Film crew hire/Case studies
Crew hire case studies. The jobs, the crews and the kit.
Every job here is one we booked, crewed and paid. Each says what we supplied, what the client ran, and how a shoot like it is priced.
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- 2,800+ freelance crew on our books
Case studies
Crew jobs, one shoot at a time
The Athletic is the first with its own page. The rest are written up on our TrimTab blog for now, and move here one by one.
Crew and production support · Cheshire, Barcelona, Manchester, Hertfordshire · 2025–26
The Athletic: Truth or Padel
Eight cameras on one padel court, five shoot days, two countries. We planned the cameras, booked and ran the crews and handed over the rushes; The Athletic’s team cut the episodes.
Crew hire · Manchester, Bolton, London · 2024
Three locations at short notice for Davies Group
Crews in three cities for DTV, Davies Group’s internal talk show: three-camera sit-down interviews, vox pops, stage talks and the Q&A.
“Their ability to quickly assemble professional and talented crews was impressive.” Mopani Mkandawire, Davies Group
Production service company · Southampton, London, Oxford · 2023
Three cities in three days for Swanson Studios
An Oregon production company filming for a medical robotics client: crew, two vans of kit, a sound-proofed studio built inside each hospital, and the crew’s hotels and transport.
Crew hire · London · January 2025
Nike SNKRS, for Valentine Global
A gaffer, key grip, 1st and 2nd AC (the 2nd doubling as DIT), a sound recordist and a production assistant, with a recce day first, while a parallel shoot ran in New York.
Crew hire · Wimbledon, London · June 2025
FDJ United, for WordAppeal
A DOP, a camera assistant and a producer-interviewer for a Paris agency shooting in London: Sony FX6s, cine lenses, and Aputure and Amaran lighting.
“Great work once again – a big thank you for your professionalism on this project.” William Rouzé, WordAppeal
Crew hire · London · 2025
International Women’s Day, for WordAppeal
An interview in London for FDJ and Kindred, crewed for the same Paris agency.
Paris · Olympic and Paralympic Games · 2024
Five weeks at the Olympics, for GMR Marketing
Crew, kit, five camera angles, and an athlete film edited every night through the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Two ways to book
Crew hire or full production: who’s the producer of record?
One question sets the price: who’s the producer of record?
Crew hire
You run the shoot.
10% + 2% booking fee and insurance, on everything we book for you: crew, kit and travel.
We do
- Find, book and brief the crew, and pay them
- Book kit, travel and hotels too, if you want them
- Send the full price before anything is booked
- One person to call all day
- Employers’ liability for the crew we book, and insurance on kit we hire in
You do
- Run the shoot, or your producer does
- The plan, the schedule and the call sheet
- The location, its permission and its public liability
- Responsibility for the production: you’re the producer of record
What the 2% insures: employers’ liability for every crew member we book, and the kit we hire in for you. Nothing else on the shoot. A large kit rental may need extra insurance, as its own line on the quote.
Full production
We’re the producer of record.
15% + 5% production fee, plus insurance and contingency, on the whole production budget. Quoted as a production.
We do
- Our producer plans it with you and runs the day
- Locations, permits, kit, studio, travel and hotels, booked and paid in our name
- Insurance for the whole shoot, public liability included, plus the risk assessment and the call sheet
- One contract and one invoice, so overseas teams need no UK company
You do
- The creative calls
- Signing off the plan and the budget
What the 5% pays for: our production insurance across the whole shoot, £10m public liability included, and the contingency.
Not sure which you need? If your own producer or director will run the day, it’s crew hire. If you want us to take the production on, it’s a full production quote.
10% + 2% on everything we book
Crew paid their full day rate, every job, with our booking fee and insurance on top.
| Crew hire | 10% + 2% |
| Full production | 15% + 5% |
| Crew | Paid in full |
You won’t pay anything until you confirm the crew.
- Most Manchester bookings confirmed within 48 hours
- 50% by card at booking, 50% on the final rushes
- Our team reads every brief within 2 working hours
Or call us on 07412 543822.
Reviews
What clients say about our crews
Straight from our Google Business Profile.
Tell us about your shoot.
One person or a whole crew, a day or a series, in the UK or abroad. Our team reads every brief within 2 working hours. Or call us on 07412 543822.