The Eye Behind the Energy: Bryan Olinger’s Mastery of Multicam Live Music Direction

He’s directed Coldplay, Alicia Keys, The Black Keys, Blake Shelton—and probably your favorite show without you even knowing. For over 20 years, Bryan Olinger has been shaping how we see live music, one perfectly timed shot at a time.

Bryan Olinger didn’t just film the chaos — he conducted it. This is the story of one multicam maestro capturing a live revolution in real time.

Bryan Olinger is the director and editor behind Can I Get A Little More Me, but long before stepping into this documentary, he spent two decades redefining how live music looks on screen. As the senior director of the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles, Bryan has captured thousands of performances—each one with zero retakes, no safety net, and no room for error.

This is where he thrives.

A true multicam expert, Bryan specializes in live concert cinematography, building stories that flows in real time. From tight vocal close-ups to sweeping audience pans, he translates raw energy into visual poetry—without ever missing a beat.

But his skill isn’t just technical. It’s orchestral.

Bryan leads massive crews across lighting, sound, camera, and stage logistics, ensuring that every shot lands in sync with the artist’s emotion and the audience’s experience. There are no second takes in his world. His secret? Precision planning, creative empathy, and radical communication.

“Storytelling goes beyond simply recording.
My true job is to communicate the energy.”

Bryan’s style balances cinematic direction with technical discipline. He maps every beat down to the second, from who’s speaking on stage left to where the cameras need to pivot at 7:27 PM. But he also knows how to chase a look, an expression, or a lightning-in-a-bottle moment that will never happen again.

That’s why Bryan was the only person who could shoot this documentary. Not just because he knows the gear. But because he knows the stakes.

Can I Get A Little More Me isn’t about capturing a show.
It’s about revealing what it takes to make one.
And Bryan Olinger has spent his entire career doing exactly that.

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AWARDS

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NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
LONDON FILM CRITICS
AWARD

2022

2022 ALMOST WON THE CANNES PARKING LOT MELTDOWN AWARD

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Can I Get a Little More ME

AWARDS

2022

NATIONAL FILM AWARDS
LONDON FILM CRITICS
AWARD

2022

PROJECTED WINNER (2031) LOUIS DELLUC PRIZE FOR NORTEÑA UNDER FIRE"

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