Hazel Palmer

Meet Hazel Palmer @hazelpcam

Hazel has been working as a broadcast camera operator for the past 20 years alongside being a single parent. Now that her full-time parental duties are over she is making the most of being able to commit to work and travel, and would dearly love to move into professional wildlife filmmaking. She has all the necessary skills - outdoor survival skills, working at heights, patience, friendliness, adaptability, excellent storytelling skills and a quirky and creative eye for a shot. She has spent time working with Flying TV and The Helicopter Girls as an aerial cinematographer and currently works across theatre, documentary and sports - keeping her camera up with actors' emotions, F1 cars and Wimbledon tennis balls.

Recent Credits:

2024: ‘Countryfile: Wisley Bees’ | BBC1 | BBC Studios | Camera Operator, Sony FX9, FX6, Ronin RS4 gimbal, Probe lens 

2024: 'Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: Athletics' | BBC1 | Camera Operator, Long lens

2021-23: 'Extreme E: Race to Save the Planet' | ITV | DAZN | Camera Operator and Minicam Rigger, Saudi Arabia, Greenland, Chile, Uruguay, Scotland

2022: 'Eco Opera' | Creative Scotland / Australian Arts Council | Director of Photography

2018-25: 'Wimbledon Tennis Championships' | BBC | Camera Operator,  Centre Court, Slow-mo

Key skills:

GSS and Cineflex gimbal rigging and operating, Drone pilot and heavy lift drone camera operator, AGITO modular dolly system - Standard Training , Steadicam Silver Certified

Long lens and super slow-mo, Studio, Handheld, Operating remote camera heads, Live TV skills - reacting quickly and confidently to keep in tune with the subject, Lighting, sound recording, editing, photography, Tree climbing, 4WD, quad bike and motorbike licence

Top Tip: Always look and listen, you can find beauty in everything.

Website: www.hazelpalmer.com