Freelance DOP · Camera Operator · Editor
Ryan Benton
Camera Operator, Cinematographer and Editor for commercials, broadcast and brand work.
Based in Townsville. Available for jobs across Australia and further afield. Award-winning broadcast background, own kit, and a calm head when the day gets messy.
Townsville · North Queensland · Available nationwide
More than ten years
behind the camera.
As a Director of Photography, Camera Operator and Editor, I've worked across commercials, news, current affairs, brand content and corporate productions.
Based in Townsville, Queensland. Happy on a brand shoot or in a disaster zone. Cinema and ENG systems, plus Avid, Adobe and DaVinci Resolve when you need the cut as well.
What I do
DOP. Camera Operator. Editor.
Book me for one role, or for shoot and edit together.
01
Director of Photography
Lighting, lenses, camera movement and look. I set the visual tone so the film holds together on screen.
02
Camera Operator
ENG through to cinema cameras. Live deadlines, news, commercials and events. I show up ready and deliver the day as Camera Operator.
03
Editor
Avid, Adobe Creative Suite and DaVinci Resolve. Broadcast packages through to finished brand films.
Awards
Camera Operator of the Year,
twice.
Camera Operator of the Year
Newshub TV3, 2019 & 2023
NZ Voyager Media Awards Finalist
Major News Event Coverage, Cyclone Gabrielle 2024
NZTV Awards Finalist
Best News Coverage, Sea Level Rise & Climate Change, 2022
Breaking news or a planned commercial day: same focus on getting the shot and looking after the story.
How I work
Flexible on set.
Solid on delivery.
I've shot in a lot of different places and conditions. Plans change. Weather turns. Talent runs late. I stay useful when that happens.
News, documentary, commercials: I know the pace of each, and I bring my own kit so you're not waiting on a hire house.
Clients
Brands and networks I've worked with
Work
Selected work
60 Minutes, Newshub, brand commercials and campaign films. A sample of projects I've shot and cut.
View all work
Kit & CV
Own gear. Clear rates. Easy to book.
Sony CineAlta F55 and Sony FX9, plus Lenses, Tripods, Lighting, Sound and Gaffer Equipment. Download my crew CV for credits, kit list and experience in one place.
Need a camera for your next project?
Brand content, a presser, a documentary day, an edit. Tell me what you're making and I'll get back to you.
Get in touch