The pebble beach at Brighton from a low angle, with the ruined West Pier and the sea behind under a heavy sky

Film crew hire in Brighton

We book film crews
for shoots in Brighton and Hove.

We book DOPs, camera operators, sound recordists and whole crews for shoots on the seafront, in the city and on the South Downs. We have 2,800+ freelance crew on our books across the UK. We book crew who live in Brighton first. When a shoot needs more people, we bring crew down from London. The fastest trains from London take about an hour.


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 Brighton shoots

Agencies, production companies and brands book our crews. So do teams flying in from the US and Europe. For AlTi Tiedemann Global, we’ve made six productions in London and New York. A Brighton day might be an interview in an office near the station, a shoot on the beach or a conference at the Brighton Centre. Our producers know who gives permission for each one, including the Sussex Film Office and the owners of private places such as the pier. If you want us to make the film as well, see our video production.

Play the behind-the-scenes film: our DOP shooting on a clifftop for Cohere
Behind the scenes on AI for Empowerment, the Cohere campaign we produced on 35mm in four countries: Canada, Norway, the UK, and Portugal.

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 conferences at the Brighton Centre, interviews in offices and shoots on the beach.

We book Brighton crew first

If a shoot needs more people, or nobody in Brighton is free, we bring crew down from London. We add the travel to the quote before anything is booked. Lighting crews usually come from London.

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.

A camera operator in the crew van, rigged cinema camera pointed straight down the lens.

Book a crew in Brighton.

Tell us the date, the address or venue, and who you need. Our team reads every brief within 2 working hours. Or call us on 07412 543822.

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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.

A Here Now Films camera operator on set, smiling, with the camera rig on his shoulders

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.

A car with a camera rig strapped to its side, driving down a dusty track

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.

A crew rigging lights and camera around a smoking aircraft wreck on a film set

Crew and production support

We book the crew and sort the work around them. That includes recces, permits through the Sussex Film Office, kit, vans and hotels. We act as your fixer or your production service company.

A frame from Cohere’s AI for Empowerment campaign: a woman on a misty hillside

Creative video production

If you want us to make the film as well as shoot it, we’re a video production company first. We work with you from the first idea to the finished film.

A frame from Cohere’s AI for Empowerment campaign: a car with surfboards above the Atlantic coast in Portugal

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 Brighton

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

Crew in hi-vis hauling a kit cart up a grassy cliff path

06 roles

Production

The people who plan and run the shoot.

A camera crew around a 35mm film camera, one on the eyepiece, one at the lens

07 roles

Camera

The people who operate and look after the cameras.

Crew silhouetted at sunset around a director’s monitor on a stand by the sea

02 roles

Data and playback

The people who back up the footage and show it on set.

Two large tungsten film lights rigged on a cherry picker at night

03 roles

Lighting and grip

The people who light the set and move the camera.

A sound recordist with a boom over a surfer sitting in the back of a van

01 role

Sound

The person who records the sound.

A make-up artist powders a man’s cheek before he goes in front of the camera

02 roles

Hair, make-up and costume

The people who look after hair, make-up and costume.

A dressed period interior with a camera on a dolly in the middle of the room

02 roles

Art department

The people who design and build the set.

An editor in headphones at a monitor in a dark edit suite

01 role

Post-production

The person who edits the footage.

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 beach at the top of the page is by Anthony Wade on Unsplash.

Rates and set-ups

Crew rates in Brighton

We price every role against the APA/Bectu card. These are the rates the APA agrees with Bectu for commercials, and they’re the clearest benchmark the industry has. 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 for you, including kit. If we run the production, we quote it as a production instead. A Brighton shoot can add a few lines of its own, each shown separately. The Sussex Film Office prices each permit application. A suspended parking bay has a £38 application fee, and the council’s daily rate for removals, building work and events is £51 a bay. There’s no emission charge for a crew van. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with the Sussex Film Office and Brighton and Hove City Council.

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
KitTheir 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
KitAt 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 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
A multi-camera interview set: three guests in armchairs, cameras and a monitor in the foreground

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.

Book this set-up

Low-footprint interview set-up For shoots that need a small team Crew from £2,072 + VAT
A camera operator with a cinema camera filming an older woman being interviewed

Crew

£2,072 + 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

We add the same 10% + 2%. Sound kit, travel and parking each have their own line.

Book this set-up

A crew around your DOP or director You bring the DOP or director and we book the rest Crew from £2,764.16 + VAT
A camera operator filming runners on a hillside

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.

Book this set-up

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.

Send the brief

Services

Kit, locations, permits and logistics in Brighton

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 Brighton guide. The permits, parking and drones are also summarised just below.

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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.

Film equipment hire in Brighton

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Locations and permits

The Sussex Film Office handles filming on council land, including streets, the beach and parks. The Palace Pier, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Marina, the station and Churchill Square are private, so you ask the owner. Anyone going into the sea needs at least 10 working days’ notice. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with the Sussex Film Office and Brighton and Hove City Council.

Filming locations and permits in Brighton

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Studios and set builds

Capture Factory Studios has four studios in central Brighton, five minutes’ walk from the station. Studio 4 has a 13-metre infinity cove. For a big set build, we use studios near London. 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 Capture Factory Studios.

Film studios in Brighton

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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 Brighton or from London prop houses.

Props and wardrobe for Brighton shoots

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Logistics

A suspended parking bay costs a £38 application fee and needs 7 working days’ notice. The council’s daily rate for removals, building work and events is £51 a bay. There’s no emission charge for a crew van, because Brighton’s low emission zone is a bus scheme. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Brighton and Hove City Council.

Shoot logistics in Brighton

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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.

DIT and data for Brighton shoots

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 Brighton

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

The Sussex Film Office handles filming on Brighton and Hove City Council land, including streets, the beach, the seafront and parks. It also advises on road closures and parking. Private places need the owner’s permission. These include Brighton Palace Pier, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Marina, Brighton station and Churchill Square. 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

The Sussex Film Office doesn’t publish its fees. It prices each application, and we add the permit to the quote as its own line.

Filming in the sea

If anyone swims or goes into the sea, you need at least 10 working days’ notice and a risk assessment. You also arrange extra safety cover, such as a lifeboat. Talk to the council’s Seafront Office first.

Brighton Palace Pier and the Royal Pavilion

The pier is private. Its filming page asks for the date and time, the hours, the crew size, a lead name and what you’re filming. It has been used in Stormzy’s film Big Man, ITV’s Grace and adverts for Freemans and Skipton Building Society. The Royal Pavilion and the city’s museums handle filming through their marketing office, which gives fees on request. The Royal Pavilion asks for at least £10m public liability and doesn’t allow drones. The Royal Pavilion Garden goes through the Sussex Film Office. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with the Sussex Film Office, Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton Palace Pier and Brighton and Hove Museums.

How much notice you need in Brighton

What you needNotice
A suspended parking bay7 working days
30 or more bays in one place10 weeks
Anyone in the seaAt least 10 working days
A road closureUp to 12 weeks
A drone inside the Shoreham flight restriction zoneAt least 7 days, £20 plus VAT
We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Brighton and Hove City Council, its parking suspensions page and Brighton City Airport.

Parking and emission charges

A suspended parking bay costs a £38 application fee. The council’s daily rate for removals, building work and events is £51 for each 5.5-metre bay. It doesn’t list a filming rate, so we confirm the charge when we apply. A standard application needs 7 full working days’ notice, and an urgent one costs £20 more. Brighton’s low emission zone is a bus scheme, so there’s no charge for a crew van.

Drones and the airport

Brighton City Airport at Shoreham has a flight restriction zone. It covers two nautical miles round the airfield, up to 2,000 feet, plus zones 5 km long and 1 km wide at each end of the runway. You can’t fly a drone inside it without written permission from air traffic control. Apply at least 7 days before the flight. The fee is £20 plus VAT, and it isn’t refundable. Check the airport’s map to see whether your take-off point is inside the zone. If you take off from council land, you also need permission from the council’s outdoor events team. It asks for the pilot’s CAA licence, drone insurance, a risk assessment and a flight map. Drones can’t fly over Seven Sisters Country Park without its express permission. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Brighton City Airport, Brighton and Hove City Council and Seven Sisters Country Park.

Brighton station

Brighton station is managed by Southern, part of Govia Thameslink Railway. GTR asks for permission in advance to film at its stations or on its trains. Commercial requests go to its business development team.

When Brighton is busy

The city is hardest to film in during the Brighton Marathon in April, the Brighton Festival and Fringe in May and early June, Pride in early August, and warm summer weekends on the beach. A small crew can still work. For a bigger shoot, we’d plan another week.

Sources

We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Brighton and Hove City Council on parking and the low emission zone, GTR for the station, and the Brighton Marathon, Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe for their 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

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.

A camera operator beside a 35mm film camera on a clifftop, the director at his shoulder

From abroad

Shooting in Brighton 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. A Brighton 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.

A crew filming in a pine forest filled with smoke
On set in Canada for Cohere’s AI for Empowerment, one of the four countries we shot it in on 35mm.

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

Marylebone, London

A US production · A startup series at a workspace in Marylebone, May 2025, with us as fixer: DP, AC, sound, gaffer, DIT, HMU and PA.

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 permits from the Sussex Film Office and private owners, 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 Brighton’s venues ask 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. The Royal Pavilion asks for at least £10m, and other venues set their own amount. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with Brighton and Hove Museums.

Arriving

Train

Brighton station

The fastest trains from London to Brighton take about an hour. Direct trains run from London Victoria, London Bridge and St Pancras. We checked this in November 2026. Fees and rules change, and this page isn’t the official source. For the latest, check with National Rail. Parking and emission charges

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

Brighton 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 Brighton.

Crew hire

You run the shoot and we book the people. We pay them their full day rate and add our booking fee and insurance.

Fixer

A fixer is a local who makes the shoot possible. In Brighton that means permits through the Sussex Film Office, the pier or the Royal Pavilion, 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

Production service company

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

Line producer

A line producer runs the schedule, the budget and the bookings. Producers

Location manager

A location manager finds places, recces them and gets the agreements signed. Permits, parking and drones in Brighton

A camera operator holding an ARRI camera while filming in a car

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 Brighton and Hove first. When a shoot needs more people, we bring crew down from London. We add the travel to the quote before anything is booked. If a building wants every name, vehicle registration and kit list before the day, we send them with the booking.

What clients say

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Based on 54 reviews
Josh Morris
The team at Here Now are exceptional. I've worked with them on a number of projects now and the quality is always outstanding, they are also just an absolute pleasure to work with! They offer creativity, passion and a level of professionalism I've rarely had with other businesses. I'd highly recommend Ed and the team to anyone as their first call for top-tier video production.
Response from the owner:Josh, thanks so much for such a lovely review. It was brilliant working with you and the team, thanks again for having us onboard. We're here when you need us! Ed
Samuel Rollier
Working with the Here Now team on a customer story for Miro in London was an absolute pleasure. They were professional, creative, hyper collaborative, and made the whole process smooth from start to finish. We’re super happy with the result and will definitely be working with them again in the near future!
Response from the owner:Thanks so much for the review Sam and for working with us on the production. You and the whole of the Miro team were great. If you ever need video production in the UK you know where to find us! Till next time.
Simon Hadley
It was a pleasure collaborating with the team at Here Now Films (Ed, Meg, and Ted). They created two videos for our drug and alcohol charity, WithYou in Cornwall, highlighting the recovery journeys of our clients and showcasing the outstanding work our staff does every day. They approached the filming process with sensitivity and empathy, helping our clients and staff feel at ease throughout the shoot. We are thrilled with the final results of both films and would gladly work with the team again in the future.
Response from the owner:Thanks so much Simon. If you ever need another brand film or any thing else, we're here to help. It was a joy working with you guys.
Maxie Harrington
The Here Now Films team helped us conduct a remote shoot in London, from San Francisco. The team made the process as smooth as possible and were an absolute pleasure to work with. I highly recommend their services!
Response from the owner:Thanks so much Maxie! If you ever need a video production company in London, we’re here. Looking forward to the next one.
Victor Cooper
Great team to work with. Helped us with a documentary project. Added helpful creative direction. Met all deadlines. Recommend.
Response from the owner:Thank you so much Victor, it was a pleasure working with you on the recent production. Until the next one!
Colin Eldridge
Great team, allowed us a lot of flexibility in planning our video production around a group of international executives with limited available time, incredibly adaptable with us during post production and series of SME based reviews and live edits.
Response from the owner:Hey Colin, it was a pleasure working with you on these videos. If you ever need us again, just give us a shout.
Robert James
Here Now are professional, creative and a pleasure to work with. The team are well organised, easy to communicate with and delivered an excellent result. Highly recommended.
Response from the owner:Hey Rob, Thanks you so much for the kind words and a huge thanks again for workign with us on the production. If you ever need a film crew in London or any other video production support, just give us a shout! Best, Ed
Matt Dunstan
Here Now Films is always my first call when filming internationally in the UK. This was my second time working with them, and once again, they delivered above and beyond. On our most recent trip, they supported us a phenomenal key production assistant throughout the UK and a great DP in Manchester (a new city for us). They matched the exact camera and lighting kit I use back in the States keeping things consistent for our brand. What really stood out this time was the support from our key PA. He personally ushered me and my U.S.-based DP to every single shoot location throughout the week, and even drove me from London to Manchester. Always on time, if not early, and an excellent driver. I’ve always been uncomfortable driving on the opposite side of the road when traveling internationally, so that accommodation made a huge difference. The first time we worked together in London, they provided a full crew and both shoots ran flawlessly. Communication is always smooth, the team is kind, professional, and incredibly easy to work with. Most importantly, our clients are always happy when they’re involved. Looking forward to many more future projects together. Here Now is truly a go-to partner in the UK!
Response from the owner:Hey Matt, Thanks so much for the kind words. Honestly blown away by the above. If you ever need film crew support or video production assistance across London or the rest of the UK, we're here to help. Hope you and the team have a great end to the year in the USA! Best, Ed
Will Harris
These guys are fab and we will keep working with them in the future
Response from the owner:Thanks a lot Will, next time you need a TV Commercial we’ve got you covered.
Joe Devine
I worked with a crew of four people from Here Now Films for a pilot project. Morgan, the organiser, was very proficient and quick to respond to communications. We met for the first time on the day with a bit of a hazy plan for a tricky shoot, but the crew took it all in their step and the final product was great. Would recommend.
Response from the owner:Thanks so much for the kind words Joe, it was a pleasure working on this with you. If you need us again, we’d be stoked to jump in and help.
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Crew who live in Brighton
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We can crew a shoot anywhere in Brighton and Hove, and we’d rather book crew who live here than bring everyone down 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.

An operator with a stabilised camera rig following a runner, crew around them

Our films

Brand films, customer stories and documentaries, made by our team from the first idea to the finished film. Every production starts at £9,500.

An editor at work in the Here Now Films edit suite

Post-production

Our post team edits, grades and mixes the sound.

Kelvin and Liz Fletcher in a Land Rover on their farm for FatFace

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.

The Here Now Films unit on a clifftop in Cornwall, shooting Cohere’s AI for Empowerment on 35mm

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.

Surgical instruments from the Swanson Studios shoot for a medical robotics client

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.

An Olympic venue in Paris during the 2024 Games

GMR Marketing · Paris

Five weeks in Paris

Crew and kit at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

If you’re flying in to shoot in Brighton, here’s how that works. We also book crew in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cornwall, where we started, Edinburgh, and Oxford. 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 Brighton

How much does it cost to hire a film crew in Brighton?

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. A Brighton shoot can add its own lines, such as a permit from the Sussex Film Office or a suspended parking bay. 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 Brighton?

Yes, for council land, which includes streets, the beach, the seafront and parks. The Sussex Film Office handles it and prices each application. Private places, such as the Palace Pier, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Marina, the station and Churchill Square, need the owner’s permission. Check with the Sussex Film Office for the latest.

Can I film on Brighton beach?

Yes, with permission from the Sussex Film Office. If anyone goes into the sea, you need at least 10 working days’ notice and a risk assessment, and extra safety cover such as a lifeboat. Check with the council’s Seafront Office for the latest.

Can I fly a drone in Brighton?

Inside the flight restriction zone round Brighton City Airport at Shoreham, you need written permission from air traffic control. Apply at least 7 days ahead. The fee is £20 plus VAT. Check the airport’s map to see whether your take-off point is inside the zone. Council land also needs permission from the council’s outdoor events team. Check with Brighton City Airport for the latest.

Can I film on Brighton Palace Pier?

The pier is private, so you ask the pier. Its filming page asks for the date and time, the hours, the crew size, a lead name and what you’re filming. Check with Brighton Palace Pier for the latest.

How much notice do I need to suspend parking in Brighton?

A standard application needs 7 full working days. The application fee is £38, and the council’s daily rate for removals, building work and events is £51 a bay. 30 or more bays in one place need 10 weeks. Check with Brighton and Hove City Council for the latest.

Is there an emission charge for a crew van in Brighton?

No. Brighton’s low emission zone is a bus scheme, so there’s no charge for a crew van. Check with Brighton and Hove City Council for the latest.

Where do your Brighton crews come from?

We book crew who live in Brighton and Hove first. When a shoot needs more people, we bring crew down from London. Lighting crews usually come from London. We add the travel to the quote before anything is booked.

When is Brighton hardest to film in?

During the Brighton Marathon in April, the Brighton Festival and Fringe in May and early June, Pride in early August, and summer weekends on the beach. Check the organisers’ dates for the latest.

Can you crew a Brighton 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.