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Brandon Jelkes

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
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Brandon Jelkes is a camera operator whose talents in digital cinematography have led him to work with CBS, Tidal, the NBA, and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Through his work, Brandon has established himself as a collaborative team player who continually excels in challenging, fast-paced environments.

A Los Angeles, California native, Jelkes taught himself how to operate a digital camera at the age of 16, and his passion for the art of storytelling continues to grow today.
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  • Known for

    Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    7.9
    • Dancer
    • 2009
    Sean Riggs in Lazarus (2021)
    Lazarus
    3.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2021
    Sister Code (2015)
    Sister Code
    4.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2015
    Motionless in White: America (2013)
    Motionless in White: America
    9.0
    Music Video
    • Production Department
    • 2013

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    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Hip-Hop X Siempre (2023)
      Hip-Hop X Siempre
      6.1
      TV Special
      • Brandon Jelkes
      • 2023
    • I'm Gonna Tell God Everything (2022)
      I'm Gonna Tell God Everything
      8.8
      Short
      • first assistant camera
      • 2022
    • BET Awards 2022 (2022)
      BET Awards 2022
      4.2
      TV Special
      • camera operator: a camera
      • 2022
    • 53rd NAACP Image Awards (2022)
      53rd NAACP Image Awards
      3.9
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • Taye Diggs, Durrell 'Tank' Babbs, and Eric Bellinger in Black Pack: We Three Kings (2021)
      Black Pack: We Three Kings
      6.0
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell in Soul Train Awards (2021)
      Soul Train Awards
      7.6
      TV Special
      • b camera operator
      • 2021
    • Sean Riggs in Lazarus (2021)
      Lazarus
      3.5
      • jib operator assistant
      • 2021
    • Don Lemon and Brooke Baldwin in CNN New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen (2020)
      CNN New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen
      TV Special
      • camera operator: a camera
      • 2020
    • Snoop Dogg & Friends NYE Live Pre-Show (2020)
      Snoop Dogg & Friends NYE Live Pre-Show
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • Change Together: From the March on Washington to Today (2020)
      Change Together: From the March on Washington to Today
      TV Special
      • camera operator: a camera
      • 2020
    • 2019 Soul Train Awards (2019)
      2019 Soul Train Awards
      7.0
      TV Special
      • cinematographer (interview segment)
      • 2019
    • Black Girls Rock! (2018)
      Black Girls Rock!
      5.7
      TV Special
      • camera operator (studio segments)
      • 2018
    • Ward of the State (2015)
      Ward of the State
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Brad Williams: Fun Size (2015)
      Brad Williams: Fun Size
      8.0
      TV Special
      • jib operator
      • 2015
    • Sister Code (2015)
      Sister Code
      4.3
      • cinematographer
      • 2015

    Cinematographer



    • I'm Gonna Tell God Everything (2022)
      I'm Gonna Tell God Everything
      8.8
      Short
      • cinematography
      • 2022
    • Nouveaux Afro
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • BET Awards 2019 (2019)
      BET Awards 2019
      5.2
      TV Special
      • cinematography
      • 2019
    • Trap Man (2019)
      Trap Man
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • MO' Money with Mo
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Rap Radar Podcast (2017)
      Rap Radar Podcast
      Podcast Series
      • cinematography
      • 2018
    • Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and 'Gammy' Adrienne Banfield Norris in Red Table Talk (2018)
      Red Table Talk
      2.9
      TV Series
      • cinematography
      • 2018
    • Leslie Jones in BET Awards 2017 (2017)
      BET Awards 2017
      4.5
      TV Special
      • cinematography
      • 2017

    Actor



    • Bring Your 'A' Game (2009)
      Bring Your 'A' Game
      7.0
      Short
      • Malik
      • 2009
    • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • Dancer
      • 2009
    • Sanaa Lathan, Blair Underwood, and Simon Baker in Something New (2006)
      Something New
      6.6
      • Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
      • 2006

    Production Department



    • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2017)
      The Oscars
      6.8
      TV Special
      • production staff
      • 2017
    • Motionless in White: America (2013)
      Motionless in White: America
      9.0
      Music Video
      • production coordinator
      • 2013
    • Life After (2009)
      Life After
      7.8
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2012

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