The Op

By Dave ChameidesTV & Film Arts Film Interviews Visual Arts

The Op episodes

October 11, 2024 Focus Puller Liza Bambenek
Listen in as we talk about being part of the camera family, working with Roger Deakins and the Coen Brothers, True Grit, No Country for Old Men, trusting your gut, and so much more.
Liza's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

1 hr 41 min
October 03, 2024 Operator Mike Genne
Mike and I talk about pulling focus for Vilmos Zsigmond, Close Encounters, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, starting out digging ditches on the labor gang and so much more.
Mike's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

1 hr 2 min
September 26, 2024 ACO/GTC Q and A with Danny Bishop, ACO and Dave Chameides, SOC
In September of 2024 Danny Bishop (2023 SOC Operator of the Year Award for All Quiet On The Western Front) and Dave Chameides (SOC Operator of the Year Award for Ozark) held a Q and A during an ACO/GTC event in London, England. Hear them discuss the reality of working in TV and film as camera operators, the ups, downs, and all sorts of other stuff.
Danny's IMDB
Dave's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

1 hr 29 min
September 19, 2024 Operator Dave Levisohn
On todays episode we talk about Live TV, Awards Show galore, riding on a crane with Bono, learning how to operate a pedestal cam, and so much more.
Dave's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert
1 hr 26 min
September 05, 2024 Dune 2 Discussion w/DP Greig Fraser and Operator Jason Ewart
Danny Bishop interviews Cinematographer Greig Fraser ASC ACS and A Camera & Steadicam Operator Jason Ewart ACO about their work together on the epic Dune Part 2.

Special thanks to the ACO (Association of Camera Operators) for allowing us to share their work.

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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert
43 min
August 29, 2024 Operator Brian Bernstein
Brian and I talk about the importance of having a mentor, moving up through the ranks for the camera department, the beginnings of the RED camera, and much much more.
Brian's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert
1 hr 34 min
August 22, 2024 Garrett Brown's Tall Steadicam Tales
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Steadicam, Tiffen held a talk with Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown to hear stories from throughout his career. Garrett is a master storyteller and has lived a life full of stories worth telling. A fantastic listen.
To watch video of the discussion, click here. (Highly recommended if you'd like to see "The Look".)
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

1 hr 24 min
August 18, 2024 That One Voice - Gary Malouf
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2 min
August 15, 2024 Operator Gary Malouf
Getting your first film job in a bar, learning how to be a camera operator on the first job you ever had being a camera operator, The Bear, Eighth Grade, and so much more, this episode has it all.
Gary's IMDB
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

1 hr 32 min
August 08, 2024 Actor Bradley Whitford
A great discussion where we talk about the difference between shooting digital and film, The West Wing, The Handmaids Tale, the greatest acting note ever given, and much much more.
Bradley's IMDB
The Emotional Stuntman
The West Wing Walk And Talk We Discuss
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Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud
Theme Mix - Charles Papert

1 hr 30 min

About The Op

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Dave Chameides, an A Cam/Steadicam operator has been working in film since the late 1900s, has won 2 Emmys, an SOC Operator of the Year award for his work on Ozark, and a seriously cool…