Bio
John grew up on movie sets and always knew that camera department in some form is what he was going to do indefinitely. Camera department has been his calling for the last 20 years and all started as a camera P.A., loader (film and digital), 2nd AC, 1st AC, and now Steadicam. Slowly working his way up to mastering each and every job to be the best at what he does.
John has been working with some top tier professionals in the industry in his career and has taken the experience from being able to work along side of them on his own journey to make him the professional he is today.
John’s experience includes feature films, IMAX feature films, episodic television, documentaries, commercials, shorts and underwater projects.
All of these years John has complied a wealth of knowledge with different systems, Steadicam, cranes, handheld, gimbal rigs, geared heads, remote heads, underwater housings rigs, john is a certified advanced open water diver and has completed underwater operator training courses with Hydroflex, and is a member of the Steadicam Operators Association (SOA).
Steadicam Reel
Camera Equipment John Owns
Steadicam
PRO HD Steadicam Sled System (With Volt Gimbal)
PRO Titan Arm (72 lbs Max Load)
PRO Vest
Small HD 703 High Bright Monitor
Black Magic 5 Inch 4k Mnitor / Recorder
Preston Wireless Focus Full System + Light Ranger 2
Teradek Bolt 2000 Wireless Video System (1-Transmitter, 3 Receivers)
Anton Bauer Hytron HQ Batteries (12)
Walter Klassen Vehicle Mount
Canon C500 Mark II
Canon C500 Mark II w/ PL Mount and EF Mounts
Wooden Camera Baseplate & Cage + 4 x 5.6 Mattebox
Wooden Camera D-Box Gold Mount Power Supply (w/ 2-Pin 3 Pin Lemo & D-Tap)
Accessories
Canon CN-E Primes Set (Duclos PL Mount Conversion)
(14mm, 20mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 135mm)
Canon CN-E 18-80 Zoom Lens w/Servo (EF Mount)
OConnor 2575 D Fluid Head, Sachtler 65 Fluid Head, OConnor 1030 Ds Lightweight Fluid Head
Ronford Heavy and Medium Duty Legs
Hi-Hat, Low Hat, Cine Saddle
Sony (17in & 24in LCD), SmallHD (5in & 7in Ulra-Bright LCD), Panasonic (2-21in LCD) and Flanders Scientific Monitors (2-24in LCD)
