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Craig Hookings

Data Wrangler, Camera Assistant,

Kitroom Technician

About Craig

Craig Hookings; Affectionately christened “Mini Craig” by the Mad Dogs crew as we simply have too many Craigs nowadays!

Craig started an apprenticeship with Maddogs Television in September 2018. We first encountered Craig when he joined us for a one week work experience stint in July 2017. He clearly impressed as within that week Craig gained his first Broadcast TV credit as a studio camera operator! Aged 15! It was a locked off wide shot, but he nailed it.

Just over a year later, Craig joined the Maddogs staff ranks as an apprentice. He continued to learn and develop his television production skills each day, and he makes a blinding cup of tea.

Craig has quickly become a vital member of the warehouse team here at The Dog House. Younger and taller than all of us, he will no doubt have a very successful career in the television industry.

Craig’s available now to hire as a Data Wrangler and a Camera Assistant.

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Craig has played the drums since he was 8!

Personal Profile

I was amazingly lucky to get a broadcast camera assistant credit on my first day of work experience at Maddogs. Pretty cool right? I got to man a Sony 4300 studio camera on James Martin’s Saturday Morning. It just so happened that Maddogs were filming on this series for the same five days that I was on work experience, to put it simply, the timing couldn’t have been better. That was back at school in year 10 when I was 15.

After I finished school, I needed to come up with something that I was going to go forward with. Having worked with Maddogs already the year before, I must have made an impression as Martin put in the work and was able to set up an apprenticeship here for me. A few years later I’m no longer an apprentice and have continued to work at Maddogs throughout the years.

Back then I owned an extremely fast 50cc moped that I’ve had to get repaired twice in one year, but not to worry! At least I didn’t break down on the way to work due to the fuel gauge not working and running out of fuel! Oh wait, yeah, I did actually, but in late 2019 I passed my test and got a drivers license, the moped will never see the road again, 4 wheels for me please!

Back as an apprentice I went onto shoots with the Maddogs crew as a runner and occasional camera assistant, helping with anything that I could to make other people’s lives easier; whether that was making thousands of cups of tea per day, or setting up pieces of kit for people, most of the time it was both. I am constantly learning here at the office and on location to train and become a more experienced camera operator to go out on even more shoots, I currently go out as a camera assistant, data wrangler and occasionally a camera operator.

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Broadcast Credits

Programme

Channel

Production

Location

Role

James Martin’s Saturday MorningITVBlue MarlinUK, BeaulieuCamera Assistant, Runner
DV MissionSocial MediaMad Dogs TelevisionUK, BournemouthCamera Assistant, Boom Pole Operator
Mission Impossible: Fallout – PremiereOnlineJG BroadcastUK, LondonPolecam Assistant
Shamed Into Silence – Hannah StormAl JazeeraThe Cameraman LimitedUK, SouthamptonCamera Assistant, Interviewer
Points of ViewBBC OneBBC Northern Ireland, AMCUK, LondonCamera Assistant
Oil Spill ResponseCorporateAndrew Goode TVUK, SouthamptonRunner
Stannah LiftsCorporateAndrew Goode TVUK, AndoverRunner
Winsor United PromoInternalMad Dogs TelevisionUK, SouthamptonCamera Operator, Camera Assistant , Minicam Rigger
Gary Rhodes TributeITVRock OysterUK, BerkshireRunner
Laurence MyersCorporateWaddellUK, LondonRunner
Ainsley’s Festive Food We LoveITVRock OysterUK, LondonCamera Assistant
Street Dance Against The OddsAll 4Proper ContentUK, BristolData Wrangler
Match Attax ProjectSocial MediaJump – Havas EntertainmentUK, GuildfordCamera Assistant
Abba Tribute BandSocial MediaMad Dogs TelevisionUK, SouthamptonCamera Operator, Camera Assistant, Minicam rigger, Wrangler
The Annual Shipwrights’ LecturesCorporateThe Worshipful Company of ShipwrightsUK, Mast Mayflower StudiosCamera Operator, Camera Assistant
Eat Sleep 360Social MediaThe Cameraman LimitedUK, SouthamptonCamera Operator, 360-Cam Operator, Camera Assistant, Editor
The Annual UK Dermatology Course for ConsultantsCorporateONYX PresentationsUK, Hilton HotelCamera Operator, Camera Assistant
3RockARSocial MediaProCreation LimitedUK, LondonSelf-shooting Director, Camera Assistant, Minicam Rigger
Peter Herweck CEO – AVEVACNBCScreen StoriesUK, LondonCamera Operator, Livestream Technician, Camera Assistant
Wentworth Helical Staircase ShootInternalAlex MenziesUK, WentworthCamera Assistant, Minicam Rigger, Data Wrangler
Painting TutorialsAnna Mason’s Art ChannelVideo FrogUK, WinchesterCamera Assistant
Google PeakInternalGoogleGoogle Studios UK, LondonClapper Loader, Camera Assistant, Jib Assistant, Data Wrangler
Assassins Creed Experience, Anglo SaxonsWinchester Shopping CentreAaronCamUK, AdsdeanCamera Assistant, Clapper Loader, Wrangler
Flaxley Essentials, Chilam HighlightsInternalAlex MetcalfeUK, HungerfordCamera Assistant
Blue-Collar InterviewsInternalMCMUK, Alverium, LondonCamera Assistant
Britain’s Most Expensive HousesChannel 4WaddellUK, LondonCamera Assistant, Data Wrangler

Enthusiastic

Hard-Working

UK Drivers License

Drummer

Education & Employment

  • Mad Dogs Television Ltd
    Camera Assistant/Runner

  • Institute for Apprentiships & Technical Education
    AIM Qualifications Certificate in Creative Content and Production: Level 3 Pass
    Junior Content Producer: Level 3 Pass
    Supply chain warehouse operative: Level 2 Pass
  • Hounsdown School
    IT Application: A+
    Photography: A
    ICT Functional Skills: Pass

Aditional Skills & Interests

  • UK Drivers Licence
  • Drummer
  • Electric Guitarist (Almost)
  • Moped Expert
  • Regularly Skis

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