Skydiving stunt coordination and free fall cinematography by 4 times world champion and Sports Emmy Award winner, Joe Jennings.

I can help to coordinate locations, aircraft, pilots, skydivers, riggers, specialty equipment, you name it, and as a camera flyer, I want the shot as much as anyone on set, so getting the shot is my greatest reward.

The following 1min 47sec video is a quick look at my demo reel. My full length demo reel is about 5 minutes.

MY WORK
I skydive with motion picture cameras for movies, television, and commercials, and I help my clients to coordinate everything that’s needed for a successful shoot.

COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE
I flew camera for Rob Harris, the best sky surfer in the world, who led our team to 2 world championship titles and first place in the XGames. My role as a camera flyer counted for 25% of our total score, so I trained obsessively to become the best camera flyer I could possibly be, and to develop the muscle memory to fly aggressively while holding a fluid and well framed shot. Skydiving for Hollywood productions taught me more about choreography and storytelling, and over time, I developed a style of filming that is dynamic and unique among camera flyers.

WHAT MAKES ME A GOOD CHOICE FOR YOUR PROJECT?
1. I’m a regular guy who loves hard work, and I enjoy collaborating with creative people.
2. I understand that my work is only as good as the skydivers I film, so I always recommend skydivers who are trained in the style of flying that is called for in the story.
3. I literally know how to make a car fall right side up, and I’ve learned how objects move in the sky, so I’m good at filming them.
4. I’ve teamed up with some of the world’s greatest skydivers and innovators who have dedicated their lives to being the best in their chosen disciplines. I truly believe that we’re the strongest skydiving stunt team available today.

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My Work

RESUME

Cinematographer, Aerial Stunt Coordinator / Consultant – SAG
Cinematography with RED, ARRI, and IMAX
US Parachute Association Master License and Professional Exhibition Rating.

SKYSURF TEAM (Camera Flyer)
3rd place – World Skysurfing Championships, Spain
1st place – World Skysurfing Championships, Eloy AZ
1st place – ESPN “Extreme Games”, Newport RI
1st place – World Skysurfing Championships, Germany
1st place – “Boards Over Switzerland”
Competition Video

AWARDS
Emmy – ESPN Extreme Games
Emmy – MTV Sports
Clio – Pepsi “Goose” commercial
“Camera Flyer of the Year”
1st place – Gravity Sports Film Festival
“Camera Extreme” award, Explorers Film Festival, Poland
1st place – “Artistic Expression”, World Skysurfing Championships, Germany

FEATURE FILMS
Charlie’s Angels – Air Force One – Triple XXX – Wild California IMAX – After – Les Pieds Dans Le Vide – Management – America’s Musical Journey IMAX – Point Break – San Andreas – Ninnendale India – Don India – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara India – Jackass –

TELEVISION: multiple episodes ( * )
MTV Sports* – MTV Senseless Acts of Video* – Worlds Greatest Commercials* – Dateline NBC* – Bay Watch – Pretender* – Monk PI – Blossom – Extreme Magic – Ultimate 10* – Tarrant on TV* – Skyhawks documentary – Top 51 Action Athletes – Extreme Team – Country Fried Videos* – Good Morning America* – X Wives Club – BBC – “Earth” – Covert Affairs – Comedy Central “Jocks” – Real TV* – Amazing People – To Tell The Truth – World of Wonder – Discovery – Tonight Show – How’d They Do That? – AXN TV* – Conan O’Brian – Spy Games – CNN and CNNfn* – Extra* – Master Blasters – Boom – Sudden Stop – National Geographic Adventure – Whacked Out Videos – Epic Weather – Stunt Junkies* – American Badass – Finding DB Cooper – Wrap Battle – US Air Force – Animal Kingdom – MacGyver – Master Chef – More……

COMMERCIALS: multiple ads ( * )
Pepsi “Goose” – VISA – ING – V8 – Energizer* – Peugeot – Mt. Dew* – Ford – Intel – Shell* – Squirt – Budweiser* – Coke* – Dr. Pepper – SUPREME -Wrigley’s Gum – D’urban Fashions – Nescafe – Proud (Japan) – Action Man – Sony – DHL – MI-III – Orange Cellular – California Lottery – Chevy Sonic – Lexus – KGB – Hanafos – Korea – AC Transit – Pepsi “Baseball” – Hewlett Packard – MCI – Bell Affairs – Pontiac – Toyota – Blue Cross – Blue Shield – EDS – “truth” Anti Smoking – Firestone – Black & Decker – VISA* – Dominos – Bud Light – Farmer’s Insurance – Verizon – Stimorol Gum* – Honda – Infiniti – MacDonald’s – Manzana Lift – Blue Sky – US Cellular – Milford Federal* – WIX – Accenture – Dell – Samsung – USAA – Hot Wheels – AC Delco – Advanced Auto – TeamRWV.org – Anchor Beer – BOSE – Busch Beer – Modelo Beer – Miller Beer – Capital One – BMW – Bell Canada – Chlorox – Disney Interactive – E.G.O. – Emerald Nuts – Facebook – HBO – Hyundai – Jack In The Box – Jeep – Google Phone – KIA – Michigan Lottery – Microsoft – Nationwide – Nokia – Otterbox – Playstation – Powerbar – Geico – SAP – Scana Energy – NRG – General Motors – Julius Baer – More….

STORIES – A WORK IN PROGRESS I’ve been in this business for over 20 years now. The road to where I am today is paved with great adventures and great misadventures. Overall, I’ve had an incredible career. These articles are a window into my experiences around the world.

ROB HARRIS – Live while you live. We met by chance on a dz I’d visit perhaps once a month. Freestyle was new and camera flyers talked about how challenging it was to follow….

DAYS LIKE THIS – 5:30 AM: Malaysia, 6000 feet above the ground in an A-Star helicopter. We were in our third day of filming a skydiving sequence for an Indian movie called “Don”…..

NVIDIA – Imagine you’re strapped to a 3500 pound living room in free fall. 20 seconds above ground you realize that your heavy duty seatbelt is stuck….

FLYING FOR FOOD (my job) – In this article, I’ll try to give you an idea of what goes into bidding, planning, and filming for a production, and some of the things that can happen along the way.

INTO BLACK – HELICOPTER CRASH … the pilot took us down low for a cool shot. out of the corner of my eye i saw a glint of sun from a cable strung across the field.

FILMING A TIRE – Our problem out the gate was not knowing a thing about how tires fall at terminal velocity….

FLYING IMAX – The location was spectacular. The shoreline is carved into a tangle of inland waterways and our drop zone was a small island with palm trees and green grass surrounded by water and bridges

CATCHING A PLANE – The producers called to see how things were going with “my” project and all I could tell them was that we had no helicopter camera, no drogue, and a dust storm.