LONDON CAMERAMAN & DOP | SIMON GILMOUR

Simon Gilmour is an award winning cameraman and DOP based in London. He has over 15 years experience filming everything from small corporate films to large scale narrative film productions. He is creatively and technically skilled, and can bring his expertise to any size and style of production. 

COMMERCIALS – DOCUMENTARIES – BRAND FILMS – CORPORATES

Simon is a professional cameraman specialising in lighting and operating on films, promos, brand films, sports, music videos, commercials, documentaries, and corporates.

TALKING HEADS & INTERVIEWS

Filming interviews for documentaries and brands is a key part of Simon’s work. Whether it’s a simple piece to camera or a highly styled multi-cam interview setup, Simon has all the talent, equipment and experience to realise any vision.

NARRATIVE DOP FILMMAKING

Simon Gilmour has won multiple ‘best cinematography’ awards for his work on a wide variety of award winning narrative films that have played at film festivals in London, across the UK, and all over the world.

FILMING KIT

Simon is a cameraman with an extensive kitlist, and can provide kit to suit any size production. Cameras include the Canon C500 Mk II, Canon C70, Canon R5, Canon 1DX Mk II, and the Canon 1DC. He has a full set of primes and vari focals, multiple gimbals, and a wide selection of grips and lighting including HMI, Litepanels, Aputure and Dedo. Whilst based in London, Simon is happy filming anywhere in the UK or abroad.

C300 Mark II Cinema Camera

LICENSED DRONE PILOT

Simon Gilmour is a fully qualified drone pilot and aerial cameraman with Operational Authorisation from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). This includes filming in congested areas such as London. He has a range of UAVs and is fully insured for aerial filming anywhere in the UK.

REMOTE COLOUR GRADING

Simon offers a remote colour grading service from his London studio. This makes use of a DaVinci Resolve grading suite which includes a Resolve Mini Panel and 4K workflow to remotely work with clients to help deliver projects looking their very best.

Blackmagic Resolve Mini Panel Grading Panel

FILMING SERVICES

Services include: DOP / Lighting Cameraman / Camera Operator / Gimbal & Steadicam Operator / Drone Operator (CAA Licensed) / Colour Grader. Available to hire as cameraman/DOP with full filming kit (camera/grip/lighting) in London, the UK and abroad.

Film Crew Behind the Scenes

For more information about filming services, to check availability, or for a quote please visit the contact page or email: simon@simongilmourdop.com

Whilst Simon exclusively offers filming and grading services, should you require a complete production service (production/direction/editing) we can recommend a production company we work with and film for.