Jake O'Hare

(he/him)

Documentary & Corporate Cinematographer/Video Producer

Berkeley, California US

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Documentary/Corporate Cinematographer and video producer based in Berkeley, CA. I especially love working in verité and on projects riding the line between documentary and fiction.

About

Raised in Austin, Texas, Jake is a documentary director and video producer based in LA and the Bay Area. While born in California, Jake will tell you he’s an Austinite and a Texan through and through, and in that order. An MFA graduate of UCLA's Theater, Film and Television School, and Jake is inspired by art history and documentary reenactment in his cinematography. He focuses particularly on stories based in Texas, the American Southwest, Mexico and Central America. His documentary work has been featured in the New York Times, the Texas Standard, and for KUTX among other news outlets while his corporate clients have included clients such as UCLA Health and the University of Texas.

Featured Work

Jake O'Hare - DP Reel 2023

2023 Reel of Cinematography

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The Rainbow Book Bus Ep. 2: Now What?!

Episode from recent web series I shot as additional DP

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A History of Running Aground

1 minute clip from upcoming documentary I directed and co-DP'ed

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Project Texas 2050: Networks for Hazard Preparedness and Response

This overview of "Networks for Hazard Preparedness and Response" highlights the work of interdisciplinary teams of University of Texas faculty, researchers, and students associated with this flagship project, in which academics and policymakers come together to experience hazard simulations and work collaboratively to devise new policies and practices that keep Texans safer.

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