Jim Surette

Rigger / Camera Operator

Jim Surette’s 18-year career as an adventure cameraman includes filming feature-length programs for the major television networks: ESPN, NBC, CBS, MTV, FOX, Discovery Channel, UPN, OLN and USA Network. He has filmed feature documentaries for National Geographic Explorer, IMAX, Rush HD, The North Face, Peter Jennings Productions and others.
From Mount Everest to Borneo, Jim has operated cameras in the world’s most extreme environments, keeping up with world-class athletes and adventurers to get his shot.  He has worked as a camera operator for Discovery Channel’s hit show, The Deadliest Catch; National Geographic Explorer’s Surviving Everest; NBC’s Great Trango: A Mile High in Pakistan; and Shelter from the Storm, Rush HD’s film about women skiing in the arctic.  He’s navigated motion-control cable cameras from the top of helicopter-accessed mountains for the skiing feature, Steep, and rigged aerial cameras through stadiums and ski resorts for the X Games.

Visit his website: granitefilms.com