August • 2018
We love working with James. His dedication and eye really show in these character-based short docs.
James H.
Oakland, CA, USA
3 reviews$600 - $2000 / Day
About
Since 2009, James Hall has shot and edited deeply human short films for clients such as National Geographic, TIME, VICE News, People & Power, Al Jazeera America, AJ+, 60 Second Docs and others. Along with being reliable and skilled with the camera, sound, directing and producing, and editing, his greatest strengths lie in his interpersonal skills, always making real connections with both subjects and crew, and his knack at improvising creative solutions on the fly. He began his career in 2003 as a photojournalist, and is based in the Bay Area, CA and frequently takes on international projects.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 3 reviews
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Clients
Top Reviews
August • 2018
James, as always, was a consummate professional.
Top Projects
Copper & Robbers
As Myanmar opens up to foreign investment after decades of dictatorship, a big land grab is underway. Companies with ties to the military are kicking the rural poor aside to get rich — and not sharing much of the spoils. In Letpadaung, hundreds of farmers have been displaced from their ancestral villages to make way for a massive, China-backed copper mining project. But some are fighting back.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
Splitting Nicaragua: The People Fighting To Keep Their Country Together
The proposed Nicaragua Canal could be one of the largest engineering projects in history and promises to bring thousands of jobs to the impoverished country. But the government’s secretive deal with a Chinese-led firm has some Nicaraguans raising the alarm about displacement and environmental destruction in the canal’s path.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
Produced for National Geographic Society
Bloodwood
We embedded for a week with Thai National Rangers to track Cambodian tree thieves crossing into a Thai National Park to illegally cut down endangered Rosewood trees for their deep red wood, highly prized in China. We then head to Cambodia to get a closer look at the company thought to be behind this illicit operation and gain access to their warehouse where we see the timber for ourselves.
- Documentary DP
- Video Editor - Documentary
Produced for 60 Second Docs
Wounded Vets Softball
I was the Director of Photography for a documentary about Josh Wegge, a double amputee who served in Afghanistan, and who is now defying expectations and teaching and inspiring amputee youth with his incredible athleticism on the softball field as he tours with the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team.
- Documentary DP
Produced for 60 Second Docs
Freestyle Footballer
Director of Photography for a documentary about a world-class soccer freestyle star who performs in the Cirque du Soleil. We learn about her daily life on the road with Cirque and watch her perform her remarkable freestyling skills amidst the unwitting public.
- Documentary DP
5.0 Produced for 60 Second Docs
Paper Airplane Pro
- Documentary DP
Equipment
Video
- 4K video camera
- Multiple cameras
- DSLR or equivalent
- GoPro or equivalent
- Drone
Video
Audio
- Wireless lavalier mic
- Shotgun mic
Audio
Miscellaneous
- Lighting kit
- Stabilizer
- Shoulder rig
- Sliders
Miscellaneous
All Services
Production Support
- Documentary DP
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - Documentary
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Production Company
Miscellaneous