Precision crewing
Department 43 was born out of location experience and founded by highly regarded DOP Michael Sanders. As such we can identify the right talent needed to drive the right equipment for your project without any delay or hesitation.

We have provided crews for a wide range of productions. from large multi camera shoots, award winning documentaries, to drama and commercials and corporates

Local. Sustainable.
To make overseas productions more sustainable, we maintain an extensive network of high-quality industry freelancers across the UK, Europe and the North America.

All work to our high standards, so you can be assured of the same outcome whether we are on the ground or reaching out to our trusted colleagues.

Remote control
Our crews are very experienced at remote set ups of all kinds. . Whether it’s as simple as a client dial in to a faraway shoot to live directing a multi-cam shoot from an off-site location, we will keep your production connected.

Clever solutions
Our crews also have extensive experience providing flexible monitoring solutions (remote and local) for multicam shoots, live keying and live switching.

Case Study: Adobe

During the COVID pandemic, we worked closely with the various production companies involved in producing the content for Adobe’s virtual conferences.

From late 2020 to 2022, our crews (including producers, DOPs, camera assistants, sound, and make-up) filmed hours of content with a range of talent including Gillian Anderson, Riz Ahmed, Vivienne Westwood, and Tilda Swinton— as well as a number of musical performances.

The nature of the project meant we were often co-ordinating multiple crews across different continents on the same day. When needed, we were also able to support the production sourcing locations, props/sets, and wardrobe.

Over the two year period we crewed and facilitated over thirty shoots across the UK, Europe and the US.