BJ McDonnell is a motion picture camera operator and director. In 2000 McDonnell graduated from Los Angeles City College with his degree in Cinema and quickly became a grip and then a union camera / steadicam operator in I.A.T.S.E 600.He is also a member of SAG / AFTRA. McDonnell has shot such features as "Jack Reacher", "Battle: Los Angeles", "The Interview", "Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter", "Neighbors", and many more.McDonnell also served as operator on such television shows as "Heroes" and "Standoff".In 2008, McDonnell won a Telly award for cinematography and camera operation.IN 2012, after shooting the first two entries in the "Hatchet" horror film series, McDonnell took the directing chair for the third installment franchise; "Hatchet III". McDonnell also directed the critically lauded live action rendition of the "Dead Island" commercial which received over 1 million hits in the first week of its release on Youtube.In 2015, McDonnell directed a music video for the band SLAYER for the song "Repentless". It has gained 5 million views on youtube in a matter of two months. The music video also won the "Loudwire 5th Annual Music Awards" for best metal video of 2015.