
Courtesy of Eileen Eidelberg
Eileen is pictured here at an event for women in sports filmmaking. “I want to inspire other women to get into the industry,” she says.
You’re at home watching your favorite WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) team on TV. The score is tied with 10 seconds left. The other team has the ball . . . but a player steals it. She scores! The crowd cheers! You almost feel like you’re there. And you can thank people like Eileen Eidelberg for that.
Eileen, 25, is a sports camera operator. She films live sports games. This includes everything from big plays to fan reactions to interviews with the team. Over the past three years, she’s shot the WNBA, MLB (Major League Baseball), NHL (National Hockey League), and more. We talked to her about her exciting job.