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  • 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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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

     

     

    1 hr 41 min
  • A Short Incomplete History of The PRO

    David Emmerichs and Chris Haarhoff discuss the beginnings of the PRO Stabilizer, a device they were instrumental in creating, that propelled the art of Steadicam by leaps and bounds.

    GPI PRO Systems Website 

    David's IMDB

    Chris' IMDB

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

    45 min
  • On Set Dresser Aaron Robert Hall

    Aaron and I discuss the amazing relationship between the on set dresser and the operator, Killers of the Flower Moon, Eddington, harmonica playing, and so much more.

    Aaron's IMDB

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

     

     

    1 hr 23 min
  • Loader Torey Lenart

    Torey and I discuss the job of the loader, the importance of being a people person, Megalopolis, Saturday Night, and so much more.

    Torey's IMDB

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

     

    1 hr 10 min
  • Bonus : Liza Bambenek Discusses Making The Jump To Operating

    Liza and I recorded a podcast about 6 months ago about her amazing career as a focus puller and right about that time she was poised to make the jump to operating. She was kind enough to come back on and share what that experience has been like, what the challenges were, and what it looks like to her moving forward. A great insight into the jump to operating from an amazing storyteller with a great career behind her and ahead of her.

    Liza's IMDB

    Liza's initial episode of The Op

    To see pictures and things we discussed in todays episode check out the podcast page of The Op.

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

     

     

    56 min
  • Operator Vince McGahon

    Vince discusses jumping back and forth between A and B cam jobs, early steadicam work with a cable, Slow Horses, Paddington, and so much more.

    Vince's IMDB

    To see pictures and things we discussed in todays episode check out the podcast page of The Op.

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

    1 hr 29 min
  • Director Jonathan Kaplan

    Director Jonathan Kaplan discusses learning from Elia Kazan, having Martin Scorsese teach him at NYU, hanging up on Roger Corman, The Accused, ER,  and much, much more.

    Jonathan's IMDB

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

    We'd like to thank Knuckle Puck Camera for sponsoring today's episode. If you'd like to sponsor a future episode, contact us at www.theop.io.

    1 hr 40 min
  • Operator Tony Jackson

    Tony and I talk about what a camera operator looks for, working on almost every Star Wars movie, A Bridge Too Far, Superman, and so much more.

    Tony's IMDB

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

    1 hr 31 min
  • How to Succeed As A Production Assistant (Part 1)

    A friend pointed out that most people starting out are not going to jump into camera (if that is their goal) and instead will probably start out as PAs on whatever show they can get on. So today we are talking to Lauren Senger (Key PA), Jeff Sweeney (Key PA) and Ana Pellar (First Team PA) about the dos and don'ts, what to do the moment you park your car on day one, and much much more. Take a peak into the world of the PA and find out what it takes to succeed!

    You can access Jeff Sweeney's PA Crash Course that we discuss here.

    Lauren's Instagram

    Jeff's Instagram 

    Ana's baking instagram and website.

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

    1 hr 32 min
  • How To Succeed As A Production Assistant (Part Deux)

    On todays podcast we talk to Operator Rochelle Brown, 1st AD Kris Krengel, Key 2nd AD Sarah Gorczyk, and 2nd 2nd AD Jackson Lipps discuss the ins and outs of what it takes to be a good PA. This is a sequel to the first part which can be found here.

    Rochelle Browns Podcast we mention can be found here.

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    Theme Music - Tatyana Richaud

    Theme Mix - Charles Papert

     

    52 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…

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