Jeffrey L. Kimball
Born (1943-05-29) May 29, 1943
Wichita, Kansas, USA
OccupationCinematographer
SpouseEileen Sue Fisher

Jeffrey Lane Kimball, ASC (born May 29, 1943) is an American cinematographer.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "From The Clubhouse". American Cinematographer. 71 (10): 107. October 1990.
  2. 1 2 "Flying Feathers, Blood and Guts". American Cinematographer. 74 (3): 25, 27. March 1993.
  3. 1 2 3 Nora Lee (April 1990). "Revenge: The Most Primitive Motive". American Cinematographer. 71 (4): 28–30, 32, 34.
  4. 1 2 "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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