The Op

By Dave Chameides

Dave Chameides, an A Cam/Steadicam op with 35 years experience, 2 Emmys, an SOC Operator of the Year award for his work on Ozark, and a seriously cool collection of international toothpick

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The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

The Op episodes:

December 21, 2025 Cinematographer Clair Popkin
Join us as Clair and I discuss the need to stay out of the story, the challenges of extreme nature cinematography, Free Solo, Still: A Michael J Fox Movie, and so much more.
Claire's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
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1h 18min
December 14, 2025 Operator Michael Ferris
Michael and I discuss his operating over the years, working with John Cassavetes and Orson Welles, on Die Hard, Waterworld, and Snakes on A Plane, and so much more.
Mike's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
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1h 60min
December 07, 2025 Operator Albert Hall
Albert and I discuss skipping school to make movies, making movies with Ridley, Braveheart, The Martian, and so much more.
Albert's IMDB
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1h 38min
December 01, 2025 Cinematographer James Friend
James and I discuss the importance of Star Wars, Learning about cinematography in a closed book store, All Quiet on the Western Front, Patrick Melrose, and much much more.
James' IMDB
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1h 50min
November 23, 2025 Operator Nick Müller
Nick and I discuss dancing on cruise ships, Stranger Things, Fall, Fear Street, and so much more.
Nicks IMDB
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1h 57min
November 16, 2025 Production Designer Jeffrey Pratt Gordon
Jeffrey and I sit down and talk about how cool the Baltimore film community is, Starting out with John Waters and his crew, The Wire, Serial Mom, and much much more.
Jeffrey's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
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2h 6min
October 31, 2025 Operator Xavier Thompson
Tune in as we talk about starting out cabling for college football, breaking into Steadicam, American Fiction, Snowfall, and so much more.
Xavier’s IMDB
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1h 23min
October 27, 2025 Actress/Producer Jamie Lee Curtis
Join us as we discuss growing up normal in Hollywood, the magical bond between the operator and the actor, Halloween, Everything Everywhere All At Once, and so much more.
Jamie's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

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1h 51min
October 11, 2025 Operator Don Devine, SOC
Veteran Camera Op Don Devine, discusses water color painting, Hoosiers, Barry, the joy of the silence after they call 'Roll Camera', and what it was like back in the day when you could actually hear the film moving through the camera.

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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

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2h 30min
September 15, 2025 Cinematographer Bill Pope
Bill and I discuss working with puppets, bullet time, Bound, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and much much more.
Bill's IMDB
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1h 41min

FAQs about The Op:

How many episodes does The Op have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

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