BIO

Austin Cortina is a stedicam operator based in Venice, CA. Starting from the bottom, Austin navigated his way from low ranks of 728 to Gaffer on Modern Family. It was 4 years ago when Austin fell in love with the art of camera operating. Soon after Modern Family Austin stumbled upon renowned stedicam operator and now mentor, Greg Smith. Through the multiple years of training under Greg Smith and various features throughout the United States Austin has gained the artistic nature of an operator. Now combined with his extensive background of set experience and lighting. Austin can come onto any project to not only collaborate with the Director of Photography but also help elevate the production as a whole.