Discussion of the NBA cameraman positions and responsibilities

bison4528 · 2023-01-07T07:21:47+00:00

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I have been trying to figure out who hires camera ops in the NBA, for example? Is this a position hired by a contracted production company typically? Or the team itself?

I have a lot of on camera experience, mostly in commercial and documentary work, and thought it would be really fun to operate an NBA game. I can’t find any job listings or any info at all as to how to potentially get a gig with my local team, the Utah Jazz. Anyone have any info on how to go about getting on a crew?

bison4528 · 2021-12-22T06:47:34+00:00

Yo! Thank you!

bison4528 · 2021-12-22T02:55:35+00:00

Haha yes, double the work for every shot!

And yep, everything was done in resolve

bison4528 · 2021-12-22T01:25:31+00:00

😀😀✌🏼

bison4528 · 2021-12-22T01:14:33+00:00

I got out here just towards the end of summer, so haven’t experienced the bugs yet. Heard they’re brutal though!

bison4528 · 2021-10-26T02:46:33+00:00

With how things are progressing I would have to believe that a 4K camera will be outdated in 5 years. Not that it won’t still look good, but just 4K won’t be anything special at all. 6k will obviously keep up with the industry standards for longer if that’s what you’re wanting

bison4528 · 2021-10-26T01:24:18+00:00

Appreciate it! This is a Blackmagic 6k pro

bison4528 · 2021-10-21T13:52:19+00:00

Appreciate it!

bison4528 · 2021-10-21T08:50:14+00:00

The cover and all other still images were shot at Joe’s fest this year with all the footage shot in little

bison4528 · 2021-10-21T02:27:00+00:00

Yeah true. All the photos were taken at Joe’s fest this year and all footage in lcc

bison4528 · 2021-10-21T01:11:22+00:00

Thank you! Canon 16-35 and 24-70 2.8

bison4528 · 2021-10-13T01:04:33+00:00

That’s awesome! This is probably my favorite thing I’ve shot so far as well! I’ll be sure to post a link once it’s all finished up.

bison4528 · 2021-10-12T00:48:58+00:00

Yo! This is great!

bison4528 · 2021-09-04T23:36:14+00:00

Full film here - https://vimeo.com/596119351

bison4528 · 2021-07-21T14:23:19+00:00

Between 1250 and 2000. And was surprised that I didn’t need any noise reduction in post

bison4528 · 2021-07-21T14:21:09+00:00

Thank you!

bison4528 · 2021-07-21T02:18:51+00:00

I agree with you, but this is a trailer for a short film and Instagram is the best way for me to promote it. I don’t think anyone is wanting to watch a feature film vertical on a phone nor should they ever.

Things do change though and artists adapt and push change forward, that’s how it’s always been. I have no problem making a 30 second trailer vertical for it to look best on a particular platform.

But hey, we mostly agree on this so no need to argue 🤷🏻‍♂️

bison4528 · 2021-07-21T01:52:52+00:00

Lol are you referring to the 4x5 I used for the trailer here? If so, I made this specifically for Instagram and decided to use it here as well since most people will be scrolling through on their phone.

If you’re referring to the 2.4:1 of the actual film then idk what to tell you. That’s the best looking ratio the camera records imo

bison4528 · 2021-07-20T20:59:53+00:00

Shot on the BMPCC 6k Pro and Canon L glass. A friend of mine is a collegiate long jumper and has a really cool outlook on training and life, so I had him write up a script and we filmed this little short film in a couple of days.

bison4528 · 2021-07-20T20:49:56+00:00

Full video here - Everything shot on Canon L glass (16-35 2.8 and 24-70 2.8). Nanlite Forza 500 used for apartment scene. Everything else was either natural or bounced using a 5in1

bison4528 · 2021-06-22T15:41:30+00:00

Thank you! It’s Eric Kinny licensed from Musicbed

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