Film crew hire in Oxford
We book film crews
for shoots in Oxford and Oxfordshire.
We book DOPs, camera operators, sound recordists and whole crews for shoots in colleges, labs, offices and on the street. We have 2,800+ freelance crew on our books across the UK. We book crew who live in and around Oxford first. When a shoot needs more people, we bring crew from London by train.
500+
Productions
2,800+
Freelance crew on our books, across the UK
£10m
Employers’ liability on every crew member
54
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We’re Here Now Films, a video production company that books crews for Oxford shoots
Agencies, production companies and brands book our crews. So do teams flying in from the US and Europe. We’ve crewed Oxford shoots for US production companies. For AlTi Tiedemann Global, we’ve made six productions in London and New York. An Oxford day might be an interview in a college hall, a day in a lab or a shoot on the street. Our producers know who gives permission for each one, including Oxfordshire County Council, the colleges and the University. If you want us to make the film as well, see our video production.
Crew are paid their full day rate
We pay every crew member their full day rate. Our booking fee and insurance are added to your quote. They don’t come out of the crew’s pay.
Book one person or a whole crew
You can book one camera operator for a morning or a full interview crew for a week. We crew interviews in college halls, days in labs and shoots on the street.
We book Oxford crew first
If a shoot needs more people, or nobody in Oxford is free, we bring crew from London. We add the travel to the quote before anything is booked.
We read every brief within 2 working hours
Our team reads every brief within 2 working hours. We reply with names and a full price, line by line.
Book a crew in Oxford.
Tell us the date, the address or venue, and who you need. Our team reads every brief within 2 working hours. You can also call us on 07412 543822.
Quick contact form
Choose the help you need
We book single crew members for a day, and we run shoots across several countries. Pick the option below that matches your shoot.
Crew only
You run the shoot and we book the people. We book camera operators, DOPs, sound recordists and gaffers, and we pay each of them their full day rate.
Shooting from abroad
If you’re flying in from the US or Europe, your contract is with us. We’re a UK company, so you get one invoice and you don’t need a UK company of your own.
Crew and production support
We book the crew and sort the work around them. That includes recces, permits from the county council and the colleges, kit, vans and hotels. We act as your fixer or your production service company.
Creative video production
If you want us to make the film as well as shoot it, we’re a video production company first. We can make the whole film with you, starting with the first idea.
Global production
We run shoots in several cities or countries as one production. We produced Cohere’s AI for Empowerment campaign on 35mm in Canada, Norway, the UK and Portugal.
The crew
The 24 crew roles we book in Oxford
Each role has its own page. It says what the role does, what the day rate covers, how our rate compares with the APA/Bectu card, and how to book. You can book one person or a whole crew.
Production 06 Camera 07 Data and playback 02 Lighting and grip 03 Sound 01 Hair, make-up and costume 02 Art department 02 Post-production 01
06 roles
Production
The people who plan and run the shoot.
- Director From £500
- Producer From £450
- Production manager £504–627
- 2nd AD £355–448
- Production assistant £400
- Runner £245
07 roles
Camera
The people who operate and look after the cameras.
- DOP From £850
- Camera operator £529–656
- Focus puller £461–575
- Clapper loader £355–448
- Steadicam operator From £950
- Gimbal operator £529–656
- Drone operator From £750
02 roles
Data and playback
The people who back up the footage and show it on set.
- DIT £527
- Video playback £334–518
03 roles
Lighting and grip
The people who light the set and move the camera.
02 roles
Hair, make-up and costume
The people who look after hair, make-up and costume.
- Hair and make-up £398
- Costume £519–694
02 roles
Art department
The people who design and build the set.
- Art director £675–878
- Set builders £341–512
If you’re not sure who you need, send us the brief. We’ll suggest a crew and price each role on its own line.
We also book script supervisors, autocue operators and stills photographers. How our rates work · What each crew role does · Photos: Here Now Films, Rendy Novantino, hessam nabavi and Mark Cruz. The photo at the top of the page, of the spires and college roofs of central Oxford from above Radcliffe Square, is by Nils Lindner on Unsplash.
Rates and set-ups
Crew rates in Oxford
We price every role against the APA/Bectu card, the rates the APA agrees with Bectu for commercials. Each role’s page shows our day rate next to the card, and the crew member gets all of it. We add our 10% booking fee and 2% insurance to everything we book, including kit. In Oxford, the quote may also show the county council’s street filming fee, from £150 plus VAT a day, and the Zero Emission Zone charge, £4 a day for a Euro 6 diesel van. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Oxfordshire County Council and its Zero Emission Zone charges page.
Two ways to book
The price depends on who is the producer of record. That’s the company responsible for the shoot.
Crew hire
You run the shoot.
10% + 2% booking fee and insurance on everything we book for you, including 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
- You’re the producer of record, so the production is your responsibility
The 2% covers employers’ liability for every crew member we book and the kit we hire in for you. It doesn’t cover anything else on the shoot. A large kit rental may need extra insurance, which goes on the quote as its own line.
Full production
We’re the producer of record.
15% + 5% production fee, plus insurance and contingency, on the whole production budget. We quote it 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
The 5% pays for our production insurance across the whole shoot, including £10m public liability, and the contingency.
If your own producer or director will run the day, book crew hire. If you want us to run the production, ask for a full production quote. VAT is added to both. We take 50% by card when you book and 50% when you receive the final rushes.
Worked example of crew hire, with a DOP and a sound recordist for one day £1,568 + VAT
| DOP, day rate | £850 |
| Sound recordist, day rate | £550 |
| Booking fee, 10% | £140 |
| Insurance, 2% | £28 |
| Kit | Their own, or hired in at the same 10% + 2% |
| Total | £1,568 + VAT |
Worked example of a full production, with the same two and our producer, before kit £2,220 + VAT
| DOP, day rate | £850 |
| Sound recordist, day rate | £550 |
| Our producer, day rate | £450 |
| Kit | At cost, with the same 15% + 5%. A two-camera interview kit starts at £765 a day. |
| Production fee, 15% | £277.50 |
| Insurance and contingency, 5% | £92.50 |
| Total, before kit | £2,220 + VAT |
Every day rate is for an 11-hour day, including an hour for lunch. Overtime is paid at card rates, and we agree it with you before it happens. The card is the APA/Bectu commercials rates from 1 September 2026, fixed until at least August 2027. Each role’s rate is in the crew list above, next to the card on its own page.
Common set-ups
These are three crews people often book, priced live for one 11-hour day. The crew total includes our booking fee and insurance. Each piece of kit has its own line, with the same 10% + 2% added. Parking, permit fees, the Zero Emission Zone charge and travel are separate lines on the quote. Photos: Here Now Films and Johannes Blenke.
Premium interview set-up Interviews, testimonials, customer stories and B-roll Crew from £3,792.32 + VAT
Crew
£3,792.32 + VAT, with our booking fee and insurance.
Kit
- Two-camera interview kit: Sony FX6 or similar, cine lenses, LED lights and tripods from £765 a day
- Gaffer van from £600 a day
- Grip package from £1,320 a day
We add the same 10% + 2%. Sound kit, travel and parking each have their own line.
Low-footprint interview set-up For shoots that need a small team Crew from £2,072 + VAT
Kit
- Two-camera interview kit: Sony FX6 or similar, cine lenses, LED lights and tripods from £765 a day
We add the same 10% + 2%. Sound kit, travel and parking each have their own line.
A crew around your DOP or director You bring the DOP or director and we book the rest Crew from £2,764.16 + VAT
Crew
£2,764.16 + VAT, with our booking fee and insurance.
Kit
- Gaffer van from £600 a day
- Grip package from £1,320 a day
We add the same 10% + 2%. Sound kit, travel and parking each have their own line.
Other crews
We can book any role and any size of crew. Send the brief and we’ll reply with names and a full price, line by line.
Services
Kit, locations, permits and logistics in Oxford
Most shoots need more than people. We can sort each of these with the crew, and each one gets its own line on the quote. If you’d rather sort them yourself, each card links to our Oxford guide. The permits, parking and drones are also summarised just below.
01
Kit rental
The crew can bring their own kit, which is often cheaper. For bigger camera and lighting packages, we hire from London kit houses.
02
Locations and permits
Oxfordshire County Council handles filming on streets and pavements. A small crew needs at least 15 working days’ notice, or 30 on listed streets in the centre. You need £10m public liability. Each college decides for itself, and the University’s filming coordinator handles University buildings. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council.
- Who gives permission, and how much notice
- Drones and the airport
- The colleges and the University
03
Studios and set builds
Rebellion Film Studios at Didcot has a 22,000 sq ft main stage. Shadowbox Studios Shinfield, south of Reading, has 18 stages. Some colleges hire halls and rooms by the day for interviews. Set builds go on the quote with the crew. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Rebellion Film Studios and Shadowbox Studios.
04
Props and wardrobe
Our stylists, costume designers and hair and make-up artists look after wardrobe on the day. We buy or hire props for the shoot, in Oxford or from London prop houses.
05
Logistics
Oxford’s Zero Emission Zone covers the city centre from 7am to 7pm, every day. A Euro 6 diesel van pays £4 a day, an older diesel £10 and an electric van nothing. We park the van outside the zone or add the charge to the quote. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Oxfordshire County Council.
06
DIT and data
The crew check and copy every card twice on set. They hand over the rushes at wrap, upload them, or bring them back to our edit. We size the drives to the day’s filming.
One quote covers all of it, line by line. You can also call us on 07412 543822.
Permits, parking and drones
Permits, parking and drones in Oxford
This is our summary for planning a shoot. It isn’t the official source. Always check fees, notice periods and rules with the people named here before you film.
Who gives permission
Oxfordshire County Council handles filming on streets and pavements in Oxford and across the county. The city council doesn’t. Oxford City Council handles its own land, such as its parks and open spaces, and its events team takes the requests. The University’s filming coordinator handles University buildings. Each college decides for its own buildings. Brasenose College handles Radcliffe Square, and the county council handles the road through it. On a full production, we apply for everything. On a crew hire, the permits are yours, and we tell you what the shoot needs.
Fees for streets and pavements
Oxfordshire County Council charges a daily fee, plus VAT. It’s £150 for 1 to 4 crew, £200 for 5 to 10, £800 for 11 to 29, £1,700 for 30 to 40 and £2,700 for 41 or more. Broad Street and the other listed streets in the centre, plus Brasenose Lane and Britwell Hill Road, cost £300, £400, £1,600, £3,200 and £3,500 plus VAT for the same crew sizes. A road closure needs a Special Event Order, which costs £3,029 plus VAT, including up to £600 of advertising. You need at least £10m public liability. If you cancel after the licence is granted, the full cost is still due.
Fees for city council land
Oxford City Council charges for commercial filming on its own land. A full day is £840 for a small crew of 1 to 5, £1,400 for 6 to 11 and £2,800 for 12 or more. A half day is £420, £700 or £1,400. The council also takes a bond of £250 to £2,500, and less than 7 days’ notice adds 25%. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council.
Colleges and the University
Every college is private and makes its own decision. Most colleges want at least two weeks’ notice, and some, such as Magdalen and St Edmund Hall, may charge a location fee. Keble takes location filming enquiries. It’s a working college, with residents all year. The University’s filming coordinator handles University buildings. Term time is the hardest time to get college rooms and quads. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Oxford City Council and Keble College.
How much notice you need in Oxford
| What you need | Notice |
|---|---|
| A small crew on the street (usually up to 10 people) | At least 15 working days |
| A small crew on a listed street in the centre, such as Broad Street | At least 30 working days |
| A medium crew (11 to 40 people, counting cast and extras) | 2 months |
| A large crew (41 or more) | 3 months |
| A road closure (a Special Event Order) | At least 12 weeks |
Parking and the Zero Emission Zone
Oxford’s Zero Emission Zone covers the city centre from 7am to 7pm, every day of the year. A Euro 6 diesel van pays £4 a day, an older diesel £10 and an electric van nothing. There’s no charge for a vehicle that’s parked in the zone and doesn’t move. The penalty for not paying is £60, or £30 if you pay within 14 days. Oxford has five Park and Ride sites. Thornhill and Oxford Parkway have a 2.1 m height limit, but Oxford Parkway also has a 24-hour high-sided section, and Redbridge has a high-sided area. For crew vans, Redbridge and Oxford Parkway are the ones to use.
Drones and the airport
London Oxford Airport at Kidlington has a flight restriction zone, active at all times. Drone requests go through Air Portal. During air traffic control hours (06:30 to 22:30 local time, or as notified), the air traffic controller on duty gives final permission. Outside those hours, the aerodrome operator does. RAF Brize Norton and RAF Benson have their own flight restriction zones. Check the Drone Safety Map for your take-off point. Colleges and University land also need the owner’s permission. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with London Oxford Airport.
The Bodleian Libraries
The Bodleian Libraries, which include the Radcliffe Camera, handle commercial filming in their own buildings. Small crews of up to 10 start at £500 an hour plus VAT, and large crews of 10 or more start at £1,000 an hour plus VAT. The price depends on the crew, the kit and the times. Crews normally film before 8.30am or after closing. Large-scale filming needs at least 3 months’ notice, and filming items from the collections needs at least 28 days.
When Oxford is busy
Term time is the hardest time to get college rooms and quads. Degree ceremonies at the Sheldonian also run on dates through the year, and Merton College lists dates in July, August, November and May.
Sources
We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Oxfordshire County Council on the Zero Emission Zone and Park and Ride, the Bodleian Libraries on filming there, and Merton College on degree ceremony dates.
How it works
How a booking works
Send us one brief. We reply with names, the full price and the notice your permits need, before anything is booked.
2 hrs
for our team to read your brief, in working hours
Book an Oxford crew
100%
of each crew member’s day rate goes to them. We add our booking fee and insurance to your quote.
Send the brief
Tell us the date, the address or venue, who you need and any kit.
We send names
We tell you who’s free, the full price line by line, and the permits the date needs.
Confirm
You book the crew. We take 50% by card when you book and 50% when you receive the final rushes.
Call sheet
We send times, the address, parking, the nearest station and contacts.
Shoot
One person on our team answers all day, on set or on the phone.
Who books us
Who books our crews
Four kinds of client book our crews. They include agencies in Paris and New York and in-house teams in their own offices. They all get a crew picked for the job and one person on our team who answers all day. Brands also book us to make the whole film. For AlTi Tiedemann Global, that’s been six productions in London and New York.
- AgenciesWe can work under your name, so the crew turn up as your crew. WordAppeal in Paris has booked two interview days with us in London.
- Production companiesUS teams fly in their director and DP and book the rest of the crew through us. One did this for four days in the City of London and Uxbridge.
- In-house teamsYour team keeps the format and the edit. We bring the plan, the crew and the kit. For The Athletic’s Truth or Padel, we planned eight cameras round a padel court, starting with the pilot in Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
- One person for one dayThis is a normal booking for us. There’s no minimum crew size.
Every booking starts the same way. Send us the brief.
From abroad
Shooting in Oxford from abroad. You don’t need a UK company to book us.
Production companies and agencies from the US and Europe book their UK crews through us. An Oxford shoot works the same way. Your contract is with us, a UK company. We contract and pay the crew, sort the permits, and send you one invoice.
Booked from abroad
The US
The City of London, Uxbridge
A US production company · Four days of customer stories in September 2025, at a law firm’s office on Cannon Street and then an office in Uxbridge. We crewed and produced it around their director, with a producer, gaffer, 1st AC, sound, HMU, grip, swing, playback and stills. It came in £498 under budget.
Paris
Wimbledon, London
WordAppeal · International Women’s Day interviews at a European gaming group’s London office, February 2025, and a second shoot there in June.
Oregon
Portsmouth, London, Oxford
Swanson Studios · Three days of interviews for a medical robotics company, November and December 2023, in Portsmouth, London and Oxford, with our PA, gaffer, HMU, DIT and sound recordist.
The US
Woolwich, London
A US production company · The London crew for a sportswear brand’s studio day in Woolwich, January 2025, a few days after its New York shoot.
The US
Oxford
A US production company · A one-day winter exterior in Oxford, December 2025. We booked the DOP and sent the call sheet. We planned the day around the light, and the crew stripped the kit down at the car park before the walk in.
The US
The UK
Matt Dunstan, a US director · UK shoots in February 2024 and July 2025. After the first, he wrote “We had one hell of a team.”
Two ways to work with us
Crew hire
Your producer runs the shoot.
We find, book and brief the crew, and send the full price before anything is booked. Day rates plus 10% and 2% insurance.
This suits you if your own producer will be on set.
Production service company
Our producer runs the shoot.
We organise the crew, the county council, University and college permissions, kit, transport and hotels. Your director makes the creative decisions. We quote it as a production, with 15% plus 5% for insurance and contingency.
This suits you if you’re flying in without a UK company or a UK producer.
Insurance
What we hold, and what Oxfordshire County Council asks for.
£10m
Employers’ liability for every crew member we book.
£10m
Our policy covers public liability when we’re the producer of record. On a crew hire, the certificate is yours. Oxfordshire County Council asks for at least £10m for filming on streets and pavements. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Oxfordshire County Council.
Arriving
Train
Oxford station
From London, the fastest trains take 52 minutes from Paddington, or about 1 hour 12 from Marylebone. Most crews fly into Heathrow. From there, the airline coach runs to Oxford 24 hours a day, up to every 20 minutes in the day, and takes about 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on traffic. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with GWR, Chiltern Railways and the airline. Parking and the Zero Emission Zone
Before you fly
An ETA for each visitor
Most visitors from Europe, the US, Canada and Australia need one. It costs £20. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with GOV.UK.
Your own team
Crew employed by your company can visit the UK to work on a location shoot, if the film is produced and financed outside the UK. They stay on your payroll. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with the British Film Commission.
Your kit
Bring it in on an ATA Carnet, or we’ll hire it in. Bigger camera and lighting packages come from London kit houses.
Time zones
Oxford runs on UK time. For most of the year, that’s five hours ahead of New York, eight hours ahead of Los Angeles and an hour behind Paris. We set calls, check-ins and rushes deliveries around your day.
Watching from home
Video playback can stream the monitors to wherever you are. For a US production company’s four days in the City of London and Uxbridge, the playback package included a Teradek and a livestream licence.
Fixer, service company and crew hire explained
The three overlap. This is what each one means, and what we do for each in Oxford.
You run the shoot and we book the people. We pay them their full day rate and add our booking fee and insurance.
A fixer is a local who makes the shoot possible. In Oxford that means permits from the county council, the University and the colleges, finding locations, booking crew and solving problems on the day. We put a producer on it, from £450 a day. We did this for a US production’s startup series in Marylebone, London, in May 2025. UK film and TV fixers
A production service company runs a whole shoot for a production company from somewhere else. That covers crew, kit, permits, insurance, payroll, transport and hotels. We did this for a US production company’s four days in the City of London and Uxbridge in September 2025. Working with a UK production service company
A line producer runs the schedule, the budget and the bookings. Producers
A location manager finds places, recces them and gets the agreements signed. Permits, parking and drones in Oxford
How we pick
and vet crew
We start with a call, then check past work and references against the role and the brief. We find crew for each job from our books and our network, and we book the people who do well again.
We book crew who live in and around Oxford first. When a shoot needs more people, we bring crew from London. We add the travel to the quote before anything is booked. If a college or building wants every name, vehicle registration and kit list before the day, we send them with the booking.
What clients say
Top Filming Company, UK · Clutch 2026
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Crew who live in Oxford
Join our crew list
We can crew a shoot anywhere in Oxford and Oxfordshire, and we’d rather book crew who live here than bring everyone from London. We pay you your full day rate on every job. Our fee goes on the client’s quote and doesn’t come out of your pay. Joining is free, and we only post real jobs.
Creative video production
We also make the film
We’re a video production company first. We work with our clients from the first idea through the shoot and the edit to the finished film. We’ve made 500+ films since 2016.
Our films
Our team makes brand films, customer stories and documentaries. Every production starts at £9,500.
Post-production
Our post team edits, grades and mixes the sound.
Video production across the UK
We’ve made 500+ productions, for clients including AlTi Tiedemann Global and FatFace.
Global production
Shoots in several countries
When a shoot crosses cities or borders, one booking covers the whole schedule. We crew and produce across the UK, and work with local service companies abroad, as we did in Norway and Portugal for Cohere.
Cohere · Canada, Norway, the UK, Portugal
Four countries on 35mm
AI for Empowerment had one shoot day in each country. We worked with local service companies in Norway and Portugal, and every asset went through one grade.
Swanson Studios, Oregon · three UK cities
Three cities in three days
Interviews in two hospitals and an office in Portsmouth, London and Oxford, on three days running.
GMR Marketing · Paris
Five weeks in Paris
Crew and kit at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
If you’re flying in to shoot in Oxford, here’s how that works. We also book crew in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cornwall, where we started, Edinburgh and Brighton. See film crew hire across the UK. If you’re shooting in Europe as well, send the cities and dates.
Questions about hiring a film crew in Oxford
How much does it cost to hire a film crew in Oxford?
You pay each crew member’s day rate, and they get all of it. We add our 10% booking fee and 2% insurance to everything we book, including kit. A DOP and a sound recordist for the day comes to £1,568 + VAT. An Oxford shoot can add its own lines, such as Oxfordshire County Council’s filming fee or the Zero Emission Zone charge. If we’re the producer of record, we quote it as a production instead. That means everything at cost, plus a 15% production fee and 5% for insurance and contingency. Every production starts at £9,500.
Do I need a permit to film in Oxford?
Yes, for streets and pavements. Oxfordshire County Council handles filming on them in Oxford and across the county. A small crew needs at least 15 working days’ notice, or 30 on listed streets in the centre such as Broad Street and Turl Street, and £10m public liability. The daily fee for 1 to 4 crew is £150 plus VAT. Oxford City Council handles its own parks and open spaces. Colleges and University buildings need the owner’s permission. Check with Oxfordshire County Council for the latest.
Can I film at the Oxford colleges?
Yes, with the college’s permission. Each college decides for itself, and most want at least two weeks’ notice. Some, such as Magdalen and St Edmund Hall, may charge a location fee. Keble takes location filming enquiries. For University buildings, start with the University’s filming coordinator. Term time is the hardest time to get college rooms and quads. Check with the college for the latest.
Can I film in Radcliffe Square?
Ask Brasenose College for the square. Oxfordshire County Council handles the road through it. The Bodleian Libraries have no say over the square itself. Check with Oxford City Council for the latest.
Can I film at the Bodleian or the Radcliffe Camera?
Yes, with the Bodleian Libraries’ permission. Small crews of up to 10 start at £500 an hour plus VAT, and large crews of 10 or more start at £1,000 an hour plus VAT. Crews normally film before 8.30am or after closing. Large-scale filming needs at least 3 months’ notice, and filming items from the collections needs at least 28 days. Check with the Bodleian Libraries for the latest.
Can I fly a drone in Oxford?
London Oxford Airport at Kidlington has a flight restriction zone, active at all times. You request permission through Air Portal, and the air traffic controller on duty gives final permission during air traffic control hours. RAF Brize Norton and RAF Benson have their own flight restriction zones, so check the Drone Safety Map for your take-off point. Colleges and University land also need the owner’s permission. Check with London Oxford Airport for the latest.
Does a crew van pay Oxford’s Zero Emission Zone charge?
It depends on the van. Oxford’s Zero Emission Zone covers the city centre from 7am to 7pm, every day. A Euro 6 diesel van pays £4 a day, an older diesel £10 and an electric van nothing. There’s no charge for a van that’s parked in the zone and doesn’t move. We park outside the zone where we can, or add the charge to the quote. Check with Oxfordshire County Council for the latest.
What public liability do I need to film in Oxford?
Oxfordshire County Council asks for at least £10m public liability for filming on streets and pavements. On a crew hire, the certificate is yours. When we’re the producer of record, our policy covers the shoot. Check with Oxfordshire County Council for the latest.
Where do your Oxford crews come from?
We book crew who live in and around Oxford first. When a shoot needs more people, or nobody local is free, we bring crew from London. Lighting and grip crews usually come from London. We add the travel to the quote before anything is booked.
Have you crewed in Oxford before?
Yes. Swanson Studios, a US production company, booked us for three days of interviews in Portsmouth, London and Oxford in November and December 2023. In December 2025, we booked the DOP and sent the call sheet for another US production company’s one-day shoot in Oxford.
Can you crew an Oxford shoot for a team from abroad?
Yes. Your contract is with us, a UK company. We book and pay the crew and send you one invoice. Your own travelling team stays on your payroll.
Can you supply kit?
Yes. The crew can bring their own, or we hire it from London kit houses. Kit goes on the quote with the same 10% booking fee and 2% insurance as the crew.
What does the insurance on a crew booking cover?
It covers two things. The first is employers’ liability for every crew member we book, up to £10m. The second is the kit we hire in for you. That’s what the 2% pays for. A large kit rental may need extra insurance, which goes on the quote as its own line. On a crew hire, you’re the producer of record, so public liability, the location, your own kit and anything you book yourself stay with you. If you want us to be the producer of record, we quote it as a full production, and our insurance covers the whole shoot.
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