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Jacob Pinger

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Jacob Pinger is known for The Lego Movie (2014), The Cycle (2010) and Spirit Town (2014).
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Morgan Freeman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, David Burrows, Charlie Day, Walt Dohrn, Will Forte, Danny Mann, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Chris Smith, Peter Sohn, Matthew Terry, Cobie Smulders, Keegan-Michael Key, Channing Tatum, Alison Brie, Keith Ferguson, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Craig Berry, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Kelly Lafferty, Chris Romano, Doug Nicholas, Todd Hansen, Jadon Sand, Melissa Sturm, Chris Paluszek, Leiki Veskimets, Amanda Farinos, Graham Miller, and Kristen Phaneuf in The Lego Movie (2014)
    The Lego Movie
    7.7
    Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as S. Jacob Pinger, "b" camera, live action photography)
    • 2014
    The Cycle (2010)
    The Cycle
    7.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
    Colton Dunn, Rawn Erickson, David Barton Harris, and Lyndsi LaRose in Spirit Town (2014)
    Spirit Town
    Short
    • Director
    • 2014
    Second Acts (2019)
    Second Acts
    7.6
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • American Auto (2021)
      American Auto
      6.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2021–2023
    • Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
      Pivoting
      6.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Tacoma FD (2019)
      Tacoma FD
      8.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
      Brooklyn Nine-Nine
      8.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2013–2020
    • Kal Penn, Diana Maria Riva, Kiran Deol, Samba Schutte, Moses Storm, Joel Kim Booster, and Poppy Liu in Sunnyside (2019)
      Sunnyside
      5.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • James Brolin, Dianne Wiest, Colin Hanks, Thomas Sadoski, Betsy Brandt, Zoe Lister-Jones, Dan Bakkedahl, Angelique Cabral, Holly J. Barrett, Giselle Eisenberg, and Niall Cunningham in Life in Pieces (2015)
      Life in Pieces
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016–2019
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Lemonade Mafia (2017)
      Lemonade Mafia
      7.0
      Short
      • b-camera
      • 2017
    • Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)
      Parks and Recreation
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • "a" camera operator
      • "b" camera operator
      • 2012–2015
    • Undying Dreams (2014)
      Undying Dreams
      5.1
      • camera operator: second unit
      • 2014
    • Morgan Freeman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, David Burrows, Charlie Day, Walt Dohrn, Will Forte, Danny Mann, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Chris Smith, Peter Sohn, Matthew Terry, Cobie Smulders, Keegan-Michael Key, Channing Tatum, Alison Brie, Keith Ferguson, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Craig Berry, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Kelly Lafferty, Chris Romano, Doug Nicholas, Todd Hansen, Jadon Sand, Melissa Sturm, Chris Paluszek, Leiki Veskimets, Amanda Farinos, Graham Miller, and Kristen Phaneuf in The Lego Movie (2014)
      The Lego Movie
      7.7
      • camera operator: "b" camera, live action photography (as S. Jacob Pinger)
      • 2014
    • Finding Cody (2012)
      Finding Cody
      7.8
      • steadicam operator
      • 2012
    • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
      The Office
      9.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • Air Collision (2012)
      Air Collision
      2.8
      Video
      • director of photography: pick-ups
      • 2012
    • Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp in Revenge (2011)
      Revenge
      7.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2011

    Cinematographer

    • On Site
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • False Advertising
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • TV Movie
    • Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers
      TV Special
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Sunny Anderson in Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween (2023)
      Sesame Street: Oscar's Handmade Halloween
      TV Special
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Eddie Jackson in Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale (2023)
      Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
      7.0
      TV Special
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Brendan Scannell, Lil Rel Howery, Josh Brener, and Asif Ali in Bromates (2022)
      Bromates
      4.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • The Show Next Door With Randall Park
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons (2019)
      Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons
      7.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Second Acts (2019)
      Second Acts
      7.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Jeremy Guskin in Breathe (2018)
      Breathe
      7.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Spinning Wheels (2018)
      Spinning Wheels
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Heather Ann Gottlieb, Cami Storm, and Nekhebet Kum Juch in Troubled Youth (2018)
      Troubled Youth
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Shots Fired (2018)
      Shots Fired
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Bill Nye in Bill Nye Saves the World (2017)
      Bill Nye Saves the World
      4.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017–2018
    • Good Guys with Guns (2017)
      Good Guys with Guns
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • famiLIES (2016)
      famiLIES
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Better Late Than Never (2016)
      Better Late Than Never
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016

    Director

    • Lisa
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Short
    • The Mingle (2018)
      The Mingle
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Herowood, CA
      Video
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Robots Are Hard (2016)
      Robots Are Hard
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Alone Together (2015)
      Alone Together
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Colton Dunn, Rawn Erickson, David Barton Harris, and Lyndsi LaRose in Spirit Town (2014)
      Spirit Town
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

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      • S. Jacob Pinger

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