A little "philosophy"

As a cameraman you should bring multiple talents: to deal with the camera technology blindfolded, the perfect control of light, cropping and movement are self-evident.
In addition human qualities are important: often the sensitive handling of the protagonists is much more about the success of the shooting than the technical and artistic aspects. A friendly, sensitive team often "gets closer" because it knows when it's time to keep distance. To make people feel confident and not to betray someone's trus t- a constant goal of my work.
That's why I only work with experienced assistants, who are both human and technically advanced class.
If you subscribe to my view - I would be very happy about your approach.

Equipment
My well-kept camera equipment is often praised by colleagues: I have a XDCAM HD422 and two DigitalBetacam equipments, HD-lenses, stereo mixers, diversity transmitters, a lot of light (including Dedolight kits, HMI), every imaginable accessory, a DV/DVCAM camcorder and much more. Anything else (e.g. dolly, crane) I can obtain to affordable prices.
Team
You can book me as a camerateam, incl. assistant (no trainees, only qualified personnel), team vehicle (Ford Galaxy) and equipment.
Man
You can book me as a cameraman, on 10-hour basis or a flat rate for larger projects. With or without equipment: see "Equipment".
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Since 1989 I am working first as a camera assistant and since 1994 as a freelance cameraman.
"From Cologne to the world" could mean my motto - my profession led me already in about 30 countries.
Reports and documentaries are my favourite subjects (more than 40 I have already shot), but the variety of subjects is the constant source of motivated work as a cameraman. As a DOP I am crazy about industry, marketing and medical films. I shoot magazine films of all kinds (like scientific topics, I'm a photo engineer with diploma), bus as a family man I also like filming with children.
For several years, I'm was shooting the (fictional) comedy films for "Freitag Nacht News" ("Friday Night News") and "RTL Comedy Night" on RTL.
The collaboration with professional and nice colleagues, interesting themes, cinematic challenges -for me this change is the big attraction of the profession of a cameraman.
If you are looking for an experienced, curious, friendly and always motivated cameraman with fair prices and outstanding equipment - get in touch with me...

Films of Rainer Friedrich
Status: Sept 2010 (pdf)
contact:
info@koelnkamera.de
Rainer Friedrich
shooting at the
three parted report
"Engel, Teufel, Hexen"
("Angels, Devils,
Witches")
(photo: Alexander Joksimovic, 2004)
koelnkamera worldwide:
the countries where I already filmed are marked in red: including USA, Canada, Dominican Republic, Argentina, South Africa, Kenya, Europe, Scandinavia, the Baltics, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, China, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam
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"Nothing is more amazing than the simple truth, nothing is more exotic than our environment, nothing is more imaginative than the practicality. And there is nothing more sensational in the world as the time in which one lives."
Egon Erwin Kisch

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