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SIMON VACHER

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITOR

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HE / HIM

BIO

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Simon has over 15 years of experience working as a documentary, sports, and corporate video camera operator and producer.

With an eye for a good story, Simon has filmed countless feature-length
documentaries and short online features across a wide range of subjects,
including wildlife, people, machinery, industry, corporate settings, and natural
science-based productions. Simon’s incredibly diverse and adaptable
spirit means he is home with penguins in Antarctica as he
is in the high-pressure scenarios of tight-turnaround
shows and busy boardrooms. He is also an exceptionally
proficient camera operator when it comes to filming tennis
and is a regular on the worldwide tennis stage.

Simon’s skills also extend into the edit suite, where he has spent
years crafting content with a blend of motion graphics and computer
coding skills.

Take our word for; you absolutely need Simon on your team.

Simon has over 15 years of experience working as a documentary, sports, and corporate video camera operator and producer.

With an eye for a good story, Simon has filmed countless feature-length documentaries and short online features across a wide range of subjects, including wildlife, people, machinery, industry, corporate settings, and natural science-based productions. Simon’s incredibly diverse and adaptable spirit means he feels at home with penguins in Antarctica as he does in the high scenarios of tight-turnaround shows and busy boardrooms. He is also an exceptionally proficient camera operator when it comes to filming tennis and is a regular on the worldwide tennis stage.

Simon’s skills also extend into the edit suite, where he has spent years crafting content with a blend of motion graphics and computer coding skills.

Take our word for it; you absolutely need Simon on your team.

SPECIALIST SKILLS

  • Excellent at watersports including wing foiling

  • Fluent in Phonetic Alphabet

  • Good with remote camerawork and documentary

  • Great communicator with a niche for adapting to different scenarios

  • Drone pilot with CAA accreditation 

TV CV

ROLE

Director of Photography
 
PSC / Camera Supervisor (Location)
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Director of Photography
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Feature Documentary Cameraman & Drone pilot
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Wildlife Director of Photography
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News Feature Cameraman
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Lifestyle Documentary Cameraman 

News Feature Cameraman

PRODUCTION

Countryfile
 
'Loose Women'
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Swimming in Sewage: Britain’s Water Scandal with Michaela Strachan
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Panorama - GPs: Why Can’t I Get an Appointment? Escape to the Chateau
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Escape to the Chateau
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Dispatches: Where's My Missing Mail?

River Cottage – To The Core 

The One Show - Lost & Hound presented by Michael Douglas 

 

CHANNEL

BBC
 
ITV 1
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Channel 5
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BBC One
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Channel 4
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Channel 4
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Channel 4

BBC One

 

FUN FACTS

  • Simon is a paraglider pilot who travelled the world for 15 years and flew in some pretty remote places such as Pokhara in Nepal.

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  • ⁠⁠Simon is a member of his local lifeboat crew.

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  • Simon is proud to say he has been to Antarctica before the age of 30, on a filming assignment about the UK Overseas Territories.

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  • Simon is really just a flip-flop wearing beach bum and family man at heart, which is what he spends most of his time thinking about.

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