Jim Surette

Rigger / Camera Operator

Jim Surette's 14-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 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. Jim's experience as an expert climber and skier allow him an inside perspective on the places and personalities he captures on film. Jim's mountain skills enable him to single-handedly rig his own shots without the need of a large crew. He has worked as a camera operator for Discovery Channel's hit show, The Deadliest Catch; National Geographic Explorer's Surviving Everest; and NBC's Great Trango: A Mile High in Pakistan.

Visit his website: granitefilms.com

Cranes in Mumbai

March 8, 2010
From Vancouver where I am working with Julia Taffe's Aeriosa dance company on the public library, I want to say a word about Mumbai. Our Whirlwind trip there was fantastic and we put together a show on the Maker Maxity buildings and on two cranes for an event March 6th. The dancers rallied from the couch to perform amazingly in three separate pieces. During rehearsals on the cranes, a couple of women construction workers in bright saris with their two tiny daughters on hand, grew big smiles seeing their American sisters show such courage and beauty. Between wonderful aromatic meals and walks on the Juhu beach, the company worked hard to make our first Mumbai show fantastic. All in a weeks work.

– Amelia