When The Security Questions Are Too Personal

Drama / Comedy

Political Misinformation In Aotearoa

Advertising / Reality

Batman: Year 12

Drama / Comedy

EmployNZ – IT Ad

Advertising / Reality

When you can’t tell if your friend is mad at you.

Drama / Comedy

Widening The Net

Advertising / Reality

Josie

Drama / Comedy
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About Me


I am a lighting cameraman / videographer working out of Wellington, New Zealand. I work fast and to the brief, and take notes very well. I can work as a one man band, taking the project from start to finish myself, as well as lead or be part of a team to produce higher budget results. I can provide a Sony FS7 II camera package, as well as a small lighting and sound kit.

You can reach me at 021 025 94147 or joel.strawbridge@gmail.com


Work History


EmployNZ
Throughout my career as a freelance videographer I have remained on contract with EmployNZ, an education provider with offices across New Zealand. I have produced all their video content since 2019.

The Wellington Chapel on Cambridge
During 2023 I was hired as a videographer on all of the chapel’s concert videos, shooting with up to six cameras (alongside other operators) and providing a multi-cam edit the next week. The videos ranged from one to two hours long.

Office of The Clerk / Parliamentary Service
2020 saw me spend a lot of my time working with the Parliamentary Engagement Team producing, shooting, and delivering several video projects, including the majority of their induction videos, a series of videos educating other Parliaments about how our OOC works, and a series of videos interviewing leaders across PS, OOC, and party offices.

BATS Theatre
In 2022 I was hired by BATS Theatre due to my experience filming live theatre to create a videography division for them. This included purchasing the necessary gear, writing budget proposals, creating example videos and how-to documents on how to reproduce them, hiring videographers, and developing training programs for them. I also ran several live streams.


Assist Credits


Features / Television

Not Even S02 (2024)
Best Boy (Additional)
Little Apocalypse (2023)
Lighting Assist
Down For Love S02 (2023)
Camera / Lighting Assist (Wellington)
MS. INFORMATION (2023)
Gaffer (Select Wellington Segments)
1978 (2023)
Lighting Assist
Reunion (2020)
1st AC (Pickups)
Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2020)
Lighting Assist
Rhino Flooring TVC (2019)
1st AC
Savage (2019)
Trainee Assistant Director
Alita: Battle Angel Press Junket (2019)
Production Runner
NZ Women’s Football League – Sky Sport Next
Camera Operator
NZ Futsal League – Sky Sport Next
Camera Operator

Shorts / Music Videos

Caught Short (2024)
2nd AC
Honey Kaha (2023)
Gaffer
Ishmael (2023)
Gaffer
Ministry of Jingle (2023)
Best Boy Electric
Attachment Theory (2023)
Camera Trainee
Nobody WINZ (2023)
Gaffer
Ultimately Lacks Polish (2022)
Gaffer
“Porcelain God” Ingrid and the Ministers (2022)
1st AC / 2nd DoP
Woman In Blue (2021)
Best Boy Electric
No Laughing in the Faculty (2020)
Gaffer
Dandelion (2020)
Gaffer
“Daylight” Tommy & The Fallen Horses (2019)
Gaffer