Michael Nelson - Steadicam and Camera Operator

12/16/2016

Had a great time at Panavision Hollywood with Guy McVicker talking lenses. Features, differences, customizations, and everything else optically nerdy.

12/10/2016

Harlem Globetrotters today on Venice Beach!

12/06/2016

Trying to get a few more hours ticked off the 10,000 hours mark. Practice makes perfect

12/04/2016

The "Keep the Promise" concert featuring Patti LaBelle and Common was great!

Our air paint system had a lot of difficulty with interference in the 900mHz band that it operates in but we were able to get the transmitter close enough to my receiver to make the show work for us.

Thanks to Delicate Productions for having me on!

12/04/2016

Low mode practice! Getting back to basics doing line dances and switches to hone low mode.

11/30/2016

Second prep/ rehearsal day for "Keep The Promise" concert for Word AIDS Day at the Dolby Theater

11/03/2016

Nothing quite like Panavision lenses on the top of my sled. We used a mixture of Panavision G and E series anamorphics for this music video.

09/12/2016

'Born This Way' won for Outstanding Unstructured Reality Series beating out five other series including previous winners Deadliest Catch and Intervention! I feel honored to be a part of this series and knew from day one that we were on to something really great. Thanks for the opportunity to help out from the producing staff and my DP, Tom Curran!

http://m.ocregister.com/articles/emmy-728662-county-reality.html

“Born This Way,” the A&E reality television series that includes three Orange County residents in its cast of young adults with Down syndrome, pulled off a minor upset at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, defeating bigger and better-known shows to take home the Emmy for outstanding unstructur...

07/15/2016

The show "Born This Way" that I Camera Operated for last fall has been nominated for an Emmy!

https://www.facebook.com/rowan.wheeler/posts/10157179014770154

https://www.facebook.com/rowan.wheeler/posts/10157179014770154

05/01/2016

Good, AC.... Now fetch me a coffee please. 😂 Alex Van Putten getting the rig all set up for me before performance passes for a country music video for Tim Hicks! That's what I call full service!

04/24/2016

A demanding shoot, but a fun one nonetheless!

More BTS from the SciFi 'Starian'! Using Alexa XT, Ziess Super Speeds, GPI Pro Cine Live, teradek 2000, transvideo, axis 1

04/24/2016

More BTS from the SciFi 'Starian'! Using Alexa XT, Ziess Super Speeds, GPI Pro Cine Live, teradek 2000, transvideo, axis 1