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
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He made his theatrical film debut with ''The Hunger (1983 film), The Hunger'' (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and t ...
and
John Woo
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.
Career
He majored in radio and television at
North Texas State University
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in 1964. After graduation he landed a trainee position with
Warner Brothers
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,
but left to work as a gofer for still photographer Bill Langley.
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
where he worked—mainly on low budget films
—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.
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.
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.
Kimball has been nominated for a
Golden Satellite Award
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in
2001
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for ''Mission: Impossible 2'' and an
MTV Video Music Award
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in
2011
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for
Beyoncé
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's "
Run the World (Girls)
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."
He has been a member of the
American Society of Cinematographers
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), founded in Hollywood in 1919, is a cultural, educational, and professional organization that is neither a labor union nor a guild. The society was organized to advance the science and art of cinem ...
since 1990.
Filmography
Film
Music video
Source:
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References
External links
Kimball's reel
at the Partos Company
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on Film Reference
on the Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
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1943 births
American cinematographers
Artists from Wichita, Kansas
Living people
University of North Texas alumni