Jacques Jouffret

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Jacques Jouffret is a French cinematographer.

Jouffret was raised in Paris, and would graduate from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. [1]

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He worked as a camera operator and Steadicam operator on various feature and television films, including Gummo , The Pentagon Wars , Swordfish , Seabiscuit , Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , Transformers: Dark of the Moon , and Transformers: The Last Knight . [1] In 2008, he won the Society of Camera Operators' Camera Operator of the Year Award for Into the Wild . [2]

Jouffret's credits as cinematographer include the first three installments of The Purge film series, [1] Mile 22 , [3] and Bloodshot , an adaptation of the Valiant Comics comic book series. [4] In 2020, Jouffret served as cinematographer for Songbird , noted for being filmed during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in California. [5] He became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 2023. [1] His upcoming credits include Arthur the King , [1] and Gran Turismo , an adaptation of the video game franchise directed by Neill Blomkamp. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2013 The Purge James DeMonaco
2014 The Purge: Anarchy
2016 The Purge: Election Year
2018 Truth or Dare Jeff Wadlow
Mile 22 Peter Berg
2019 Escape Plan: The Extractors John Herzfeld Direct-to-video
2020 Bloodshot David S. F. Wilson
Joe Bell Reinaldo Marcus Green
Spell Mark Tonderai
Songbird Adam Mason
2022 Father Stu Rosalind Ross
2023 Gran Turismo Neill Blomkamp
2024 Arthur the King Simon Cellan Jones

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2022–2023 Jack Ryan Jann Turner
Shana Stein
4 episodes
TBAAmerican Primeval Peter Berg Miniseries

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Williams, David E. (April 23, 2023). "Jacques Jouffret Welcomed into ASC Membership". American Society of Cinematographers . Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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