Jeff Cronenweth
Jeffrey Scott " Jeff" Cronenweth ( born January 14, 1962 in Los Angeles County) is an American cinematographer. For his cinematography in the films The Social Network and he was facing each nominated for an Oscar.
Life
Cronenweth studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. In addition to his father, the artistically influential cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth, he has worked since 1986 to high school times as a camera assistant in films such as Gardens of Stone, U2: Rattle and Hum, In the forecourt to hell, Final Analysis or Peggy Sue Got Married, for the his father an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography received. Even the legendary Swedish cinematographer Sven Nykvist, he assisted, inter alia, in Sleepless in Seattle, Chaplin, Gilbert Grape - Somewhere in Iowa and only for you.
As a Camera Operator, he was first time in 1994 in the film Life Savers - The active lifesaver also under Nykvist. In 1995 he worked for the French cinematographer Darius Khondji in the film Seven by David Fincher.
The first film for which he took over the main responsibility camera work, was the cult movie Fight Club, established in 1999, its director David Fincher was also. Other films were, inter alia, One Hour Photo with Robin Williams and Down with Love starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor in the lead roles. There were also numerous music videos, including videos for Michael Jackson and Shakira, or even a commercial for FedEx, which aired during the Super Bowl 2008.
A great success was his work on the film The Social Network about the Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, for he joined the Academy Awards 2011 in the footsteps of his father and also a nomination for Best Cinematography was 2010. Other nominations were for Cronenweth at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, the Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards and the Awards of the Sierra Las Vegas Film Critics Society.