Jeffrey L. Kimball

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]

• 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