"My belief is that the skills of
empathy, imagination, and communication
​are what create outstanding cinematography."

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​Jean-Paul Bonneau is a Los Angeles based cinematographer who has worked across the United States as well as internationally. He has lensed the feature film WIGGER, a story of racial identity in the American heartland; as well as, the avant-garde feature CITY OF DOGS. His short film EMERGENCE was chosen to screen at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theater.

Commercial clients have included Gatorade, Nike, Evian, Google, Mattel, Tutima and John Varvatos.

Jean-Paul holds a MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute and a BA in Political Science from the College of the Holy Cross. ​He has been a camera operator on the television shows YO GABBA GABBA, ROBOT CHICKEN, and SUPERMANSION. He has also served as a camera intern for Academy Award winner Robert Richardson A.S.C.. 
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In addition to his camera work, Jean-Paul has been a set lighting technician for 10+ years. He has worked on shows for Fox, Showtime, Nickelodeon, TruTV and Lifetime. He has extensive experience on music videos, commercials and indie features.  Also, he works in stop motion, including Charlie Kaufman's Academy Award nominated film: ANOMALISA and Netflix's WENDELL & WILD.

Member :
The International Cinematographers Guild (I.A.T.S.E. Local 6oo)
The Society of Camera Operators (S.O.C.)