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About Me

Cinematographer. Filmmaker. Storyteller. 
Ten-time regional Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Photography and Lighting Direction, Jim Orr has over 25 years experience as a cinematographer on a wide range of projects -- feature films, documentaries, television series, docuseries and commercials.  Mr. Orr recently wrapped the final (130th) episode of the hit show Duck Dynasty.  Mr. Orr is a 1990 graduate of the San Diego State University Film Department where he received the Cinematographer of the Year award.
Mr. Orr’s work is as varied in style as the shows he works on.  He is adept at visual storytelling utilizing framing, composition and camera.   In whichever venue he works – feature film, commercial, documentary or hybrid docuseries television, he brings a sensitive eye to telling the story through the lens.
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Mr. Orr has shot hundreds of commercials, documentaries and TV episodes as well as 18 independent feature films.  Recently he was Director of Photography for Alicia Keys directorial debut in filming “Lili”, part of a quintuplet of short films directed by high profile women for Sony Pictures’ projectFIVE which was produced by Jennifer Aniston.  Mr. Orr also teamed with Eva Longoria and Jessica Biel to film each of their directorial debuts with “A Proper Send Off” for Ms. Longoria and “Sodales” for Ms. Biel.  Previously, he filmed Hole in the Paper Skystarring Jessica Biel, Jason Clarke and Gary Marshall.  Other films include The FlyBoys, starring Tom Sizemore and Stephen Baldwin, Clipping Adam, starring Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher, Kevin Sorbo, and Chris Eigeman.  He recently filmed several documentaries in Canada, England, Greece and Morocco for national and international networks.  Mr. Orr was cinematographer for the multi-Emmy Award winning PBS documentaryReclaiming Your American Dream as well as other award winning PBS documentaries includingSearching for a Safe Place, Tolerance on Trial, La Mera Frontera (The Very Edge)and the acclaimed PBS specials Bigger Boxes: Americas Love of Superstores andLiquid Stage: The Lure of Surfing. He filmed the France portions of The History Channel’s Shot From The Sky, History Channels “Inside Opus Dei” and 18 episodes, including the pilot, for A&E’s top rated show “Intervention”. Mr. Orr just wrapped filming the pilot of The FlyBoys television series.  He recently shot the PBS Special “Outpost Harry - Hold at All Costs” and the feature film Seducing Charlie Barkerin New York and San Francisco, season 1 & 2 of the hit Spike TV series Deadliest Warrior.  Mr. Orr also wrapped shooting the final episode of the entire series of A&E’s record breaking show Duck Dynasty.  Mr. Orr just wrapped shooting the feature film The Russian Bridefor director Michael Ojeda. 

 

Mr. Orr speaks conversational Spanish and lives in Los Angeles, California with his Argentine wife, Florencia, and their four children. 

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Awards

10 - Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards

Outstanding Photography & Outstanding Lighting Direction 

5 - Telly Awards

Outstanding Cinematography

 

4 - Best Cinematography Awards

The FlyBoys - The Movie

Eclipse International Film Festival

Best Cinematography, Best Picture, Audience Choice

 

Vision Award

Best Photography

Outstanding

Cinematography

BEST

Cinematography

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