How much does a cinematographer with a cinema camera cost per day?

First Frame by Grimm Pictures offers a cinematographer with a full cinema camera package from £700 a day, scaling up for additional crew, days, or post-production. First-time shorts and documentary clients receive 25% off, from £525 a day.

Does Grimm Pictures work on smaller budget projects, not just feature films?

Yes. Grimm Pictures produces feature films selectively, and also offers bespoke production services — cinematography, editing, and cinema camera packages — for corporate videos, commercials, music videos, and independent projects of any budget through First Frame.

Where is Grimm Pictures based and where does it work?

Grimm Pictures is headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with an office opening in Ireland and a US production arm, working across the UK, Ireland, and the United States.

Production Services

Exclusively by Grimm Pictures Ltd.

First Frame.

Every story deserves its first frame.

First Frame is the accessible production-services arm of Grimm Pictures Ltd. — the same cinematographer, cinema cameras, and production standards behind our feature films, scaled to fit your budget.

A music video, a brand campaign, a short film, or the passion project you've carried for years — your story deserves real craft behind the lens.

Talk to Us What We Shoot

Day Rate — From

£700 / day

Cinematographer with full cinema camera package

Every booking includes

Cinema camera
Cinema lenses and zoom
Cinematographer on the day

First-time offer: new shorts and documentary clients get 25% off — from £525 a day.

What We Shoot

Your story. Any format.
Told with real craft.

We start with your vision, not our template. Tell us what you're making, what you've got to spend, and what it needs to look like — we'll tell you honestly what's achievable. It's your story — we're just here to help it look as good as it deserves.

Music Videos

Marketing & Brand

Short Films

Documentary

Social Content

Sizzle Reels

Scale it up

Editing and post-production · Additional crew · Multi-day shoots · Equipment-only hire

Led by award-winning writer-director Stephen Presley — three Accolade Awards of Merit, two Impact DOCS Awards, Best Director at Acropolis, and the LA Film Festival IFS award for Best Trailer. You're not hiring a camera — you're hiring a filmmaker who believes your story is worth doing right.

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Nominations

Wins

Scaling Up?

Grimm Pictures is an eligible production company for UK & Irish film tax incentives. If your project grows into a co-production, we can help structure it. See the pathway →

Let's tell
your story.

Whatever you're making — we want to help you tell it the way it deserves to be told. Tell us about your project and we'll come back with an honest answer on what it takes.

films@grimmpictures.com

First-time offer: 25% off first booking for new shorts and documentary clients. Expires June 2027. Subject to availability. First booking only. Discount applies to the shoot-day package.

First Frame.

Your story. Any format.Told with real craft.

Let's tellyour story.

Your story. Any format.
Told with real craft.

Let's tell
your story.