About Me
Cinematographer. Filmmaker. Storyteller.
-Brent Buntyn is the owner of Ashland Mine Productions. His career began while getting his Bachelors degree in geography from Southern Oregon University. While attending school in Ashland Oregon he discovered the sport of whitewater kayaking. Brent started taking his camera along on the trips to capture the extreme nature of the sport.Out of those trips came two feature length documentaries, No Big Names I and II. Both films went on to be seen around the world most notably with the Banff Mountain Film Festival in 2003.
-Wanting to achieve a higher understanding of the filmmaking process Brent applied and was accepted to Vancouver Film School in 2003. Specializing in the art of Cinematography Brent gained experience behind the lens as the
Director of Photography on 3 short films and numerous documentaries. Brent graduated from VFS in October 2004 and was hired on to an independent
feature film as the Director of Photography. The film Road to Victory, was a huge learning experience that help instill confidence both technically and artistically as a DP.
–In the summer of 2005 Brent returned back to his sports filmmaking roots and accepted a staff cameraman position with NASCAR Media Group. Shooting
exclusively in HD and S16mm Film NASCAR Media Group has jumped to the top of sports filmmaking. In 2006 for his work on Beyond the Wheel Brent received the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround.
–After more than 7 years with NMG and 4 Emmy Awards Brent left NMG in 2012 and moved into the world of freelance to expand on his skills and seek new avenues. During his time with NMG Brent had the opportunity to shoot many types of projects on many types of formats. From theatrically released documentaries to national commercial spots, he is always on the cutting edge of cinema technology and techniques. Whether it’s hiking through the Southwest Deserts to set up a motion control time-lapse, flying drones or filming from the sidelines at a NFL Football Game, Brent is always prepared for whatever Directors and Producers can throw at him.–
Awards
Emmy
Winner
2006
Emmy
Winner
2007
Emmy
Winner
2009
Emmy
Winner
2011
Emmy
Winner
2016
Sports Emmy Award 2006
Nascar Productions
Live Event Turn Around
Beyond the Wheel
Sports Emmy Award 2007
Nascar Productions
Live Event Turn Around
Quest for the Cup
Sports Emmy Award 2009
Nascar Productions
Live Event Turn Around
Inside the Headsets
Sports Emmy Award 2011
Nascar Productions
Live Event Turn Around
Inside the Headsets
Sports Emmy Award 2016
NFL Films
Cinematography
Hard Knocks w/ the LA Rams