Jordan 'Jordy' Klein Jr.

Jordan Klein Jr. (Jordy) is a legendary aerial and aquatic cinematographer. He is also the owner of Jordan Klein Film & Video and Xcam Aerials Inc. Jordy started his career working alongside his Academy Award-winning cinematographer / director, Jordan Klein Sr. Like many cinematographers, Jordy started his career as a camera assistant. Jordy quickly worked his way through the ranks and transitioned to camera operator during the movie "Splash" at the request of director, Ron Howard and D/P Don Peterman. Over his career as a cinematographer, Jordy has shot numerous movies, commercials, documentaries, and industrial films for clients such as CSI Miami, One Tree Hill, HBO, Netflix, Disney, Universal Studios, and many more. Jordy Is a vetted cinematographer and drone operator for most Hollywood studios. Jordy is a licensed drone pilot, a commercial full-sized helicopter pilot, and a fixed-wing pilot. Jordy is also an accomplished Steadicam and Underwater cinematographer and taught Steadicam for Cinema products during its early years. Jordy holds an advanced mixed-gas scuba license. He has also been awarded the prestigious Platinum Pro 5000 diving award (over 5000 open water dives). Jordy has Been in the IATSE since 1983 Like his father, Jordy is not only a cinematographer, he is also an inventor. Jordy has a machine shop with computer-controlled milling machines and lathes. He has worked with Camera companies Like Red and Arri to develop custom new devices to assist cinematographers in their craft. Jordy is always looking for ways to improve Image acquisition techniques. This includes being one of the first people to embrace the new FPV "Racing drones" as a cinematic platform. Jordy: "The little Gopro racing drones are cool but I wanted to take it to the next level, This means mounting a full-sized Arri or Red camera on a tiny drone and ripping thru a building at 150mph". Jordy also been featured in many trade publications such as ICG magazine and has given talks at many film schools and universities. Jordy Taught advanced cinematography at Florida State university in 1995-96 One of Jordy's quotes is: " I feel very fortunate to have been a part of the film industry for this many years. I have shot for many, many movies, documentaries, and commercials. Sometimes only as a "day player" I am often brought in to solve a specific need that requires my talents and skill set as a specialized cinematographer. From Jordy 'A producer once told me "Jordy, whenever the words water work or aerial work is mentioned the next thing I hear is Jordy Klein, You are like the "Forrest Gump" of cinematographers." I am not sure if that was a compliment or not? lol)" Jordy: "My goal is to mentor and teach as many eager new (and old) cinematographers what I have learned over the years so they do not have to re-invent the proverbial wheel." Websites for Jordy's companies: Jody.com and xcamaerials.com.