think the best way to learn is by doing; actually getting out there and becoming comfortable with equipment.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A CAMERAMAN? About five years.
TELL US ABOUT FLAGTIME FILMS: Flagtime Films is a relatively new and small video production company based in Manchester, which I run when I'm not working as a cameraman elsewhere. We produce all kinds of content for both web and broadcast such as music videos, commercials, corporates and events.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE IN SHOOTING VIDEO WITH DSLRs? I shoot a lot on DSLR and I love it, the versatility is just amazing. The simplicity of switching between the many interchangeable prime lenses that are available out there enables truly beautiful cinematography with very little time spent faffing about.
DOES THIS APPROACH HAVE A FUTURE? Absolutely! Just look at the
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constant stream of crazy new gizmos that are coming out on the market at the moment that are specifically designed for DSLR production: Hexa/octocopters,
insane
stabiliser rigs, ‘one man crew' dolly systems and so on. DSLR is a big money saver. Costs can be cut with not only the kit itself but with a reduced crew. Not too long ago we shot a
commercial for some farming equipment in an enormous chicken shed. It was so funny having a full lighting setup and a small crane in there, and no chance of having anything else camera-wise other than a DSLR swinging about.
WHAT IS YOUR EDITING RIG? Using a new Macbook Pro with Final Cut means I can edit on the fly wherever I am in the world, whether I'm on the road in the van or sitting in a cafe in Switzerland.
CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS. WHERE, DOING WHAT, SHOOTING FOR WHOM? I'm currently working with the guys at Calrec Audio on a really sleek corporate at their HQ in Yorkshire. I also just finished filming a stunning new music
HAVE YOU BEEN BUSY? Extremely. Today was my first day off in a good few weeks. Having a lie-in without a crazy call time was so blissful -- yet I'd have it no other way!
SHOOTING WHERE? The past month I've been mainly travelling around the north of England, Liverpool, Manchester and Yorkshire.
WHAT TYPES OF PRODUCTIONS DO YOU CURRENTLY SHOOT? Commercials, live sport, high end music videos and events.
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST-EVER SHOOTING JOB? I think it was a promotional video for the Manchester record label Idiosync Music.
MOST RECENT, INTERESTING ASSIGNMENTS? I am not long back from a crazy stint on the road in Europe. Three days travelling on the back of a motorbike from
video in Manchester for a local artist called Burgaboy. Plenty of 200fps and FS700 magic with some amazing locations to match.
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