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Jess Hall
Born	United Kingdom
Alma mater	St Martins College of Art & Design New York University
Occupation	Cinematographer
Parents	Stuart Hall (father) Catherine Hall (mother)
Website	www.jesshalldop.com

Jess Hall ASC, BSC is a British cinematographer.

Life and career

His parents were Stuart Hall, the Jamaican-born Cultural Studies pioneer and former professor at the Open University, and Catherine Hall, a professor and leading historian at University College, London.

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

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.

Hall is based in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2003	Stander	Bronwen Hughes
2007	Hot Fuzz	Edgar Wright
	Son of Rambow	Garth Jennings
2008	Brideshead Revisited	Julian Jarrold
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
2025	The Fantastic Four: First Steps	Matt Shakman

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2021	WandaVision	Matt Shakman	Miniseries
2023	The Consultant		1 episode
	Monarch: Legacy of Monsters		2 episodes

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2008	Satellite Awards	Best Cinematography	Brideshead Revisited	Nominated

External links

• Jess Hall at IMDb
• Official website