BIOGRAFY

ABOUT JUNIOR LOIOLA

Steadicam and Camera Operator specializing in Steadicam, Remote Heads, Camera Cranes, and Gimbal Operation.

Junior Loiola is a Steadicam and Camera Operator with over 25 years of experience in film, television, commercials, and live productions.

He began his career in the audiovisual industry in 1993, working in the lighting and camera departments before specializing as a Steadicam Operator in 2000.

Throughout his career, he has worked on feature films, series, commercials, documentaries, and international productions. He has also worked as a Camera Operator, Video Assist Operator, and 2nd Assistant Camera.

In 2010, he attended the Steadicam Operators Association workshop in Philadelphia, where he trained with Garrett Brown, the inventor of the Steadicam.

He has also worked as a Steadicam workshop instructor in Brazil at Inspiratorium Escola de Cinema e Artes (São Paulo) in 2015, and in Ecuador in 2022 in Quito, supported by AETC (Asociación Ecuatoriana de Técnicos de Cine).

He is currently based between Ecuador and Brazil and available for international projects.

Additional Training

He has participated in cinematography workshops as a scholarship camera assistant, learning from renowned cinematographers such as Waldemar Lima, ABC, Rodolfo Sánchez, ABC, Carlos Ebert, ABC, and Alziro Barbosa, ABC.

In 2017, he worked as a Camera Operator during the ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) Masterclass organized by ARRI Brazil, learning from cinematographers Dan Mindel, ASC, BSC, SASC, and Bill Bennett, ASC.