Jae-mo Koo, Ph.D. is a professor of the department of cinematography in KUMA(Korea University of Media Arts) since 2004 and a head professor of cinematography major in the graduate school of KUMA.
He has been participated in over 30 feature films(from 35mm film to digital) as a director of photography and a technical director for last 20 years, and has authored numerous articles and authoritative books on cinematography and digital production.
Currently he is a professional member of SMPTE(Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers), and had served as a commission member and a member of board of directors in Chungnam Film Commission, Daejun Film Commission, and Sejong Cultural Foundation.
Prof. Koo has trained thousands of DP's, Camera Operators, ACs and university students in many countries, such as in Asian Film Academy of BIFF(Busan International Film Festival), FLY of BFC(Busan Film Commission), KOFIC(Korea Film Commission), KOCCA(Korea Creative Content Agency), Santa Fe International Workshops, and etc,.
In addition, he is an expert underwater cinematographer and authorized scuba diving instructor trainer. He has been operating underwater cinematography workshops and over 600 underwater camera crews & divers has completed for last twenty years.