Gregory Bennett

~ Director of Photography ~

"It's still the person behind the brush that makes the difference, not the brush itself. It's easier for some to trust a machine than another human being, and that's largely where we are now. The reason many on the production side are getting excited about new camera releases is that each new camera offers the possibility of obtaining prettier pictures more cheaply than before and further eliminates human variables. They need to rediscover that it’s the human variables that make great films." - Art Adams, DP

CAMERAS

NEW! Arri Amira

Available for rental though Amira Camera Rentals

Blackmagic Cinema Camera (BMCC)

Canon 5D MkII package

Canon 5d MkII camera body
6 x 32 GB CF cards and reader
4 x camera batteries
SmallHD DP6 monitor/sun shade/2 battery packs
Genus Bravo Follow Focus
SHAPE Riser and Rails
SHAPE Cameleon II Pro camera support
Kessler 3' Pocket Dolly v2.0 Slider

SONY EX1 - 1080p (with 5 SxS cards/wide angle lens/shoots NTSC or PAL)

JVC HD100 HDV - 720p (tape-based/shoots 16 x 9 DV as well)

Panasonic DVX100B - 480p

Sachtler 7x7 tripod

LIGHTING + GRIP

Redhead kit - 3 x 1K
Chimera medium softbox + grid
Kino Flo 4 x 4 bank - tungsten + daylight bulbs - carrying case
Kino Flo DivaLite 400 - tungsten + daylight bulbs - carrying case
3 x 150W Dedo lights
Arri 150 fresnel
4 x Rosco litepads
Chimera Triolet with medium pancake softbox
portable 9 x 6 greenscreen
8 x 8 black with grommets
6 x 6 collapsible silk | white/gold bounce + frame
reflectors | flexfills
40" C-stand with turtle base
20" C-stand with turtle base
wide assortment of gels

AUDIO

Rode shotgun mic + boompole + shockmount
Sennheiser Evolution100 wireless mic

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

I'm experienced and capable with many different film + video formats - Varicam, Sony 900, RED 4K, Arri 35mm/16mm film cameras and others. I also have access to additional lighting + grip gear on a per project basis, as well as crew members that I often work with and highly recommend.

I also have a full FCP editing setup with 2 - 24" monitors running off MacPro. I can convert footage from most formats I shoot to whatever format you need for editing.