I'm John Mans, a Colorado based jib operator with over 20 years industry experience. I’ve operated my jibs and cranes for features, TV series, commercials and adventure sports. Specializing in finding solutions for shots in difficult locations, I’ve got the gear, the experience and the attitude to capture interesting angles. My jibs have been transported on pack horse, hung from ship’s rigging in Antarctica, and flown from rooftops in Khatmandu. I own a full remote-head Cammate Crane, a lightweight and portable Polecam and a Microdolly jib that packs into a single duffel bag for travel.

Owner/operator of a Steadicam Archer SE, capable of accommodating cameras up to 35 pounds. Experience in short films, feature films, live performance, documentaries, television, corporate videos, and music videos.

*IA Local 600 Steadicam Owner/Operator specializing in feature films
-Credits include feature films, music videos and commercials of all sorts of budgets as well as corporate videos, live music and sports
-Complete PRO II package includes Preston follow focus, Modulus 3000 transmitter, receiver, vehicle mount, clamshell
-Nights in Rodanthe,Stomp the Yard,One Missed Call,Broken Bridges,Why Did I Get Married?,Family That Preys,'Lil Jon,Outkast,Trisha Yearwood,Coors Light,ARMY Strong,Wal Mart,HGTV,Caterpillar,NBA

Excellent lighting cameraman with 29 years experience,Commercials,Corporate,Docs, Network News,Magazines ,Sports,Music and Industrials, Coors,HP,Qwest,Sun,Comcast,Western Union,L'Oreal,Redken,Discovery,Echostar,United Way, Nat'l Geo, CourtTV,Food Network,CBS,NBC,CNN,ESPN,NFL Films,HGTV,PBS,BBC, HDNet. Equipment: Sony F-900 HDCam, Sony EX 3 pkg,Panasonic DVX100B,Panasonic HVX 200 DVCPro HD Sony Z1U HDV, huge location lighting pkg,location grip pkg,Kino Flo's,HMI par lights,Lite Panels, Jimmy Jib Crane,Teleprompters,Chroma Key and Muslin backdrops. Experienced HD shooter.