DAVE CHAMEIDES - Camera and Steadicam Operator

Team Deakins

James Ellis Deakins

Tv & Film, Filmlighting, Deakins, Movies, Filmmaking, Production, Film, Cinematography, Film Interviews

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Today, Team Deakins is joined by camera and steadicam operator Dave Chameides (SNOWFALL, THE WEST WING, ER) on the latest episode of the podcast. During our conversation, we discuss the effectiveness of the cinematography in 1917 and Dave’s contribution to the creation of the final shot in ST. VINCENT. We also consider the responsibility an operator has towards the actors in front of the lens and the role of camera operation in storytelling. Towards the end, Dave also shares advice for anyone interested in steadicam operation as a possible career path.

This episode is sponsored by TrueCut Motion & Falca

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to season two of the Team Deacons podcast.
0:08.0	A collection of informal conversations between Roger and James Deacons and a guest.
0:14.0	We never know where the conversation will take us, so listen in and see where it goes.
0:21.0	Today's podcast is being brought to you by True Cut Motion from Pixelworks.
0:27.0	True Cut Motion is an advanced motion grading technology that works seamlessly with both theatrical and home streaming distribution.
0:36.0	Providing filmmakers with a broad new palette of motion looks previously not possible.
0:42.0	By unlocking tools for the adjustment of jutter, shutter angle, and speed ramps shot by shot and post production,
0:50.0	True Cut Motion gives the filmmaker unprecedented control of the motion look of their work on any screen.
1:01.0	This episode is sponsored by Falca, a Barcelona-based production company supporting television, feature films, and commercials,
1:10.0	as well as assisting international companies planning to shoot in Spain.
1:15.0	Falca's team is adaptable and resourceful, and loves the craft of making good movies.
1:24.0	Today we're speaking with a camera operator who is also a steady cam operator and has directed episodes of TV series as well.
1:32.0	Definitely multi-talented. We're pleased to welcome Dave Camides for us today.
1:39.0	Thank you Dave.
1:40.0	Welcome back.
1:41.0	Hi, thank you so much for having me. This is like an unbelievable honor for me. It's really great to talk to you guys.
1:46.0	What we'd like to ask is how did you get to where you are today?
1:51.0	Was it something you always knew that you wanted to do or was it something that you found later in life? How did you come to do it?
1:59.0	Yeah, so I knew pretty early on what I wanted to do. I'd love to tell you that I watched some French New Wave cinema and fell in love with film, but really it was Star Wars.
2:10.0	And I wear that proudly, actually. I saw it when I was seven or eight and I wanted to be a Jedi Knight, and I still do.
2:17.0	But at some point I figured out that that wasn't real and that sort of blew my mind. I don't know when quite when that came to my understanding.
2:25.0	But that people had created this universe that wasn't there and all that.
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