Hi, I’m Phil Balsdon, a cinematographer and steadicam operator based in Sydney, Australia. I’ve been working in the film and television industry since 1970 and since 1986 as a freelancer.
As a cameraman I started in live television (black and white back then!) and as a freelancer moved into documentaries, commercials and corporate productions. Steadicam skills learnt whilst learnt whilst working on television drama gave me the opportunity to do some operating on feature films and work with some of the world’s best directors and directors of photography.
As well as being an immensely satisfying career creatively it has also given me the opportunity to travel to many fascinating and remote places in the world.