Jason Ellson

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Jason Ellson, SOC, is a camera and steadicam operator. He began his professional journey shooting news and documentaries across Australia and Southeast Asia. In 1998, he became an accredited steadicam operator. In 2000, he relocated to the United States to follow his interest in narrative filmmaking. Ellson’s credits include high-profile films such as Hidden Figures (2016), Mulan (2020), Mortal Kombat (2021), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021), and Elvis (2022). He has held roles as an A-camera operator and a steadicam operator, among others. In 2014, he won a News & Documentary Emmy for One Life (2011) in the category Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary and Long Form, an award he shared with Kevin Flay, Rod Clarke, Barrie Britton, Gavin Thurston, and Simon Werry. He was also a winner of the Emerging Cinematographer Awards in 2009 for Aftermath. He was also nominated by the Society of Camera Operators for Camera Operator of the Year for his work on Elvis (2022) in 2023. Ellson is based in Los Angeles, married, with three children. Physical fitness is an important part of his life, which supports the often demanding work on set.

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DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
Camera"A" Camera OperatorGhostbusters: Afterlife73% · 4,911
The Spy Who Dumped Me64% · 2,287
"B" Camera OperatorGame Night68% · 6,031
Central Intelligence64% · 6,143
22 Jump Street68% · 8,208
We're the Millers68% · 9,170
The Watch56% · 2,379
21 Jump Street69% · 10,629
Camera OperatorJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle68% · 14,060
Brooklyn Nine-NineTV82% · 3,692
Angels & Demons67% · 7,073
Second Unit Director of PhotographyThe Spy Who Dumped Me64% · 2,287
Central Intelligence64% · 6,143
Steadicam OperatorGhostbusters: Afterlife73% · 4,911
The Spy Who Dumped Me64% · 2,287
Game Night68% · 6,031
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle68% · 14,060
Central Intelligence64% · 6,143
22 Jump Street68% · 8,208
We're the Millers68% · 9,170
The Watch56% · 2,379
The Avengers78% · 33,288
21 Jump Street69% · 10,629
Salt64% · 5,697
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