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.
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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.
Known for
The Avengers
April 25, 2012
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
December 20, 2017
21 Jump Street
March 14, 2012
Hidden Figures
December 10, 2016
We're the Millers
August 7, 2013
22 Jump Street
June 5, 2014
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
November 9, 2022
Angels & Demons
April 20, 2009
Mulan
September 4, 2020
Mortal Kombat
April 7, 2021
Fantastic Four
August 5, 2015
Game Night
February 15, 2018
Behind the camera39
- 2026Street Fighter "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- 2026Mayday "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- 2025Lilo & Stitch Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
- 2022Black Panther: Wakanda Forever "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- 2022Thirteen Lives "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- 2022Elvis "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- 2021Ghostbusters: Afterlife "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- 2021Mortal Kombat "A" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- 2020Mulan Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator