Jordan Oram is a Canadian cinematographer who best known for his work on Drake's music videos "God's Plan", "In My Feelings" and "Life Is Good" and also feature films Spiral and When Morning Comes. In 2021, Oram released a plantable book titled The Journeyman.[1] His work in the CBC series The Porter earned him a Canadian Screen Award for Photography in a drama program or series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[2][3]
Jordan Oram | |
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 Oram in 2017 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Website | www |
Career
editOram started shooting music videos and short films with Ron Dias and Kelly Fyffe-Marshall as early as 2011.[4] Oram said that he manifested [5] working on the biggest music video for Drake and ironically his breakthrough was when he worked on Drake's music video "God's Plan" which was directed by Karena Evans.[6] The music video caught the eye of director Darren Lynn Bousman from the Saw franchise[7] and hired him for the Saw spin off Spiral. Oram was the director of photography on CBC's The Porter which was later acquired by BET.[8] Oram won the Prism Prize Special Achievement Award in 2021.[9]
Filmography
editMusic videos
edit| Year | Title and Artist | Role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Mumble Rap" by Belly | Director of Photography | ||
| 2017 | "Run This" by Plaza | Director of Photography | ||
| 2017 | "You for You" by Anders | Director of Photography | ||
| 2017 | "The Come Down Is Real Too" by Belly | Director of Photography | ||
| 2018 | "Summer in November" by SiR | Director of Photography | ||
| 2018 | "God's Plan" by Drake | Director of Photography | ||
| 2018 | "Blue" by Lolo Zouaï | Director of Photography | ||
| 2018 | "D'Evils" by SiR | Director of Photography | ||
| 2018 | "I'm Upset" by Drake | Director of Photography | ||
| 2018 | "R.A.N" by Miguel | Director of Photography | music video to promote Superfly film | |
| 2018 | "In My Feelings" by Drake | 2nd unit DOP | ||
| 2018 | "Tap Out" by Jay Rock ft. Jeremih | Director of Photography | ||
| 2019 | "Everyday Life" by Coldplay | Director of Photography | ||
| 2020 | "Life Is Good" by Future feat. Drake | Director of Photography | ||
| 2020 | "What If I Told You That I Love You" by Ali Gatie | Director of Photography | ||
| 2020 | "Don't Waste My Time" by Usher ft. Ella Mai | [5] | ||
| 2020 | "90 BPM" by Sean Leon | Director of Photography |
Feature film
edit| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spiral | Director of Photography | [8] | |
| 2022 | When Morning Comes | Cinematography | ||
| 2024 | Village Keeper | Cinematographer |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Detention Adventure | Director of Photography | [10] | |
| 2022 | The Porter | Director of Photography | [8][11] |
References
edit- ^ Muller, Rick (May 17, 2021). "Jordan Oram Wrote A Book You Read And Plant – The Journeyman". City Life Magazine. Vaughan, Canada: Dolce Media Group.
- ^ Thiessen, Connie (April 14, 2023). "2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Comedic & Dramatic Arts" – via Broadcast Dialogue.
- ^ "The Porter, Sort Of showered in awards on the CSAs' final night". CBC News. 2023-04-15. Archived from the original on 2023-05-16.
- ^ Celebrity Cinematographer Jordan Oram on releasing the first ever plantable book. The Morning Show. Global News. April 21, 2021.
- ^ a b "Canadian cinematographer Jordan Oram explains how he manifested working with Drake". Lakes Media Network. ABC Audio. July 12, 2021.
- ^ Wright, William J. (July 30, 2021). "Jordan Oram Carves Out a New Look For the "Saw" Franchise". Rue Morgue.
- ^ Magidson, Joey (May 12, 2021). "Film Review: 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw' is the Best Outing in the Franchise Yet". Awards Radar.
- ^ a b c Jordan Oram (August 2, 2021). "Jordan Oram Interview: Working on Spiral, Drake's Biggest Music Videos". ComingSoon.net (Interview). Interviewed by Tyler Treese.
- ^ "Haviah Mighty's Thirteen wins 2021 Prism Prize for top Canadian music video". CBC News. July 26, 2021.
- ^ Chiahemen, Fanen (September 2019). "Back to School: Jordan Oram Lenses CBC Gem's Detention Adventure". Canadian Cinematographer. pp. 28–31 – via Issuu.
- ^ EM, Annie [@InTheWrite] (April 11, 2022). "Tonight is The Porter finale written by the superb @superblackgirl. Much love and appreciation to all who've taken this wild ride with us -- and a special tip of the porter hat to our DP Jordan Oram who makes it all look like magic. #cbcgem #ThePorter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.