www.AlexMerriman.com Over the last few years, I have been fortunate enough to travel the globe and film some of the UFC's most historical moments. Here is a brief look at those moments I captured while being both inside/outside the Octagon. Every frame in this video was shot solely by me, pulling my own focus as well for the MoVI rig shots. Below is a list of the mix of gear I used throughout this demo. Camera's: Arri Alexa Mini Arri Amira Red Epic Helium Glass: Fujinon 19-90mm Fujinon 20-120mm Canon 17-120mm Leica 35mm Arri Ultra Prime 32mm Rigs: Freefly Systems MoVI Pro and M15 Wooden Camera Handheld RT Motion Control with Thumbwheel Redrock Micro Wireless follow focus with Thumbwheel

UFC EMBEDDED

UFC Embedded is an unscripted documentary series, covering the daily life of UFC fighters as they promote and prepare for their next fight inside the Octagon. Each episode covers 1 day in the 6 day lead up to a Pay-Per-View event and edited within 24 hours by an amazing team. To date, I have shot & field produced over 200 episodes of this show, covering some of the largest stars in the sport: Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Dana White, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, TJ Dillashaw, and Dominck Cruz. 

Conor McGregor - All scenes below with Conor McGregor and Dana White were filmed and field produced by me.

Mayweather vs. McGregor - Press Tour and Fight Week

 

Other Cool Projects I Shoot

The Emmy Award winning series I shoot during every UFC Pay Per View event is UFC Fight Flashback. Most Episodes are found in the UFC's paid platform UFC Fight Pass.

Another awesome project I had the opportunity to work on was a surprise concert by Imagine Dragons. We shot this on the Las Vegas Strip, using multiple Canon c300's. 

Sports Commercials

Behind the scenes - SPORTS COMMERCIALS

Some quick screen grabs from behind the scenes as I shot the commercials above.

UFC 190 Commercials 1 & 2

Filming on a soundstage in Las Vegas, I teamed up with the visual fx team to create a green screen that we could track our shots on for different backgrounds that would be created later in post.

UFC 200 Commercial

I found a spot on the outskirts of the Las Vegas city lights, where I could shoot numerous landscape shots at 6k. This would later be pieced together by our visual effects team to create the final UFC 200 teaser promo above.