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% · 4,930
The Spy Who Dumped Me64% · 2,292
"B" Camera OperatorGame Night68% · 6,047
Central Intelligence64% · 6,161
22 Jump Street68% · 8,230
We're the Millers68% · 9,194
The Watch56% · 2,385
21 Jump Street69% · 10,655
Camera OperatorJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle68% · 14,098
Brooklyn Nine-NineTV82% · 3,706
Angels & Demons67% · 7,097
Second Unit Director of PhotographyThe Spy Who Dumped Me64% · 2,292
Central Intelligence64% · 6,161
Steadicam OperatorGhostbusters: Afterlife73% · 4,930
The Spy Who Dumped Me64% · 2,292
Game Night68% · 6,047
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle68% · 14,098
Central Intelligence64% · 6,161
22 Jump Street68% · 8,230
We're the Millers68% · 9,194
The Watch56% · 2,385
The Avengers78% · 33,634
21 Jump Street69% · 10,655
Salt64% · 5,721
All credits on TMDb.org.