James O'Keeffe, B.A.; B.S.

Adjunct Faculty

626.791.2567
jameswokeeffe@sbcglobal.net
http://www.jameswokeeffe.com/

James O’Keeffe has been an award winning  cinematographer for over twenty years, who has worked for every major studio and television network in this country as well as the BBC and the Australian TV. He teaches production workshops in cinematography at USC.

He has shot features, movies of the week, commercials, music videos,  documentaries and TV pilots as well as hundred of hours of television  programming. His feature film projects include Timecode (2000) directed by Mike Figgis. He has been director of photography on many award winning documentaries,  including the Emmy winning No Greater Love.  His short 2004 film MAX, which he both directed and shot, was named one of the International Cinematographer Guild’s Showcase Award Winners in addition to winning best short film in four other festivals.
 
O'Keeffe is a member of the Television Arts and Sciences Academy and together with his wife own Blue Field Productions.