Jacques Jouffret Explained

Jacques Jouffret is a French cinematographer.

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

He worked as a camera operator and Steadicam operator on various feature and television films, including Gummo, The Pentagon Wars, Swordfish, Seabiscuit, , , and .[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, 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, and Gran Turismo, an adaptation of the video game franchise directed by Neill Blomkamp.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
2013The PurgeJames DeMonaco
2014
2016
2018Truth or DareJeff Wadlow
Mile 22Peter Berg
2019John HerzfeldDirect-to-video
2020BloodshotDavid S. F. Wilson
Joe BellReinaldo Marcus Green
SpellMark Tonderai
SongbirdAdam Mason
2022Father StuRosalind Ross
2023Gran TurismoNeill Blomkamp
2024Arthur the KingSimon Cellan Jones
2025Dan Berk
Robert Olsen
Filming

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2022–2023Jack RyanJann Turner
Shana Stein
4 episodes
TBAAmerican PrimevalPeter BergMiniseries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williams . David E. . Jacques Jouffret Welcomed into ASC Membership . . 8 July 2023 . April 23, 2023.
  2. Web site: SOC 'Wild' about Jouffret. Giardina. Carolyn. Associated Press. The Hollywood Reporter. February 19, 2008. July 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: From STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Mile 22 . . 8 July 2023 . September 13, 2018.
  4. Web site: With DP Jacques Jouffret on the set of Bloodshot . Barbara Roche's Reel Chicago . 8 July 2023 . March 23, 2020.
  5. Web site: McNamara . Lisa . Made in Frame: How "Songbird" Restarted Hollywood Production . Frame.io . 8 July 2023 . February 15, 2021.
  6. Web site: Giardina . Carolyn . Gran Turismo DP Details How He Filmed "Aggressive" Racing Scenes: "We Wanted To Make It Look Real" . . 8 July 2023 . April 17, 2023.