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I am a multidisciplinary media producer with over 20 years' experience filming and delivering media for clients worldwide. My work spans underwater, aerial, studio, and on-location production, collaborating with scientific institutions, NGOs, tourism brands, and international broadcasters. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to final delivery, training crews when needed, and delivering compelling 4K content for global audiences. Beyond the camera, I’ve led productions across remote atolls in the Pacific, supported climate research initiatives, and produced material for conferences, trade shows, and social platforms. I’m passionate about storytelling with a focus on accuracy, visual impact, and efficient on-site production workflows, and I thrive in high-pressure environments where teamwork and logistics matter as much as creativity.…I am a multidisciplinary media producer with over 20 years' experience filming and delivering media for clients worldwide. My work spans underwater, aerial, studio, and on-location production, collaborating with scientific institutions, NGOs, tourism brands, and international broadcasters. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to final delivery, training crews when needed, and delivering compelling 4K content for global audiences. Beyond the camera, I’ve led productions across remote atolls in the Pacific, supported climate research initiatives, and produced material for conferences, trade shows, and social platforms. I’m passionate about storytelling with a focus on accuracy, visual impact, and efficient on-site production workflows, and I thrive in high-pressure environments where teamwork and logistics matter as much as creativity.

Richard William Brooks

PRO

Camera Operator, Video Editor, Director of Photography, +7

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I am a multidisciplinary media producer with over 20 years' experience filming and delivering media for clients worldwide. My work spans underwater, aerial, studio, and on-location production, collaborating with scientific institutions, NGOs, tourism brands, and international broadcasters. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to final delivery, training crews when needed, and delivering compelling 4K content for global audiences. Beyond the camera, I’ve led productions across remote atolls in the Pacific, supported climate research initiatives, and produced material for conferences, trade shows, and social platforms. I’m passionate about storytelling with a focus on accuracy, visual impact, and efficient on-site production workflows, and I thrive in high-pressure environments where teamwork and logistics matter as much as creativity.…I am a multidisciplinary media producer with over 20 years' experience filming and delivering media for clients worldwide. My work spans underwater, aerial, studio, and on-location production, collaborating with scientific institutions, NGOs, tourism brands, and international broadcasters. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to final delivery, training crews when needed, and delivering compelling 4K content for global audiences. Beyond the camera, I’ve led productions across remote atolls in the Pacific, supported climate research initiatives, and produced material for conferences, trade shows, and social platforms. I’m passionate about storytelling with a focus on accuracy, visual impact, and efficient on-site production workflows, and I thrive in high-pressure environments where teamwork and logistics matter as much as creativity.

Available to hire

Salisbury, United Kingdom

I am a multidisciplinary media producer with over 20 years’ experience filming and delivering media for clients worldwide. My work spans underwater, aerial, studio, and on-location production, collaborating with scientific institutions, NGOs, tourism brands, and international broadcasters. I enjoy guiding projects from concept to final delivery, training crews when needed, and delivering compelling 4K content for global audiences.

Beyond the camera, I’ve led productions across remote atolls in the Pacific, supported climate research initiatives, and produced material for conferences, trade shows, and social platforms. I’m passionate about storytelling with a focus on accuracy, visual impact, and efficient on-site production workflows, and I thrive in high-pressure environments where teamwork and logistics matter as much as creativity.

Skills

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Experience Level

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Director/Operator at Lightning Strike Media Productions Ltd

January 1, 2021 - Present

Providing multidiscipline media coverage for scientific projects to Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife. Facilitated underwater, aerial drone and land-based filming to document the Atoll. Delivered edited content for worldwide distribution across social media, international conferences and development of Digital Reef modelling software. Trained a 3-person underwater filming team in Malta for a feature film project; contract spanned over 4 months with multiple filming blocks after in-situ training. Filmed and delivered 4K footage to multiple international partners from COP26 in Glasgow, including interviews and live-streaming over a 5-day symposium.

Owner/Operator at Lightning Strike Media Productions

February 13, 2012 - March 23, 2022

Developed a range of media production and logistical services for international clients filming in Palau and across the Pacific. Shot, edited, and delivered footage for TV broadcasters, Tourism Brands, news agencies, and scientific institutes. Provided underwater, aerial, interview and media during a 5-week scientific expedition to remote atolls of Kiribati via yacht; undertook scientific data gathering on remote reefs and contributed to securing funding for climate change research. Line Producer for an international broadcast company, organising film crews and facilities on location and liaising with local talent to ensure successful production for international distribution. Filmed for multiple tourism companies and brands, producing online and broadcast content for TV and Trade Shows, increasing international exposure for the brands and visitor numbers to Palau.

Owner/Operator at Lightning Strike Media Productions

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2021

Developed range of media production and logistical services for international clients filming in Palau and across the Pacific. Shot, edited, and delivered footage for TV broadcasters, tourism brands, news agencies, and scientific institutes. Provided underwater, aerial, interview and media during a five-week-long scientific expedition to remote atolls of Kiribati via yacht. Undertook scientific data gathering on remote reefs of Pacific atolls, subsequently securing substantial funding for further climate change research. Line Producer for international broadcast company, organising film crews and facilities on location, liaising with local talent to ensure production success. Delivered media successfully for international distribution. Filmed for multiple tourism companies and brands, producing online and broadcast content for TV and trade shows, greatly increasing international exposure for the brands and visitor numbers to Palau.