- Nickname
- Jimmy Matlosz
- Jimmy started his career working at the VFX house Perpetual Motion pictures, working with motion control, miniatures, blue screen, green screen and pyro-techniques.
- Later on Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas he was the youngest Assistant Camera person on the crew.
- Returning to Los Angeles, we would then the become the youngest Photosonics High Speed Camera technician traveling the world and gathering a wealth of experience.
- Not too long after he was recruited to AC on the IMAX film Alaska: Spirit of the Wild, followed by Jordan to The Max and All Access.
- This led to Jimmy lensing the first ever student IMAX film, Princess and the Pea. Which landed the IMAX film Manatee the Forgotten Mermaid.
- Jimmy then lensed Oedipus, the award winning stop motion short. The first ever short to be shot with a DSLR and projected in 35mm. This pioneering method would influence Corpse Bride to embrace digital technology just 2 years later.
- In the mean time, Jimmy was an early adapter of the Phantom High Speed digital camera system, learning the tech side and applying that to his burgeoning cinematography career. This would lead him to be a leader in the industry and expert in High Speed. Jimmy then lent his knowledge to the VFX society and wrote the chapter on the art and science of High Speed Cinematography.
- Jimmy has lensed high speed spots with Shaquille O'Neal on film burning over 350,000Watts of light and the first ever 1000fps slam dunk with the Phantom for Nike and Lebron James tapping out at just over 300,000W.
- For nearly 2 decades Jimmy continues to lens commercials in multiple formats, states and countries. He cut his teeth in tabletop, added sports and continued to lens live action, applying his wealth of knowledge, skill and artistry to every project. He continues to flex his knowledge and skills in a wide variety of spots throughout the world.
- Jimmy's passion for filmmaking has always led down the path of narrative, his career has given him the opportunity to learn, experience and grow as a creative. Learning the extremes of filmmaking and working plenty of dramatic narrative projects in between.
- He made a serious focus to return to dramatic narrative more recently and has now lensed a handful of shorts and 2 features, the most recent being FEAR.
- In 2020 Jimmy teamed with Arri Inc. being one of the first to use their newly minted Signature Zoom lenses for the short film WAYLAID. During the pandemic of 2020 Jimmy made the award winning short film ALONE, with a Canon 5D Mark IV, alone with no lights or crew.
BEGINNING's- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jimmy Matlosz- Jimmy Matlosz is a critically acclaimed, world renowned Cinematographer, Director, Journalist and Screenwriter.
He has lensed Commercials for Nike, United Airlines, Sprint, Chevy, Ford & Adidas, Documentaries Who Killed the Electric Car and Better Living Through Circuitry, Feature films FEAR and Yes Day and award winning short films, Waylaid, Vinyl Child, The Online Date and Oedipus. Jimmy has completed 5 feature length screenplays TIFC is developing his feature script Burden of the Wolf, meanwhile he is Co-writing and developing the award winning (AFF 2021/22) Chang Chang Chaaang a streaming pilot.
As a journalist he has written for Canon, ICG, HDvideo Pro and InCinematographer. Jimmy is the Chairman of The Emerging Cinematographers Awards since 2006, mentoring emerging cinematographers. He is a consultant for various disciplines in cinematography for fellow filmmakers, as well as Arri, Dolby Labs and Panasonic.
Jimmy has been a guest lecturer or instructor at Brooks College, USC, American Film Institute, and Arts Center or Pasadena.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jimmy Matlosz
- Jimmy recorded and mixed the Demo for Guitarist Zakk Wylde, former Lead Guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne for 20 plus years. The demo and photos have been donated to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
- Jimmy Can be seen in an episode of My Name Is Earl, operating a news camera, and capturing footage that was later used in the, He did the same for Eli Stone, but Jimmy has never seen his work on that show. May 2018.
- Jimmy can be spotted in both My Name is Earl and Eli Stone as a News Cameraman. The footage he lensed on camera was used in the show.
- With the award winning animated short Oedipus, Jimmy is the first cinematographer to lens a stop motion film on a DSLR for 35mm projection with the post production assistance of ILM. This would influence the film, Corpse Bride to switch from film to digital capture.
- Jimmy is the first cinematographer to capture Labron James slam dunking the ball at 1000fps in a commercial for Nike that aired on Game 3 on the NBA championship. The spot was an homage to a commercial with Michael Jordan filmed in the early 90's.
- An object in Motion tends to stay in motion, an object at rest Dies.
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