Dave Chameides, SOC has been a Local 600 A Camera/Steadicam Op for the past 30-something years. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, received an SOC Operator of The Year nomination in 2014 for his work on the film St. Vincent, and won the SOC Operator of the Year Award in 2023 for his work on the TV show Ozark. He is presently a Local 600 Board member where he sits on the Safety Committee and is a member of the Board of Governors for the SOC as well.
The idea for this website (theop.io) came about simply because he wished there was something like this when he started operating and he wanted to create a place where newer Ops and storytellers could go to learn the tricks of the trade that he and others have learned the hard way. This website would not exist if it weren’t for the input of many many individual Ops representing hundreds (if not thousands) of years on set and Dave owes his gratitude to them all.
We hope that you find the website useful and as a result, will pass it on to other Ops and storytellers everywhere.
