Jacob Ryan Hamilton
I'M A FILMMAKER AND CINEMATOGRAPHER IN AUSTIN, TX.
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Jacob graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Industrial Distribution. While attending A&M, he worked with the Athletic Departments “12th Man Productions” documenting the university’s sporting events. Shortly after moving to Austin he worked as a cinematographer on number short films, commercials, and music videos, including the Doorpost Filmmaker’s Choice Award “Guest Room”. What attracted him to the art film is its power to touch hearts, harness emotions, and inspire actions. With that in mind, he has spent much of his time helping non-profit organizations develop quality media to serve the less fortunate. Since then he’s shot a multitude of international documentaries, short films, and commercials for clients such as Verizon, the PGA, and the Air Force.
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- Quick layover in Istanbul... Wish I could go explore this city. Still enroute to Kosovo! http://t.co/RvY4aEeBMf
- @gabecox Thanks brother! It's a great story to be told.
- @fenner403 Thanks! It was one of the coolest productions I've worked on. Trea's got such an incredible heart to open up his world to us.
- Check out the inspiring story of an individual who was impacted by Hope For Youth. A Story of Hope - Treavon's Story http://t.co/Tw5bmiNms4
- This is the right way to end a day. #cornhole #beers #friends #nashville @WillHill @tecpetaja… http://t.co/pCiUuPGk2L
- This is why I love my job... Always an adventure! #travel #mystery #adventure #makingmovies http://t.co/yKHw6NfGxo
- RT @CrysHutch: GREAT day w/ the @food4thehungry #Indo13 Team @JOHNNYSWIM @asudano @jake_hamilton @tecpetaja @racheljjonas @iamjking_ ❤you …
- @kortniwright @rtblack if it's going to be my beard it's going to cost them more than $5 :)
- Taking care of business... @johnnyswim @asudano @racheljjonas @cryshutch @tecpetaja #indo2013… http://t.co/oUvXdhTXvP
- Our office for the day... @johnnyswim @food4thehungry @asudano @racheljjonas @tecpetaja #prepro… http://t.co/XsWMa6AnE7
- Just signed up for the Austin Fittest Competition!!! http://t.co/2LDgg8rW8Y
- @CrysHutch @benedward57 This is blowing my mind still!
- @matthewschwab Come on brother! I just had my layover there... So close :)
- Nothing like filming until 4am & rolling out of bed to edit 31 video tracks! Great night w/ @EmilyWolfeMusic http://t.co/SEiZOVePPA
- RT @RebekahH_KVUE: YAY! My story w/ @_Matt_Carter & @jake_hamilton on their bird-catching extravaganza is #1 on http://t.co/QK4SmqOcBp! htt…
- Setting up for the @emilywolfemusic music video. It's about game time! #makingmovies #atx #warehouse… http://t.co/aVuk7llk4q
- Here's the interview. Proof God has a great sense of humor! @_Matt_Carter @RebekahReports @KVUE http://t.co/B5TYaiupEb #BIRDMAN
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DOCUMENTARY
Kenny Sailors Jump Shot :: Feature :: Director :: In Production
We All Get Found Together :: Feature :: In Production :: France, Kosovo, Croatia
Bulletproof Faith - Return to Black Hawk Down :: Short :: In Production :: Somalia
Kenny Sailors Jump Shot :: Short :: Director :: 2012 :: Complete
Love Your Enemies :: Short :: Cam Op :: 2011 :: Israel
Rising from Ashes :: Feature :: Cam Op :: Gratis 7 :: 2010-2012 :: Rwanda
Lord Montagu :: Feature :: DP (shared) :: Sixth Seal :: 2009-2012 :: England
Noble Exchange :: Episodic Doc :: DP :: Halogen TV :: 2010 :: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Haiti :: 2011 TELLY Award
Grace Walking :: Short :: DP :: 2010 :: East Asia
Manos De Madre :: Short :: DP & Editor :: Safe Passage :: 2009 :: Guatemala
NARRATIVE
I’ll Remember Everything :: Short :: DIR Clint Bentley :: post production
Dared :: Short :: DIR Danny Brough-Stevenson :: 2010
Germany :: Short :: DIR Liam Rogers :: 2010 :: England
Cowboy :: Short :: DIR Danny Brough-Stevenson :: 2009
Guest Room :: Short:: DIR Greg Kwedar :: Doorpost Film Project :: 2009 :: Doorpost Filmmaker's Choice Award, Best Foreign Short London Independent Film Festival, & Lonestar International Film Festival Short Showcase
La Pluma :: Short :: DIR Greg Kwedar :: Doorpost Film Project :: 2009 :: Guatemala
INTERACTIVE/SPECIALTY
The Real Win :: DVD Series :: The Austin Stone :: 2013
Chase :: DVD Series :: Thomas Nelson Publishing :: 2012
From Israel :: 3 Part Sermon Series :: Austin Stone :: 2011 :: Israel
Zacuto BTS :: 3 Part Web Series :: Location Director :: Zacuto USA :: 2011 :: Rwanda :: 2011 Emmy Nominated Doc
Chicago Harbors "Behind the Breakwater :: Web Doc :: DIR Matt Knighton :: 2011
Got Your Back Movement :: Nonprofit Media :: 2010 - present :: Kenya, Haiti
Stuck :: DVD Series :: Thomas Nelson Publishing :: 2010
Leaders of Character :: 6 Part Web Series :: Texas A&M :: 2010
COMMERCIAL
Microsoft "Tech Obsession" :: 80 Sec Spot :: Director/DP :: Microsoft & Hack Studios :: 2013
Kia "Fresh Faces" :: 1 Minute Spot :: Director/DP :: Sundance Channel & Hack Studios :: 2013
Horseshoe Bay Resort :: 30 Second Spot :: Director/DP :: Hack Studios :: 2012
Capital Metro Rapid :: 90 Second Spot :: Director/DP :: Hack Studios :: 2012 :: 2012 GOLD ADDY Award :: 2012 BRONZE TELLY Award
Push Up Campaign :: 90 second Spot :: Director/DP :: Boot Campaign :: 2012
Chicago Harbors :: 1 minute Spot :: DIR Matt Knighton :: 2011
TPC Sawgrass :: 3 Minute Spot :: Camp Op :: DIR Ryan Scheer :: PGA Tour & Hack Studios :: 2011
Verizon :: 2 Minute Web Spot :: DIR Kristopher Rutherford :: 2011
Four Hands Furniture :: Four 15 Second local Spots :: DIR Ryan Scheer :: 2011
It's Time :: 1 Minute National Spot :: Texas A&M :: DIR Greg Kwedar :: 2010
Life is Loud :: Two 30 Second Central Texas Spots :: DIR Greg Kwedar :: 2010
Give 5 :: 30 second Central Texas Spot :: United Way :: DIR Greg Kwedar :: 2009
MUSIC
Emily Wolfe "Lion Heart" :: Music Video :: Director & DP :: 2013 :: Post Production
JohnnySwim "Annie" :: Music Video :: Director & DP :: 2012
Granger Smith "That's What I do With It" :: Music Video :: Director :: 2012
Courrier "Paper Ghost" :: Music Video :: Co Director & DP :: 2012 :: Featured on relevantmagazine.com, MTV.com, & Coldplay's hypnofeed.
Qinho "Amanha Cedo" Featuring O'Neal McNight :: Music Video :: Director & DP :: Halogen TV :: 2011 :: Brazil
AM Taxi “Fed Up” :: Music Video :: Cam Op :: DIR Nathan “Karma” Cox :: 2010 :: Featured on VH1 & front page of MySpace Music
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TOP 10 Films I Saw In 2011
Warrior - no question my favorite of the year. Not marketed well, but packed with incredible performances.
Midnight in Paris - Whimsical, original story I never saw coming!
Hugo - The trailer didn’t even scratch the surface for the magical journey this film takes you on.
Attack the Block - Hands down most entertaining movie I saw this year. Loads of fun! Believe.
Tree of Life – Only way I can begin to describe this film is, you haven’t seen anything like it.
Moneyball
50/50
13 Assassins
Hanna
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - The dark horse that caught me off guard. Totally didn’t see this film coming anywhere close to my top 10. Andy Serkis’s Caesar performance was impressive.I feel strongly about my top 5, then I slightly become less passionate about my choices from there, but here are a couple more films that made an impression on me this year:
Beginners
Drive
Win Win
Girl with a Dragon Tattoo
The Help
BridesmaidsAnd let the epic journey begin… Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” Trailer #1 hit today! Excited to return to Middle Earth for some new adventures with some old friends.
I was hanging out on the North Shore with my family watching a surfing competition and decided to go off on my own, explore the beaches, and stumbled across this big guy. There were several!
I got a lot of video with my 7D with my new mini Manfrotto 190XPROB Tripod … the perfect tripod for traveling. Definitely a must buy for a lighter pair of sticks!
It was kind of an amazing experience to chill with my new friend on the beach… I feel like there’s so much wisdom in that little noggin’!
Recently I had the privilege to help out Invisible Children, an organization who uses film, creativity and social action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony’s rebel war and restore LRA-affected communities in central Africa to peace and prosperity.
One way IC has been spreading the word is through the Musician Coalition, a dedicated group of musicians united with their fans to raise money and awareness to end Africa’s longest running war.
Saves The Day is one of a few bands that have performed secret ‘Thank You shows,’ benefitting their Musician Coalition fundraising team.
Check out this ‘Thank You Show’ with band member Chris Conley I shot in Austin, TX. It’s nothing special, but it’s for a cool cause, and it was fun to do something little different.
I’m very excited to inform everyone of my latest project. As most of my friends know I’ve been spending most my time a freelance cinematographer; hopping on one project after another, helping other filmmakers and directors achieve the stories they wanted to tell. It’s been amazing ride taking me to 5 out of the 7 continents, interacting with people of all ethnic backgrounds, and telling powerful stories that are literally changing people lives. However, It wasn’t until recently that I begun to wonder what kind of story it would take for me to hop into the directors’ chair, to tell a story that I wanted to tell and pursue wholeheartedly.
Well, after several months of careful research, phone calls, and prayers, I’m excited to share with you the story/subject of my first film! It’s a short documentary about Kenny Sailors, the man who invented and perfected the jump shot in basketball. Although, there are others who are credited to jumping and shooting with a ball around the same era as Kenny, there’s no question his shot is the shot that’s being used in the game we know and love today. Not only do I intend to explain the origin of his historic shot, but also explore the things he’s determined to have true meaning in life throughout his 90 years on this earth. We wrapped up production in Wyoming this past week and will begin the post production shortly. Can’t wait to share more as the weeks go by!
