Jason Ellson

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Jason Ellson

Biography

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 Cinematograph...

Production

2021

Mortal Kombat

as "A" Camera Operator

2021

Mortal Kombat

as Steadicam Operator

2010

Faster

as Camera Operator

2018

Game Night

as "B" Camera Operator

2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me

as "A" Camera Operator

2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me

as Steadicam Operator

2015

Fantastic Four

as Steadicam Operator

2012

21 Jump Street

as Steadicam Operator

2016

Spectral

as Camera Operator

2016

Hidden Figures

as Steadicam Operator

2013

Tracks

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2010

Salt

as Steadicam Operator

2016

Central Intelligence

as Steadicam Operator

2016

Central Intelligence

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2018

Game Night

as Steadicam Operator

2013

Gilded Lilys

as Steadicam Operator

2012

21 Jump Street

as "B" Camera Operator

2014

22 Jump Street

as "B" Camera Operator

2014

22 Jump Street

as Steadicam Operator

2009

Surrogates

as Camera Operator

2017

Snatched

as Steadicam Operator

2011

Abduction

as Steadicam Operator

2009

Angels & Demons

as Camera Operator

2012

The Avengers

as Steadicam Operator

2020

Mulan

as Camera Operator

2020

Mulan

as Steadicam Operator

2016

Central Intelligence

as "B" Camera Operator

2012

The Watch

as "B" Camera Operator

2007

How the Earth Was Made

as Director of Photography

-

Mayday

as "A" Camera Operator

-

Mayday

as Steadicam Operator

2026

Mortal Kombat II

as "A" Camera Operator

2026

Mortal Kombat II

as Steadicam Operator

-

Voltron

as "A" Camera Operator

2025

Lilo & Stitch

as Steadicam Operator

2025

Lilo & Stitch

as Camera Operator

2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as "A" Camera Operator

2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Steadicam Operator

2022

Thirteen Lives

as "A" Camera Operator

2022

Thirteen Lives

as Steadicam Operator

2022

Elvis

as "A" Camera Operator

2022

Elvis

as Steadicam Operator

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as "A" Camera Operator

2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

as Steadicam Operator

2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me

as Second Unit Director of Photography

2017

2017

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

as Steadicam Operator

2017

Snatched

as "B" Camera Operator

2016

Spectral

as "A" Camera Operator

2016

Hidden Figures

as "A" Camera Operator

2016

Mother's Day

as "A" Camera Operator

2015

Jane Got a Gun

as "A" Camera Operator

2015

Jane Got a Gun

as Steadicam Operator

2015

Truth

as "A" Camera Operator

2014

The Gambler

as Steadicam Operator

2014

The Bag Man

as "A" Camera Operator

2014

The Bag Man

as Steadicam Operator

2013

Gilded Lilys

as "A" Camera Operator

2013

Tracks

as "A" Camera Operator

2013

We're the Millers

as "B" Camera Operator

2013

We're the Millers

as Steadicam Operator

2012

The Watch

as Steadicam Operator

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