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Jess Hall, ASC, BSC (born 16 March 1971) is a British cinematographer. His parents were Stuart Hall, the Jamaican-born Cultural Studies pioneer and former professor at the Open University, and Catherine Hall, Professor and leading historian at University College, London.

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Life and career

Hall's first job as cinematographer took place on production of the film Stander , starring Thomas Jane. He acted as director of photography on several British productions, including the Edgar Wright crime comedy Hot Fuzz , the comedy Son of Rambow and the drama Brideshead Revisited , his work on which earned him a Satellite Award nomination. Hall began working on American productions starting with the 2010 comedy The Switch and followed by 30 Minutes or Less , The Spectacular Now and Transcendence .

He was the cinematographer for the Scarlett Johansson-starring adaptation of the Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell . He has stated that he sought out a digital camera that could replicate the style anime is shown in. [1]

Hall studied at New York University as well as St Martins College of Art & Design. [2]

Filmography

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Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2003 Stander Bronwen Hughes
2007 Hot Fuzz Edgar Wright
Son of Rambow Garth Jennings
2008 Brideshead Revisited Julian Jarrold Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Cinematography
2009 Creation Jon Amiel
2010 The Switch Will Speck
Josh Gordon
2011 30 Minutes or Less Ruben Fleischer
2013 The Spectacular Now James Ponsoldt
2014 Transcendence Wally Pfister
2017 Ghost in the Shell Rupert Sanders
2019 Serenity Steven Knight
2022 Chevalier Stephen Williams

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2021 WandaVision Matt Shakman Miniseries
2023 The Consultant 1 episode
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2 episodes

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