BPS 393: David Fincher & The Art of Cinematography with Oscar Nominee Jeff Cronenweth

Today on the show we have Oscar nominee Jeff Cronenweth A.S.C.
Cronenweth worked as a loader and 2nd assistant before graduating
high school, and then enrolled in film school at USC where he
studied cinematography. Among his classmates were John Schwartzman
and Robert Brinkmann, as well as [director] Philip Joanou.After
graduation, Cronenweth resumed working with his father, joining a
core camera team that included operators John Toll and Dan Lerner,
and 1st assistants Bing Sokolsky and Art Schwab.

Jeff worked with father Jordan Cronenweth (cinematographer most
notable for Blade Runner) as a camera loader and second
assistant camera during high school, working his way up to
first assistant camera and then camera operator until the
mid-1990s.Moving up to first assistant, Cronenweth began working
with Toll, who was just beginning his work as a cameraman, and
veteran Sven Nykvist.

"I couldn't have learned from better people than John, Sven and my
father,"

Cronenweth relates."They were all soft-spoken, but very tenacious
in achieving their goals. It was a great experience to watch them,
learn set etiquette and see how they delegated responsibilities and
dealt with producers and crews. I did six pictures with my father
and eight pictures with Sven." [From American Cinematographer
Magazine.]The first major motion picture where he acted as a DP
was on David Fincher's masterpiece Fight Club. Other
notable feature films on which he worked as a DP are One Hour
Photo, K-19: The Widowmaker, Down With Love,
The Social Network, Hitchcock, The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo, and Gone Girl.

Enjoy my conversation with Jeff Cronenweth A.S.C.

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