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Photo by William Kallay |
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JEFFREY JUR ASC |
Born: ?, Chicago. A.k.a. Jeff Jur.
Education: Film Department of Columbia College, Chicago.
Career: 'Through a film class in high school, I found filmmaking to be the perfect language for a shy kid. I made a couple of Super 8 films, and then, a 16mm sound film that got me a scholarship to the Columbia College film department. [After college] I worked in Chicago on doc's, industrial films and commercials as a camera assistant and gaffer. It was mostly 16mm and a little 35mm, mainly to make some money. While I was doing that I was still shooting dramatic projects for students and faculty members, mainly short films and some documentaries. I actually got a lucky break in Chicago and got a chance to shoot 4 American Playhouse films. The PBS-series was based on short stories by famous authors. The last one, 'The Roommate', my first opportunity shooting 35mm, was actually made as a feature. These were seen on a national level and gave me some exposure in Hollywood.' [From interview on the KODAK OnFilm website.]
Awards: ASC TV Award [2002] for 'Last Call'; ASC TV Award [2003] & 'Emmy' Award [2004] for 'Carnivàle' [ep #6]; ASC TV Award nom [2005] for 'Carnivàle' [ep #13]; 'Emmy' Award nom [2005] for 'Carnivàle' [ep #21]; ASC TV Award nom [2009] for 'FlashForward' [ep #7 'The Gift' dir by Nick Gomez].
Jeffrey Jur: 'A big part of the art of filmmaking is the collaboration - it's a director's vision and the cinematographer's execution based on your taste and experience - who you are and where you are in your life. I don't think that will change. I think the digital intermediate technology will be part of our future. It gives you more control and more choices, so you can be more creative. I'm a computer guy. I've had a Mac since 1984. I love it as a tool, but I still believe in the importance of the original image. I want to get as much of the look that I can on the original negative. Post-production manipulation can add to and amplify your ideas. I love shooting on film. It has an emotional resonance that I haven't seen in any digital image. There is a difference between grain and pixels, and people respond differently.' [From interview on the KODAK OnFilm website.]
FILMS |
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1977 |
Medusa Challenger [Steven Elkins] c; short/23m; addph; ph: Craig Somers & Marc Miller |
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1978 |
A Steady Rain [Marc Leif] c; short/28m |
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1980 |
Murder in the Mist [Lisa Gottlieb] c; short/29m |
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1983 |
Whose Problem Is It? [Chuck Olin] c; doc/?m |
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1985 |
Static [Mark Romanek] c |
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1985 |
Screen Test [Sam Auster] c |
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1986 |
Soul Man/The Imposter [Steve Miner] c |
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1986 |
The In Crowd [Mark Rosenthal] c; add c.op; ph: Anthony Richmond |
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1986 |
Dirty Dancing [Emile Ardolino] c |
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1986 |
Lady in White/The Mystery of the Lady in White [Frank LaLoggia] c; co-2uc; ph: Russell Carpenter |
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1987 |
Stranded [Tex Fuller & Marina Sargenti (alien world seq)] c; ph alien world seq: Robert Brinkmann |
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1987 |
Valentino Returns [Peter Hoffman] c; addph; ph: Jerzy Zielinski |
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1987 |
1969 [Ernest Thompson] c; co-addph; ph: Jules Brenner |
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1988 |
The Big Picture [Christopher Guest] c |
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1988 |
Hider in the House [Matthew Patrick] c |
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1988 |
A Gnome Named Gnorm/Upworld [Stan Winston] c; addph; ph: Bojan Bazelli |
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1990 |
Ambition [Scott D. Goldstein] c |
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1991 |
Family Prayers/A Family Divided [Scott Rosenfelt] c |
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1991 |
Mad Dog and Glory [John McNaughton] c; addph; ph: Robby Müller |
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1991 |
Live Wire [Christian Duguay] c; 2uc: James L. Carter, a.o. |
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1992 |
Ghost in the Machine/Deadly Terror [Rachel Talalay] c; 2u addph; ph: Phil Méheux |
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1993 |
It's Pat [Adam Bernstein] c; 2uc: David Frederick |
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1995 |
Unforgettable [John Dahl] c; addph: Beth-Jana Friedberg & Thomas Fillingham |
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1996 |
Almost Heroes/Edwards and Hunt [Christopher Guest] c; addph; ph: Adam Kimmel & Kenneth MacMillan |
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1997 |
How Stella Got Her Groove Back [Kevin Rodney Sullivan] c |
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1998 |
Mystery, Alaska [Jay Roach] s35/c; addph; ph: Peter Deming |
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1999 |
Panic [Henry Bromell] p/c |
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1999 |
Joy Ride/Roadkill [John Dahl] s35/c; addph: Jamie Anderson; 2uc: David Boyd (May 2000) |
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2000 |
My First Mister [Christine Lahti] p/c; 2uc: Jennifer Ann Henry |
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2000 |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding [Joel Zwick] c |
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2002 |
Home [Nancy Deren] c; short/29m |
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2003 |
Fathers and Sons [Rob Spera (seg #1), Rodrigo García (seg #2) & Jared Rappaport (seg #3)] c; 3 seg |
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2006 |
You Kill Me [John Dahl] s35/c; addph: Bengt Jonsson |
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2007 |
The Eye [David Moreau & Xavier Palud] s35/c; addph: Brian Pearson; 2uc New Mexico: Michael A. Benson |
TELEVISION |
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1981 |
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine [Ralph Rosenblum] tvm/55m; ep of PBS-tv series 'American Playhouse' |
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1981 |
Who Am I This Time? [Jonathan Demme] tvm/60m; co-addph; ph: Paul Vom Brack; ep PBS-tv series 'American Playhouse' |
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1984 |
A Matter of Principle [Gwen Arner] tvm/60m; ep of PBS-tv series 'American Playhouse' |
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1984 |
Under the Biltmore Clock [Neal Miller] tvm/68m; ep of PBS-tv series 'American Playhouse' |
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1984 |
The Roommate [Nell Cox] tvm; addph: Gordon Quinn; ep of PBS-tv series 'American Playhouse' |
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1985 |
Can a Guy Say No? [Thomas Schlamme] tvm/60m; an ABC-tv 'Afterschool Special' |
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1987 |
Trying Times [ep #4 'Bedtime Story' dir by Michael Lindsay-Hogg & #5 'The Visit' dir by Alan Arkin] 12-part series for PBS-tv, 1987 & 1989; 1st season, 1987; other ph: Henner Hofmann |
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1987 |
In the Hands of the Enemy/Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami/Hostile Witness [Jeff Bleckner] tvm |
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1989 |
Midnight Train to Moscow [Paul Flaherty] perf (with Billy Crystal)/72m |
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1989 |
[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt [ep #4 'Only Sin Deep' dir by Howard Deutch & #5 'Lover Come Hack to Me' dir by Tom Holland] 93-part series, 1989-96; 1st season; ph crypt keeper seq for ep #4 (ph: Richard Bowen) |
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1989 |
Equal Justice [ep #3 'Balancing Act' dir by Michael Switzer, #4 'A Sucker's Bet' dir by Eric Laneuville, #5 'The Art of the Possible' dir by Kevin Hooks, #6 'Start of the Fire' dir by Dan Lerner, #7 'Promises to Keep' dir by Thomas Carter (TC), #8 'The Price of Justice' dir by TC, #9 'Goodbye, Judge Green' dir by Gregory Hoblit, #10 'False Images' dir by Win Phelps, #11 'Sugar Blues' dir by Christopher Leitch, #12 'Curses' dir by Ron Lagomarsino, #13 'Cop's Story' dir by Michael Ray Rhodes & #14 'Separate Lives' dir by Bill Corcoran] 27-part series, 1990-91; 1st season, 1990; other ph (2-part pilot): Paul Elliott |
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1990 |
Revealing Evidence [: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler] [Michael Switzer] tvm |
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1990 |
The Killing Mind [Michael Ray Rhodes] tvm |
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1991 |
Morton & Hayes [Christopher Guest (5 ep) & Michael McKean (1 ep)] 6-part series/b&w-c/16mm |
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1992 |
Running Mates/Dirty Tricks [Michael Lindsay-Hogg] tvm |
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1992 |
Those Bedroom Eyes/A Kiss to Die For [Leon Ichaso] tvm |
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1992 |
Caught in the Act [Deborah Reinisch] tvm |
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1993 |
The Last Seduction [John Dahl] tvm; also released theatrically |
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1994 |
Another Midnight Run [James Frawley] tvm; addph; ph: Robert Draper |
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1994 |
The O.J. Simpson Story [Alan Smithee (= Jerrold Freedman)] tvm |
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1994 |
Zooman [Leon Ichaso] tvm; ph New York: Claudio Chea |
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1995 |
Murderous Intent [Gregory Goodell] tvm |
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1996 |
Cutty Whitman [Robert Singer] pilot/60m; 2uc: Brian Sullivan |
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1996 |
Murder Live! [Roger Spottiswoode] tvm |
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1996 |
[Horton Foote's] Alone [Michael Lindsay-Hogg] tvm |
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1997 |
First-Time Felon [Charles Dutton] tvm |
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1998 |
Texarkana [Beeban Kidron] pilot/60m (unaired); 2uc: Michael Price |
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2000 |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction [ep #23 'E-Mail/Blood Donor/Epitaph/Stitches in Time/Soldier' & #26 'Connie/Positive I.D./Trucker/Cook Out/New House' dir by various] series, 1997-2003, for Fox-tv; 3rd season; cph: Alex Nepomniaschy (#23) & Christopher Taylor (#26); 2uc: Robert Bennett (#26) |
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2000 |
The Warden [Stephen Gyllenhaal] tvm |
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2001 |
Living with the Dead/Talking to Heaven [Stephen Gyllenhaal] 2-part tvm |
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2001 |
Last Call/Fitzgerald [Henry Bromell] tvm |
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"On Thin Ice" |
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2002 |
On Thin Ice/Breaking Through/Defending My Children [David Attwood] tvm |
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2003 |
Carnivàle [ep #2 'After the Ball Is Over' dir by Jeremy Podeswa (JP), #4 'Black Blizzard' dir by Peter Medak, #6 'Pick a Number' dir by Rodrigo García (RG), #8 'Lonnigan, Texas' dir by Scott Winant, #10 'Hot and Bothered' dir by JP & #12 'The Day That Was the Day' dir by RG] 24-part series, 2003 & 2005; 1st season, 2003; other ph: Tami Reiker (pilot) & James Glennon (5 ep) |
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2004 |
Grey's Anatomy/Complications [pilot 'A Hard Days Night' dir by Peter Horton] series, 2005-present; 1st season, 2005; other ph: Adam Kane & Tim Suhrstedt |
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2004 |
Carnivàle [ep #13 'Los Moscos' dir by Jeremy Podeswa (JP), #15 'Ingram, TX' dir by John Patterson, #17 'Creed, OK' dir by JP, #19 'Damascus, NE' dir by Alan Taylor, #21 'Lincoln Highway' dir by Rodrigo García & #23 'Outside New Canaan' dir by Dan Lerner] 2nd season, 2005; other ph: Jim Denault (6 ep); see 2003 |
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2004 |
Blind Justice [ep #4 'Up on the Roof' dir by John Badham, #6 'Seoul Man' dir by Bobby Roth (BR), #8 'Past Imperfect' dir by Guy Ferland, #10 'Doggone' dir by BR & #12 'Under the Gun' dir by Rick Wallace] 13-part series, 2005; other ph: Kramer Morgenthau (pilot) & Rick Bota |
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2005 |
Invasion [pilot dir by Thomas Schlamme] 22-part series, 2005-06 |
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2005 |
Invasion [21 ep dir by various] cph: Michael Goi (#22 'The Last Wave Goodbye' dir by Lawrence Trilling); see above |
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2006 |
The Riches [pilot dir by Carl Franklin & (reshoots) Peter O'Fallon] 20-part series, 2007-08; 1st season, 2007; cph pilot: Theo van de Sande (with dir C. Franklin); other ph: Michael Negrin |
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2007 |
Dirty Sexy Money [9 ep dir by various] 23-part series, 2007-09; 1st season, 2007; other ph (pilot): Oliver Bokelberg |
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2008 |
Dirty Sexy Money [13 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 2008-09; see 2007 |
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2009 |
House Rules [Daniel Minahan] pilot/HD (Genesis) |
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2009 |
FlashForward [10 ep dir by various] 22-part series/HD (Sony F35) (+ 1 special), 2009-10; other ph: Kramer Morgenthau (ep #1) & Nelson Cragg |
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2010 |
Lone Star [ep #2 'One in Every Family' dir by Peter Horton & #3 'Unveiled' dir by Scott Winant] 7-part (5 unaired) series/HD (Genesis); other ph: Eric Steelberg (pilot) |
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2011 |
Reconstruction [Peter Horton] pilot/HD (ARRI ALEXA) |
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2011 |
Perception/Proof [various] series, 2012 |