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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

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