Jessie Ji-Young (지영) Curneal

I am an editorial photographer and videographer based in NYC, raised in Fort Worth, TX.  

In Hangul, Ji-Young means courageous!

As a Korean American woman, I strive to diversify media through my lens.

I currently serve as the director of photography for Saffron Creative House, a production company & online community that highlights Asian diasporic narratives.

Memberships: Authority Collective, Bushwick Community Darkroom

MY CV

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  • 1st AC - Pina Colada [Short] (Jan. 2024)
    Cinematographer - Ziming Xie

    1st AC - Slow [Music Video] (Feb. 2024)
    Cinematographer - Spencer Greene

    Photo Assist - 3 Body Problem [photo shoot]
    Photographer- Mary Kang
    Production- Netflix  

    Camera Operator - Swarm, Farmer's Wife [Music Video] (Jan. 2024)
    Cinematographer- Liam Pungh

    Camera Utility - Micro [Corporate] (Jan. 2024)
    Cinematographer - Ben Root
    Production- 2Perf

    2nd AC - Culture Wars [Music Video] (Jan. 2024)
    Cinematographer -Tiger Hill
    Production- 2Perf and Pillar Box

    1st AC - I Hate When Girls Die Die Spitz [Music Video] (March 2024)
    Director- Joe Marks

    Stills Photographer - texas.gov[commercial] (May 2024)
    Production- The Bear

    AC - Whataburger [commercial] (June 2024)
    Cinematographer-Bex
    Agency - McGarrah Jesse

    2nd AC - The Daniel Johnston Project [PSA] (June 2024)
    Cinematographer-
    Production- The Bear

    BTS Photographer/Stylist Assistant (NYC) - Fucking Young Magazine. Stylist - Christopher Nowak

    Stylist Assistant (NYC) - Numero Netherlands. Stylist- Christopher Nowak

    Stylist Assistant (NYC) L’Officel Turkey. Stylist - Christopher Nowak


  • Photo Intern -
    Austin Monthly

    Videographer - Austin's NPR station, KUT/KUTX [short doc/music performances] (2023)
    Co-Producers- Michael Minasi, Patricia Lim, Renee Dominguez, Alyssa Olvera
    Video Segments:
    A Two Steppin' Town - KUT Austin
    Live Sessions: Die Spitz in Studio 1A - NPR Music
    Pearl & The Oysters SXSW '23 - KUTX Austin
    S. G. Goodman Studio 1A - KUTX Austin

    2nd AC - Pluto - In Post Production [American Film Institute Short] (July 2023)
    Cinematographer - Zach Morrison
    Director - Haoran Ma

    Production Assistant - Spurs x HEB (Dec. 2023)

    2nd AC - Malk [Commercial] (Dec. 2023)
    Cinematographer-James Lee Phelan
    Production- The Bear

    2nd AC - Whataburger [Commercial] (Dec. 2023)
    Cinematographer- James Lee Phelan
    Production- The Woods Productions

    2nd AC - Fruit of the Loom [Commercial] (Oct. 2023)
    Cinematographer-James Lee Phelan
    Production- The Bear

    2nd AC - Buff City Soap [Commercial] (Oct. 2023)
    Cinematographer- James Lee Phelan
    Production- The Woods Productions

    2nd AC- Empath Uncovered [TV Pilot] (Oct. 2023)
    Cinematographer- Justin Montgomery

    2nd AC -Jack O-Lantern [Short] (Oct. 2023)
    Cinematographer - Justin Montgomery

    2nd AC - Kingsville - In Post Production [UT MFA Short] (Oct. 2023)
    Cinematographer - Hope Wager
    1st AC - Tori McCarthy 

    2nd AC - University of St. Augustine Health Sciences [Commercial] (Sept. 2023)
    Cinematographer- James Lee Phelan
    Production: The Woods Productions

    2nd Unit AC- Lightheart - In Production [Short] (2023)
    Cinematographer - Joey Hunt
    B Cam Operator - Alex Le
    Director - Micah Barber

    Director -
    Untitled - In Post Production [Fashion Film] (2023)
    Cinematographer - Blake Mendoza
    Production - Suite 650

    Key Grip -
    For Those Who Love Me - In Post Production [MFA Short] (2023)
    Gaffer - Luke Lechman, Beo Lerman
    Cinematographer - Joey Hunt

    2nd AC
    - Dinosaurs Are Dead - In Post Production [MFA Short] (2023)
    Cinematographer- Tori McCarthy
    Director - Anya Swanson

    2nd AC - Monstrous Opus - In Post Production [MFA Short] (2023)
    Cinematographer- Tori McCarthy
    Director- Nalbeat "Sonny" Kwon

    Director of Photography - Saffron Magazine - [Editorial Fashion Magazine] (2023)
    Editor in Chief - Jayashree Ganesan

  • KUT/KUTX Multimedia Fellowship

    Selected for UT Austin Documentary Abroad Program in London, UK