Charlie Chambers - Freelance Camera Operator

Charlie Chambers

Freelance Camera Operator
working across Film and TV

 
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Productions

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Recent Work

 
Shooting in-water for “The beast must die”

Shooting in-water for “The beast must die”

 
In-water Camera team for The Spanish Princess S2

In-water Camera team for The Spanish Princess S2

 
Shooting scenes for ‘Born to Kill’

Shooting scenes for ‘Born to Kill

 
On location for Red Bull

On location for Red Bull

 
Wedged in shooting “The trial of Christine Keeler”

Wedged in shooting “The trial of Christine Keeler”

 
Shooting for Deezer #Daretobedifferent Campaign

Shooting for Deezer #Daretobedifferent Campaign

 
Shooting a scene for ‘Broken’ on the streets of Liverpool

Shooting a scene for ‘Broken’ on the streets of Liverpool

A brief summary of some of the projects I have been lucky to have been a part of recently. Please get in touch if you would like to know anything more about any of the work listed below.

 

Alex Rider Season 2
B Camera Operator / Ronin Operator

B Camera Operator, Main unit for the second series of the teen spy drama for Amazon Prime/IMDB TV. Shot in Bristol and Cardiff

DoP: Joel Devlin / Niels Reedtz Johansen / Sara Deane
Focus: John Davis
Dir: Rebecca Gatward / Jon Jones
Camera: Sony Venice
2020

 

The Beast Must Die
B Camera Operator

B Camera Operator for new series for Britbox starring Jared Harris and Cush Jumbo. Roles included shooting with Main unit and 2nd Unit days including yachting and in water photography. Shot almost entirely on the Isle of Wight and in the Solent!

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: John Davis / Evelina Engberg Norgren
Dir: Dome Karukoski
Camera: Sony Venice
2020

 

The Spanish Princess: Season 2
3rd Camera Operator

3rd Camera Operator (dalies) series two, Block 3. Additional
camera days including VFX, main unit and in water photography.

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: John Davis / Ben Mitchell
Dir: Rebecca Gatward
Camera: Sony Venice
2020

 

His Dark Materials: Season 2
B Camera Operator

Shadow Unit (double banking) B Camera Operator for the second series of the BBC/HBO flagship drama. Shot in Wales.

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: Chris Williams / Ben Mitchell
Dir: Leanne Whelam
Camera: Sony Venice
2019

 

His Dark Materials: Season 1 - ‘Will’s World’
B Camera Operator

B Camera Operator (dalies) series one additional photography
for the BBC/HBO flagship drama. Shot in Wales.

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: John Davis / Mani Blaxter-Paliwala
Dir: Wiliam Macgregor
Camera: Sony Venice
2019

 

The Trial of Christine Keeler
B Camera Operator / 2nd Unit DoP

6 Part BBC series dramatising the Profomo Affair in the late 1960’s.
B Camera Operator for entire series with 2nd Unit DoP dalies.
Shot in Bristol and Wales.

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: John Davis
Dir: Andrea Harkin / Leanne Whelam

Camera: Arri Alexa Studio
2019

 

The ABC Murders
B Camera Operator

4 part mini-series for ITV for the latest incarnation of Agatha Christie’s Poirot starring John Malkovich. B Camera dalies.
Shot in Yorkshire.

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: Heather Crompton / Richard Turner
Dir: Alex Gabassi
Camera: Arri Alexa
2018

 

Born to kill
B Camera Operator

4 part series for Channel 4 following the life of a teenage boy with psychopathic tendencies. Shooting for episodes 3 and 4 including in-water camera (Pool and lake). 2nd Unit dalies included pick ups for all episodes, car and low loader work. Shot in Cardiff.

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: John Davis
Dir: Bruce Goodison
Camera: Panasonic Varicam LT
2017

 

Broken
B Camera Operator

6 part BBC One drama starring Sean Bean as a troubled Catholic priest with an equally troubled congregation. B camera operator dalies across all episodes including work for title sequence. Shot in Liverpool.

DoP: Joel Devlin
Focus: Kerry Arthur / Julius Ogden
Dir: Ashley Pearce / Noreen Kershaw

Camera: Panasonic Varicam 35
2017

 
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Testimonials

Everything you are pointing the
camera at looks etherial and sexy!
— William McGregor, Director, His Dark Materials
Functional and adequate. Fine.
— Ashley Pearce, Director, 'Broken'
Always my first second choice
— Joel Devlin, Director of Photography
Classic B Camera, Wonderful stuff!
— John 'JC' Davis, Focus Puller
It’s usable
— Dome Karukoski, Director, The beast must die

Get in touch

 

Location

 

Centrally located in the Midlands I am within easy reach of most filming locations in the UK and airports too, for the more far-flung shoots.

 
 
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