Keith Brook

Keith Brook

THE 'JIMMY JIB' CAMERA CRANE

Thanks for visiting. I'm Keith Brook and this site tells you about me and my Jimmy Jib crane. We are for hire as a package!!

I've been a UK based television cameraman for 38 years and a Jimmy Jib operator for 18.

The pic is me at Pebble Mill a thousand years ago. I was obviously going out that night!

My Jimmy Jib's been used all over the world and we both travel well.

Twelve years ago I moved to beautiful North Wales. It's central to most of my work, and yet I'm just over four hours from London or Glasgow, three from Birmingham, under two from Manchester and half an hour from the ferry to Ireland. Europe? That's usually the next day!!

Briefly, the maximum arm length is 18ft (5.5m) and it's height is approximately 20ft (6.1m). It has a remote control head, and is equally at home in studios, OBs (remotes), and single camera shoots. Primarily designed for video cameras, it can also be set up to work with film, although that requires hiring remote focus, zoom and video assist.