Jeffrey L. Kimball
Jeffrey Lane Kimball, ASC (born May 29, 1943) is an American cinematographer.
Jeffrey L. Kimball | |
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| Born | May 29, 1943 Wichita, Kansas, USA |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Spouse | Eileen Sue Fisher |
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
He mainly shoots action films, especially films by Tony Scott, such as Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Revenge, and True Romance, and John Woo, such as Mission: Impossible 2, Windtalkers, Hostage, and Paycheck.
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
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The Hire | Segment Hostage | |
| Windtalkers | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Music videos[4]
- Slash feat. Fergie "Beautiful Dangerous" (dir. Rich Lee) (October 26, 2010)
- Diddy – Dirty Money "Coming Home" (dir. Rich Lee) (November 29, 2010)
- Beyoncé "Run the World (Girls)" (dir. Francis Lawrence) (May 18, 2011)
- Jason Derulo "Don't Wanna Go Home" (dir. Rich Lee) (May 25, 2011)
- Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars "Lighters" (dir. Rich Lee) (August 22, 2011)
- will.i.am "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" (dir. Rich Lee) (December 12, 2011)
- Colbie Caillat feat. Common "Favorite Song" (dir. Jay Martin) (May 2, 2012)
- A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera "Say Something (A Great Big World song)" (dir. Christopher Sims) (November 19, 2013)
- Iggy Azalea "Team" (dir. Fabien Montique) (March 31. 2016)
- Demi Lovato (dir. Ryan Pallotta)
- Mary J. Blige (dir. Christopher Sims)
- Nas & Damian Marley (dir. Nabil Elderkin)
- R. Kelly (dir. Julien Lutz)
References
- ^ a b c "From The Clubhouse". American Cinematographer. 71 (10): 107. October 1990.
- ^ a b "Flying Feathers, Blood and Guts". American Cinematographer. 74 (3): 25, 27. March 1993.
- ^ a b c Nora Lee (April 1990). "Revenge: The Most Primitive Motive". American Cinematographer. 71 (4): 28–30, 32, 34.
- ^ a b "Kimball - Resume - 3.11.16" (PDF). Partos Company.
External links
- Kimball's reel at the Partos Company
- Jeffrey L. Kimball at IMDb
- Jeffrey L. Kimball Biography (1943-) on Film Reference
- Jeffrey Kimball on the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers