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SELF-STARTER Ed Lister decided it was high time he upgraded his kit, although he wasn’t sure what would make the cut
Lister says his day-to-day workload is extremely varied, so he needs a camera to be capable of facing whatever environment he throws it into. “One day I might be doing a live news hit in an extreme environment such as a flash flood, with a satellite unit like LiveU feeding the studio; the next I could be shooting a product commercial in a studio or overseas somewhere,” he adds. In the past, Lister opted for cameras including the Sony FS7, which served a multitude of scenarios incredibly well. However, like with most technology, there comes a time to upgrade. More than a year ago, Lister was filming a lot of live and prerecorded news packages and features for major broadcasters such as ITV and CNBC, as well as documentaries for ITN, Channel 4, Al Jazeera and the BBC.
ED LISTER IS a lighting cameraman who also works regularly as a self-shooting PD. With over ten years’ experience in the broadcast industry, his CV boasts a vast range of production, from news features and entertainment to high-end branded content and commercials. He is also a brand ambassador for Litepanels and Anton Bauer batteries. “I started my career in Manchester, getting involved with as many people as possible, spending as much time on-set on any production I could, soaking it all up,” he says. “Assisting, then shooting B cam where possible, building up a network of contacts before working up to camera operating and shooting projects for production companies, clients and broadcasters. I still love doing it to this day – with an ever-growing network both in the UK and overseas.”
“On top of this, I was shooting high-end branded content overseas as a self shooter for major players like Rolls-Royce, and camera supervising or shooting multicam OB concerts with orchestras,” he explains. TAKING A GAMBLE Lister was aware that the images produced by the Sony FX6 were, in his words, ‘beautiful’. He adds: “It crushed low-light situations and had really
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