Kristian Hampton
Kristian Hampton's Bio
Kristian Hampton is Wex Photo Video’s Technical Editor for Pro Video, reviewing and creating content on the latest filmmaking gear. He’s a video specialist who has worked in corporate studios for companies such as Vodafone Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as a freelance grip on TV productions and features. He’s also the co-founder of KradeMedia, a small production team that provide enterprises with video production services.
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Canon announces three 4K fixed-lens video cameras | XA50, XA55 and XA40
2019-04-02
Canon updates its entry-to-mid-level fixed-lens camcorders with the 4K capable XA50, XA55 and XA40...
WexShorts shortlist ‘Nomad’ | Behind the shoot
2019-03-20
James Burrough discusses his WexShorts entry ‘Nomad’, a film about Damian Le Bas’ year-long trip to explore his gypsy heritage...
WexShorts shortlist ‘Wight Shores’ | Behind the shoot
2019-03-08
Sergio Kulikovsky shares an important message through his short documentary that seeks to educate viewers on the alarming quantity of plastic that resides in our seas...
Blackmagic announced the URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, and its spec is mighty impressive
2019-03-06
The second generation of the URSA Mini Pro boasts a 4.6K Super-35mm sensor, 15.6 stops of dynamic range, plus 2K 300fps and 4K 120fps in Blackmagic RAW – impressive, right?...
WexShorts shortlist ‘Wild Swim’ | Behind the shoot
2019-03-01
Chris Preston discusses his shortlisted film ‘Wild Swim’, set in one of Scotland’s beautiful lochs...
Gatwick drone incident | What’s being done to protect our airports?
2019-02-21
DJI implements new geo-fencing update, and the CAA sets a date for new legislation in a bid to prevent drone misuse...
Atomos Shinobi | The best 4K 5-inch HDR monitor for video?
2019-02-15
Kriss Hampton gets his hands on the newly announced Atomos Shinobi - a portable 1000nit 4K HDR monitor...
WexShorts shortlist ‘Dark Skies’ | Behind the shoot
2019-02-14
Filmmaker Arthur Cauty talks the production of his first astrophotography time-lapse film – a first attempt that really delivers...
Sennheiser XS Wireless Digital | The best microphone for YouTubers?
2019-02-11
Kriss runs through Sennheiser’s XS Wireless Digital, a new super-compact wireless microphone system...
WexShorts Short Film Runner-up ‘The Hidden Man’ | Behind the Shoot
2019-02-04
Jake Bentley tells us that ‘The Hidden Man’ was inspired by a painting and why Canon’s C100 is still his camera of choice...
Shooting video on the Panasonic LUMIX S1 | Real-world review
2019-02-01
Our filmmaking guru Kriss Hampton gets his hands on Panasonic’s first full-frame camera, the LUMIX S1...
WexShorts Documentary Runner-up ‘The Great Balearics Row’ | Behind the Shoot
2019-01-18
Filmmaker and LUMIX ambassador Jamie Hancock filmed much of his latest documentary from the confines of a rowing boat…...
CES 2019 | Atomos Announce ProRes RAW for the Nikon Z Cameras
2019-01-09
RAW video recording over HDMI? Yes, you read that right, Atomos and Nikon have cracked it....
WexShorts Short Film Winner ‘Moments’ | Behind the Shoot
2019-01-08
We delve into the production process of Brett Chapman’s charming short film category winner, ‘Moments’...
WexShorts Documentary Winner ‘Ala Ole Mativa’ | Behind the Shoot
2019-01-04
The winner of our documentary category, Remi Bumstead, provides insight into the life of a nomadic filmmaker...
Swit CM-55C External Monitor
2018-12-06
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Filming with the Canon EOS R | Mountain Field Test
2018-12-06
Kriss Hampton heads to Andorra and shares his thoughts on shooting with Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera...
DJI Announces the Osmo Pocket | Tiny All-In-One Camera and Gimbal
2018-11-28
DJI’s latest gimbal is an all-in-one camera and gimbal package. And yes, it’s completely pocketable...
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K | Test Footage and Hands-On First Look
2018-11-01
Kriss Hampton provides his thoughts on Blackmagic Design’s Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and collates a series of test shots to demonstrate exactly what this affordable cinema camera can do...
Atomos Ninja V
2018-09-27
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WexShorts Shortlist ‘The Path Less Travelled’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-09-24
A lack of creative inspiration and a change in circumstances prompted Aram Atkinson to go on an adventure with his friend and photographer Matt Storer...
Canon Announces Flagship XF705 4K Camcorder
2018-09-12
Record 4K up to 50fps in 10-bit 4:2:2 internally – is the Canon XF705 the new king of cameras for HDR broadcast?...
WexShorts Shortlist ‘Belonging’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-09-11
A chance encounter presented Gennaro Ambrosino with a subject for his WexShorts entry Belonging...
WexShorts Short Film Submission
2018-09-03
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WexShorts Short Documentary Submission
2018-09-03
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WexShorts Winner ‘HOME’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-08-31
Matt Jarvis stresses that expensive gear does not automatically make a good film. His winning WexShorts entry 'HOME' was shot on a consumer bridge camera and a DJI Spark drone...
Insta360 Pro 2 | 360-Degree Camera Announcement and Launch Event
2018-08-30
Insta360 has revealed more details about its new Pro 2, at the 360-degree camera’s UK launch event...
WexShorts Shortlist ‘Bobby’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-08-30
Filmmaker Aaron Yorke talks about the production of his short film Bobby, which documents the relationship between a young boy living with autism and his mother...
WexShorts Shortlist ‘Skin Deep’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-08-24
Filmmaker Alison Wenner talks about the production of her short documentary Skin Deep, which aims to encourage positive discussion around the subject of mental health...
DJI Announces the Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom Drones
2018-08-23
Drone pioneer DJI has announced not one but two successors to the ever-popular Mavic Pro, the Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom...
LaCie DJI Copilot - the Best External Hard Drive for Travel?
2018-07-24
Kriss Hampton tries out the new LaCie DJI Copilot hard drive whilst shooting at the Formula E race in Brooklyn, New York....
Wireless Microphone Licensing | What You Need to Know
2018-06-26
Does talk of licensing for wireless radio microphones sound like radio blah, blah? Kriss Hampton breaks down what you need to know...
Sony FS5 vs FS5 II Sample Footage | Side-by-Side Comparison Video
2018-06-20
Kriss Hampton pits the new Sony FS5 II against its predecessor the FS5 to highlight the former’s freshly tweaked colour science....
Omni 20– The Best Portable Battery Pack
2018-06-04
Kriss Hampton checks out what he deems to be the one battery pack to rule them all....
Travel Photography | The Balkan Road Trip Series
2018-06-01
Does travel photography have to be expensive and time-consuming? We don't think so, and we tasked professional travel photographer Matt Parry with proving us right...
Travel Photography | The Indian Adventure Series
2018-06-01
Wex Photo Video’s three-part travel photography series returns. This time, travel photographer Matt Parry and our very own Kriss Hampton travel to India...
WexShorts Shortlist ‘Heroica Coffee’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-05-30
Filmmaker and humanitarian Craig Johnson discusses his shortlisted WexShorts entry, ‘Heroica Coffee’...
WexShorts Shortlist ‘Wear and Share’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-05-25
The story behind Mark Pirrie’s enlightening short film about the environment, from the perspective of his six-year-old daughter, Emily...
WexShorts Shortlist ‘Ancestors’| Behind the Shoot
2018-05-16
Writer, director, editor, camera operator, composer, VFX artist and actor, surely that’s too much work for just one person? Not if you’re Scott Tanner…...
WexShorts Runner-Up ‘The LitterPicker’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-05-03
Filmmaker Sam Thomson talks us through the production of his WexShorts runner-up entry The LitterPicker...
WexShorts Winner ‘DAY ZERO’ | Behind the Shoot
2018-04-26
We go behind the scenes with our first WexShorts competition winner Jamie Hancock who discusses the production of his cinematic short, documenting Cape Town’s growing water crisis...
Find Music for Your Videos | The Best Royalty Free Websites
2018-04-19
With what seems to be an ever-growing list of royalty free music websites, we’ve picked eight that are well worth checking out...
Panasonic Lumix GH5S Passes European Broadcasting Union R.118 Camera Tests
2018-04-17
The LUMIX GH5S is the first Panasonic camera to achieve approval from the EBU for HD content acquisition...
How to Give Modern Footage a Super 8 Film Look | Free Download
2018-03-09
Give your footage that classic Super 8 film vibe with three FREE overlay templates from Pete Hutchinson...
Rat Rig V-Slider Review | Is This the Cheapest Motion Controlled Slider Ever?
2018-02-16
Kriss Hampton takes a look at Rat Rig’s budget V-Slider and V-Motion Lite, a motion controlled slider setup that doesn’t break the bank...
BSC Expo 2018 — What You Need to Know
2018-02-06
Once again the large sensor cinema cameras take the spotlight. Here are four products that really caught our eye...
Film for Change: Flight
2018-01-30
Laura Wadha talks about her award-winning short film Flight, which documents the journey of two sisters who fled war torn Syria to start a new life in Sweden...
Two Weeks with the GH5S: Should You Buy It?
2018-01-24
Should you buy the GH5S? After spending some time with Panasonic's latest LUMIX camera, Kriss Hampton shares his thoughts...
How To Use A Green Screen
2018-01-16
Mark Rose from Global Fire Creative explains how to set up and film using a green screen. He also discusses the process of chroma key compositing in Adobe After Effects, and runs through lighting and...
Panasonic LUMIX GH5S vs GH5 – The Differences You Need to Know
2018-01-05
It may look cosmetically identical and share a similar name to its older brother, but the GH5S sports a number of key differences...
The Sony Z90 | Hands-On Broadcast Field Test
2017-12-15
Freelance video journalist Jason N Parkinson spends time with the new Sony Z90 fixed lens camera. Still shooting on his Sony X70, could the Z90 be the camera to take him into the world of 4K HDR?...
Behind the Shoot: Filming Boardmasters Festival with the Sony FS5 and FS7
2017-12-01
One third of Brother Film Co Marcus Ellingham takes us behind the scenes, during the production company’s Boardmasters Festival 2017 shoot...
Sony RX0 review
2017-11-27
Technical Editors Kriss Hampton and Matt Higgs take Sony’s RX0 camera off-road. Has the ultra-compact camera got what it takes to reach the finish line?...
Rotolight Anova PRO 2 — A Portable LED Light for Photographers and Filmmakers?
2017-11-22
Kriss Hampton reports from the UK Rotolight Anova PRO 2 launch event at Celebro Studios, London...
Serv Pro
2017-10-24
The Teradek Serv Pro allows full HD streaming over WiFi from your camera, or any HDMI / HD-SDI video source, to up to 10 iOS devices....
FS5 RAW
2017-10-18
Go from recording 8-bit XAVC to 12-bit CinemaDNG with one powerhouse trio: the Sony FS5, the RAW firmware update, and the Atomos Inferno...
Travelling the World as a Band’s Full-Time Filmmaker
2017-09-29
Roll on job envy! Filmmaker Dean Sherwood shares some insight into his life on the road producing content for the band The Vamps....
The Latest Pro Video Gear at IBC 2017
2017-09-19
Wex’s pro video team share some of their favourite products to come out of the annual International Broadcasting Convention...
Canon Announces Three New 4K 1-Inch Sensor Video Cameras
2017-09-12
Same sensor and fixed-lens combination coming to you in three flavours: the GX10, XF400 and XF405...
Flowtech 75
2017-09-05
Tripod giants Satchler and Vinten join forces to create the world’s fastest-deploying tripod...
Panasonic Lumix GH5: Firmware Version 2.0 Announced
2017-08-30
Firmware version 2.0 for the Panasonic Lumix GH5 brings 4K and HD ALL-Intra recording, as well as improved anamorphic capabilities....
Adventure & Travel Filmmaking – Why Jon Scott Uses the Panasonic Lumix GH5
2017-08-16
Adventure and travel filmmaker Jon Scott talks us through why the Panasonic Lumix GH5 is now his go-to camera for filmmaking...
Why I Use the Sony a7 Series for Video Production
2017-08-08
Filmmaker Alan Stockdale explains why the Sony a7 series is at the centre of all his work...
Behind the Shoot: Producing a Documentary for Broadcast
2017-08-07
Filmmaker Sunny Kang talks us through his latest documentary commissioned by BBC Three...
Behind the Shoot: “A Lion’s Tale” – Wildlife Documentary
2017-08-04
Wildlife filmmaker Tania Esteban talks about her 2017 BAFTA-nominated documentary...
Is the Blackmagic Video Assist 4K Now the Best-Value Monitor/Recorder?
2017-07-25
With strong competition from Atomos and SmallHD, does the Video Assist 4K have a seat at the table?...
Hawk-Woods Gripper Battery System Review
2017-07-22
The world’s first clip-on battery system for 15mm bar rigs...
A Glimpse into the Life of a Commercial Drone Pilot
2017-07-13
What’s it like to be a pro drone pilot? Darren Giles, owner of SkycamHD, talks about his gear and becoming certified...
Formula One Car vs Rugby Team – Now We’re Talking
2017-07-07
A look behind the one-day shoot that saw an F1 car and pro driver take on Bath Rugby team in a world’s-first showdown....
A Beginner’s Guide to Getting the Best Audio Out of a DSLR or CSC – Part 1
2017-06-29
Poor audio can make any video feel unprofessional. Kristian Hampton runs through the basics....
Slow-Motion? Underwater? GH5? Hawaii? Yes Please
2017-06-23
From professional windsurfer to filmmaker, James Hancock shares his experience filming with the GH5 and Ikelite waterproof housing....
Sennheiser AVX-ME2 Wireless Lavalier System Review
2017-06-15
Kriss tests the Sennheiser AVX-ME2 – an audio system that allows filmmakers to concentrate on capturing great pictures...
Wex at the Media Production Show 2017
2017-06-12
Join us for a quick look back at the Media Production Show at London's Olympia...
First Look: Meet the C200 – The Latest Addition to Canon’s Cine Camera Lineup
2017-05-30
Canon has announced the Super 35 C200 cine camera, capable of recording up to 12-bit 4K Raw...
How to Shoot Anamorphic: SLR Magic Anamorphot 1.33x 50 Adapter
2017-05-23
Kristian Hampton explains how to shoot at the cinematic 2.35:1 aspect ratio, with the help of the SLR Magic Anamorphot adapter...
Pro Talk with Philip Bloom – The London Lens Show 2017
2017-05-19
Philip Bloom talks us through how he achieves that cinematic look with Sony E-mount systems...
The London Lens Show 2017 Highlights
2017-05-18
Missed out on this year’s event? Technical editors Matt Higgs and Kristian Hampton pick out the highlights...
5 Reasons Why External Recorders Make Professional Video Life Better
2017-05-08
Looking to step up your filmmaking? Kristian Hampton gives his top five reasons for investing in an external recorder...
How to “Just Get Out There and Film”
2017-04-26
We sit down with director Charlie Watts to talk about making time for personal filmmaking projects...
NAB 2017: SmallHD 5” Focus HD field monitor
2017-04-26
The SmallHD Focus has positioned itself as an attractive monitoring solution for filmmakers who shoot on smaller, DSLR-sized rigs....
NAB 2017
2017-04-25
Zeiss builds upon the success of the CP.2 compact cine lens range – meet the CP.3 and CP.3 XD...
NAB 2017: DJI announces second-generation Ronin stabiliser: the Ronin 2
2017-04-24
The Ronin was DJI’s flagship 3-axis gimbal system, offering Steadicam-like stabilisation at a fraction of the cost. Now comes its successor, the DJI Ronin 2....
Meet the Atomos Sumo – The new 19” HDR monitor with up to 12bit 4K60p raw recording
2017-04-24
Atomos has announced a new 19-inch HDR monitor: the Sumo, complete with 12bit 4K60p raw recording...
Canon announces new 70-200mm T4.4 cine-servo lens for large format cameras
2017-04-20
Canon launches the CN-E70-200mm T4.4 L IS KAS S, aimed at professional and advanced amateur videographers...
Manfrotto’s Innovative New Video Head: Introducing the Nitrotech N8
2017-04-19
Manfrotto's redesigned Nitrotech N8 head offers a newly intuitive experience for videographers. Kristian Hampton tries it out...
Panasonic GH5 gets full HD 4:2:2 10-bit video in first firmware update
2017-04-19
Panasonic GH5 gets full HD 4:2:2 10-bit video in first firmware update...