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Andy Nicholls

Producer/Director, Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator, Editor.

Freelance video crew, available for hire for broadcast, corporate or event work.

Television production experience dating back to 1990 with broadcast credits on BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, Latest TV, Sky Sports and Screensport. Multi-skilled in many areas of production from pre-production through to editing and delivery of broadcast compliant files. Corporate clients include NHS, Philips, Polydor, Hilton Metropole, Picturehouse Cinemas, Brighton Pride, University of Sussex, University of Brighton, Bang and Olufsen, Pfizer, ActionAid, Bass, AMF Bowling and many more.

Based in Brighton and London. Please feel free to contact me to discuss your requirements from one-off projects to regular contracts in the South East.

Key skills and services include:

• Producer/Director

• Multi Camera Live Event Video Production and Live Streaming

• Director of Photography

• Camera Operator

• Steadicam Operator

• Video Editor

• Technical Training

Showreel

Producer/Director

Trained in the Safe Management of Productions at BBC Academy. Regular contracts include producing the TV coverage of Brighton Pride since 2011, this has included directing a one hour show for TV broadcast and providing multiple live feeds during the event for the main stage and secondary stage LED screens. Other events include the setup and production of a live OB for election 2015 news and results on Latest TV. Director of QTube, a weekly LGBT magazine show.

Studio Work

Working in conjunction with Ironworks Studios Brighton to offer In-House Video Production Services, Streaming and Hybrid Events, Green Screen and Live Event production in the 180 seat Studio A, with the smaller Studio B and Studio C facilities also available right in the centre of Brighton. This facility is ideal for hosting hybrid conferences and events with live streaming with remote participants.
Ironworks Studios, Brighton.

Live Streaming and Virtual Events

Whether you need a low-cost, single camera live stream of your presentation or a multi camera production with LiveU high-resilience, bonded streaming to multiple locations of your virtual event, APNTV can provide a tailored solution to meet your requirements and budget. In May 2020, during lockdown, we set about a three month project to film and deliver We Are Fabuloso, 20 hours of live streams for Brighton and Hove Pride over, what would have been, the Pride weekend. Broadcast to multiple social media channels and across the UK on the local TV network.

Multi Camera Live Event Video Production

A proven track record of delivering high quality video for live music festivals such as Brighton Pride, Boomerang at Hickstead Showground, Bath Festival and Shakedown Festival. Available equipment includes multiple 4K broadcast cameras, 4K Portable Production Units with hardware vision mixer panel, camera talkback system, track and dolly, camera crane and Steadicam available for hire to produce an event or to suplement your own existing production crew.

Director of Photography

Trained at Brighton Film School. Director of Photography for a number of TV shows including the ongoing series of International Chef Exchange for Latest TV, now on Amazon Prime.

Camera Operator

Trained camera operator with experience of documentary, food and drink, travel, LGBT content, corporate, green screen, studio, multi-camera live events, sports including tenpin bowling, Brighton Marathon, 20-20 cricket, MMA, sailing and football coverage for the BBC1 Football League Show (IMG). Familiar with rigging and de-rigging Sony HDC1500/2500 series fibre studio cameras with Canon HJ22 or Digi Super box lenses in a multi camera setup. Experience with many Sony, Canon, JVC and Panasonic P2 broadcast cameras.

Steadicam Operator

Qualified Steadicam owner/operator. Trained by Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown and Tiffen Steadicam. Steadicam Operator credits on many video and film productions including several feature films. Experience flying cameras from small DSLR cameras to larger ENG cameras, Red and Arri Alexa.

Video Editor

Skilled video editor with Grass Valley Edius edit suite and experience of Adobe Premier Pro CC, Avid and Final Cut. Short and long form editing with training in creative and narrative editing techniques.

Technical Training

With a long background of delivering technical training, courses can be developed for your specific requirements in camera operation and filming techniques, lighting, capturing high quality audio, video editing and file based workflows and delivery. Clients include Latest TV, Brighton Film School and Brighton Aldridge Community Academy.

Recommendations

Nigel Lambe, Chief Executive, Sussex Innovation.

We selected APNTV following a formal tender process, to produce a series of 8 TV shows for our Innovation Masterclass Series showcasing some the most innovative companies from around Sussex and the expertise of Sussex Innovation and the University of Sussex Business School. Andy and his team guided us throughout the 6 month long process, helping us to develop the key content, scheduling, filming on location, studio filming, right through to post production and delivery of the series to a high standard and even coming in under budget. Having never undertaken a project like this before, we were incredibly pleased to have the expertise of Andy and his team to guide us through the process from start to finish. We were incredibly pleased with the outcome and will look forward to working with APNTV again.

Sean Mahoney, BITETV.

Andy at APNTV has recently produced a number of high end videos for BITETV that have seen his expertise come to the fore. His professionalism and reliability in overseeing multi camera, live mixing and streaming assignments have delivered productions of the highest quality.

Darren Styles OBE, Managing Director Stream Publishing, Attitude Magazine.

We have been delighted, over an extended period, to work with Andy and his team at APNTV. He and his team work absolutely to a brief, however challenging, and deliver first-rate programming of the highest quality on time, every time. They are easy to work with and we are pleased to have them as part of our extended team.

Felicity Beckett, Picturehouse Cinemas.

I have worked with Andy on 3 Sundance Film Festival: London Events. The remit includes filming over long, action-packed days whilst navigating large crowds, multiple locations and a broad range of activities including red carpet, one-to-one interviews, Q&As, masterclasses, awards, parties, etc... to create Sundance Institute approved dailies. Andy has proved to be a consummate professional with a wealth of experience which is invaluable when having to make quick, reactive decisions about what to shoot. He has excellent equipment and a calm, helpful disposition completely enhanced by a passion for what he does.

Alfie Ordinary, Cabaret Artist.

Andy and the team at APNTV were an absolute dream to work with. It was my first time producing and hosting a chat show and Andy went above and beyond to make sure I was prepared. He guided me before, during and after the shoot and James' skills and patience with editing made the whole thing so easy and enjoyable. The final product is great quality and everything I could have hoped for.

Maya Unnithan, CORTH, University of Sussex.

I am writing to commend Andy Nicholls and the APNTV team for their professional and good quality short overview film introducing CORTH, a research centre for Cultures of Reproduction, Technologies and Health based in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex. Andy and his team are flexible, accommodating, and easy to work with. Andy provides clear instructions and good advice and support. He is excellent on meeting deadlines. It was a pleasure to work with him during the pandemic, and what was a difficult period for filming. We are happy to have been able to complete the film in time and embed this as an informational tool within our centre website.

Aristea Markantoni, SPRU, University of Sussex.

At the University of Sussex Business School we have worked with Andy and APNTV on many occasions (high level United Nations workshop in London, week long academic training with worldwide policy civil servants on campus), public engagement workshop in Hove, during important research conferences and workshops. I cannot commend enough the professionalism, punctuality, flexibility, focus to detail tactful and discreet contact with guests by Andy and team, and the wonderful collaboration, whether filming an event, interviewing high profile stakeholders, editing videos and producing high quality end product. We would highly recommend Andy and APNTV to undertake any filming work and turn it into an exciting experience.

Nathan Oxley, IDS, University of Sussex.

We hired APNTV to record a set of short interviews during an event in central Brighton. Andy's team were great to work with. They quickly understood the brief, and communicated clearly about what to expect and what we needed. They were efficient and professional in filming on the day, found a great spot to do the recording, and delivered a high quality set of short videos afterwards. Andy was very responsive and helpful throughout the process.

David Cuff, former Channel Director at Latest TV.

It was a real pleasure to work with Andy Nicholls who is highly skilled technically; an excellent DoP and Producer. Andy helped enormously in the set up of the digital Studio; helping in establishing the workflow for recording and broadcasting. Andy also established the highly cost effective live Broadcast links into the studio via the internet. Andy can successfully manage complex live multi-cam production, long form and short form video to very high standards.

Steve Bustin, Business communications and media expert - award-winning conference and event speaker.

I've worked with a number of cameramen and video producers over the years but Andy is one of the best I've had the pleasure of working with. Creative, full of ideas, totally professional and easy to work with. I've worked with Andy on a number of projects including media training sessions and corporate videos and his work has always been excellent.