I'm a camera operator and DOP based in Newquay, Cornwall, with over 12 years' experience across TV, features and documentary. I often operate A or B camera on dailies, or run 2nd units as DOP and operator. I can bring my own aerial, water, gimbal and tracking kit. Local to Cornwall and Devon.

Camera operator Tim Boydell on an ARRI Alexa on a dolly, car commercial shoot in Cornwall
Tim Boydell operating an ARRI Alexa on an Easyrig
Tim Boydell operating handheld on a documentary shoot
Rowers filmed by a 2nd unit at sea
Aerial unit shot of a car on a moorland road
Water unit camera operator filming a freediver underwater

Selected credits

Hercule, BBC (2nd unit DOP) · Malory Towers, CBBC (2nd unit DOP) · Playing Nice, ITV (2nd unit; tracking vehicle operator) · Good Chaos (2nd unit DP) · Two Hallmark feature films (camera operator) · Poldark, Beyond Paradise, Bergerac, Death in Paradise (aerial DOP) · Rosamunde Pilcher, ZDF (aerial DOP and operator) · The Chocolate Club (DOP; Best Cinematography, Florence and Paris Film Awards)

Questions producers ask

Are you a camera operator based in Cornwall?

Yes. I'm in Newquay and work across Cornwall and Devon, the rest of the UK and abroad.

Can you operate a 2nd unit?

Yes. I often operate B camera on TV dramas and features, then split off to run the 2nd unit as its DOP.

Do you bring your own kit?

Yes, if you need it: drones, water housings, gimbals and a tracking vehicle, with crew.

Do you cover Devon?

Yes. Dartmoor, the South Hams, Plymouth and Exeter are all a short drive.

Need a camera operator in Cornwall or Devon?

Send me your dates, location and brief. The fastest reply is on WhatsApp: +44 7983 706452. Email: tim@lightcoloursound.co.uk. Get in touch →