Jess Hall

Jess Hall, ASC, BSC 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.

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.

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

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	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
2025	The Fantastic Four: First Steps †	Matt Shakman	Post-production

Television

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

External links

• Jess Hall at IMDb
• Official website