| Jeffrey L. Kimball | |
| Birth Date: | 1943 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Wichita, Kansas, USA |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Spouse: | Eileen Sue Fisher |
Jeffrey Lane Kimball, ASC (born May 29, 1943) is an American cinematographer.
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] but left to work as a gofer for still photographer Bill Langley.[3] 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] where he worked—mainly on low budget films[3] —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]
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 , 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.
| 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 | John Woo | Nominated- Satellite Award for Best Cinematography | |
| 2002 | The Hire | Segment Hostage | |
| Windtalkers | |||
| 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 | ||
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