"Jeffrey Kimball" redirects here. For the historian, see Jeffrey Kimball (historian).

Jeffrey Lane Kimball, ASC (born May 29, 1943) is an American cinematographer, known mainly for shooting action films, especially the ones directed by Tony Scott and John Woo.

Career

He majored in radio and television at North Texas State University[1] in 1964. After graduation he landed a trainee position with Warner Brothers,[2]: 27  but left to work as a gofer for still photographer Bill Langley.[3]: 29  In 1969, he left Hollywood to work as a director of photography for the Dallas office of TV commercial production company N. Lee Lacy/Associates. He returned to Hollywood permanently in 1972[2]: 27  where he worked—mainly on low budget films[3]: 29 —as an lab technician, still photographer, assistant director, and assistant cameraman, graduating to second unit director of photography on Hell Raiders, It's Alive, Cat People and others.[1] Before becoming a feature film cinematographer, he had "earned his reputation for innovative and sometimes risky cinematography" in commercials, many of which had won awards.[3]: 29 

In addition to his work in features, he continues to work as a cinematographer on commercials and music videos. He also directs commercials, e.g. for Maketa Armada.[4]

Kimball has been nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 2001 for Mission: Impossible 2 and an MTV Video Music Award in 2011 for Beyoncé's "Run the World (Girls)."

He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1990.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1971 On the Line Lee Stanley Documentary film
1985 The Legend of Billie Jean Matthew Robbins
1986 Top Gun Tony Scott
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
1990 Revenge
Jacob's Ladder Adrian Lyne
1991 Curly Sue John Hughes
1993 True Romance Tony Scott
1994 The Specialist Luis Llosa
1998 Wild Things John McNaughton
1999 Stigmata Rupert Wainwright
2000 Mission: Impossible 2 John Woo Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2002 Windtalkers
The Hire Segment "Hostage"
Star Trek: Nemesis Stuart Baird
2003 Paycheck John Woo
2004 The Big Bounce George Armitage
2005 Be Cool F. Gary Gray
2006 Glory Road James Gartner With John Toon
Bonneville Christopher N. Rowley
2008 Four Christmases Seth Gordon
2009 Old Dogs Walt Becker
2010 The Expendables Sylvester Stallone
2011 Valley of the Sun Stokes McIntyre
The Double Michael Brandt
2018 Glass Jaw Jeff Celentano

Television

TV movies

Year Title Director
2013 Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives Mark Pellington
Big Thunder Rob Bowman

TV series

Year Title Director Note
2015 40's and Failing René Ashton 2 episodes

Music video

Source:[4]

Year Title Artist Director
2010 "Beautiful Dangerous" Slash feat. Fergie Rich Lee
"Coming Home" Diddy – Dirty Money
2011 "Run the World (Girls)" Beyoncé Francis Lawrence
"Don't Wanna Go Home" Jason Derulo Rich Lee
"Lighters" Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars
"T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" will.i.am
2012 "Favorite Song" Colbie Caillat feat. Common Jay Martin
2013 "Say Something (A Great Big World song)" A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera Christopher Sims
2016 "Team" Iggy Azalea Fabien Montique

References

  1. ^ a b c "From The Clubhouse". American Cinematographer. 71 (10): 107. October 1990.
  2. ^ a b "Flying Feathers, Blood and Guts". American Cinematographer. 74 (3): 25, 27. March 1993.
  3. ^ a b c Nora Lee (April 1990). "Revenge: The Most Primitive Motive". American Cinematographer. 71 (4): 28–30, 32, 34.
  4. ^ a b "Kimball - Resume - 3.11.16" (PDF). Partos Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
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