BBC Comic Relief 2026

For Red Nose Day 2026, we supplied a full camera, sound and crew package for one of the VTs in the BBC's Comic Relief night. 1 shoot day, 3 crew, and multiple camera angles, all from one supplier.

The Brief

The production needed kit and crew for a single shoot day on March 10, 2026. The setup called for a main camera, several smaller angles (including a camera hidden in a pram), full radio mic coverage, and in-ear monitoring for talent.

Everything had to stay in sync across every camera and the sound recorder, ready for a quick turnaround in the edit.

The Crew

We supplied 3 freelance crew members alongside the kit:

• Camera operator
• Camera assistant
• Sound recordist

What We Supplied

Cameras and lenses

• Sony FX9 with a Canon CN7 17-120mm on a Vocas E-PL mount adapter
• Sony FX3 with Sony FE 12-24mm and 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master lenses
• 3x GoPro HERO9 with grip kits
• Pram camera hide

Monitoring and data

• SmallHD Ultra 7 monitor
• Vaxis Storm 1000S wireless video
• DIT wrangling package

Sound and timecode

• Sound Devices 788T recorder
• 3 x Audio Ltd RMS2040 radio mic kits, with diapole antennas and a 3-way audio rack
• 3 x Ambient Lockit boxes
• Denecke TS-3 Digislate

Comms and talent monitoring

• 2 x Wisycom in-ear monitoring kits
• 4 x Sennheiser EK 300 IEM receivers and an SK 100 bodypack transmitter
• Fostex 6301B speaker with AKG D542 mics
• 4 x Motorola DP1400 two-way radios

Support and power

• Sachtler Video 20 and FSB 6 tripods
• IDX 145Wh V-Mount battery kit
• 2 x 10x10 black drapes

How It Came Together

The FX9 and CN7 handled the main coverage. The 17-120mm range goes from wide to tight without a lens change, and the Vocas adapter puts the PL-mount CN7 on the FX9's E-mount.

The FX3 with wide G Master glass gave a second angle. The GoPros and the pram hide covered the spots a full-size camera can't go, or shouldn't be seen.

With that many cameras rolling, sync matters. The Lockit boxes kept timecode matched across the cameras and the 788T, so the edit could line everything up without guesswork.

Kit and crew came from one place, with one point of contact for the whole day. That's how we think a shoot should run: no juggling separate suppliers for cameras, sound and people.

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