Who We Are

It all began at the age of 10, when I started helping in video production at our local church in Phoenix, Arizona. I started gripping for the handheld operators and watched and learned what they did and how they did it.

After 2 years of faithfully volunteering on the video team, I was promoted to running handheld and stick camera at the age of 12. The church decided to purchase a Jimmy Jib when I was 14 years old and I was given one lesson on it. For many months I would come in during the week and practice my shots before I was allowed to operate for a service. When I was 15 years old, I had earned their trust and I was operating for all three Sunday services for 3 out of the 4 weekends.

This continued for many years until I started contracting for professional shoots as in NBC LAST COMIC STANDING, AMERICAN IDOL, CBS UNDERCOVER BOSS, HILLSONG TOURS, JESUS IS KING DOCUMENTARY, BALLY SPORTS, DIRECT TV, feature films, music videos, live sporting events, and many more. I bought my first Jimmy Jib shortly after that and the rest is SSVIDEO history now.

————— Samuel Shelton, Founder SSVIDEO ————