Jeffrey Scott Cronenweth, (born January 14, 1962) is an American

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

based in

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who is known for his role as the director of photography on the

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films ''

Fight Club ''Fight Club'' is a 1999 American film directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. Norton plays the unnamed narrator, who is d ...

'', ''

The Social Network ''The Social Network'' is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book ''The Accidental Billionaires'' by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the founding of social networking web ...

'', ''

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...

'' and '' Gone Girl'' (two of which earned him

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nominations in 2010 and 2011). He graduated from the

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and was invited to join the cinematographers branch of the

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in 2004. He is the son of

Jordan Cronenweth Jordan Scott Cronenweth, (February 20, 1935 – November 29, 1996) was an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California. A contemporary of Conrad Hall, he was recognized for his distinctive style of heavily textured, '' film noi ...

, one of the most influential cinematographers in motion picture history.

Career

Jeff worked with father

(cinematographer most notable for ''

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick' ...

'') as a camera loader and second assistant camera during high school, working his way up to first assistant camera and then

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until the mid-1990s. The first major motion picture where he acted as a DP was ''

''. Other notable feature films on which he worked as a DP are ''

One Hour Photo ''One Hour Photo'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, Kil ...

'', '' K-19: The Widowmaker'', ''

Down With Love ''Down with Love'' is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Peyton Reed. It stars Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor and is a pastiche of the early-1960s American "no-sex sex comedies", such as ''Pillow Talk'' and '' Lover Come Back' ...

'', ''

'', ''Hitchcock'', ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', and '' Gone Girl''. Jeff and his brother Tim ("The Cronenweths") have worked as a director/DP team, doing numerous commercials and music videos in and out of Los Angeles. In 2011, Cronenweth was nominated for an

for his work on ''

''. In 2012, Cronenweth was nominated for a second time for an

for his work on ''

''.

Style

Cronenweth is known for his use of light or the absence of and composition to elegantly weave a visual language throughout a story as shown in his work on ''Fight Club'', ''The Social Network'', ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', and ''Gone Girl'' and including many of the iconic music videos and commercials he has photographed. On filming ''Fight Club'', Cronenweth stated: "Whether we were inside or outside, we always wanted to embrace depth of field or the lack of as a key story telling element in guiding an audiences focus on what we wanted them to embrace."Anarchy in the USA – page 3
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Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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"Movie Maker" interview
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