Jeff Cronenweth

Jeff Cronenweth, A.S.C.
Born	(1962-01-14) January 14, 1962 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Cronenweth, ASC (born January 14, 1962) is an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California who is best known for his role as the director of photography on the David Fincher films Fight Club, The Social Network, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (the latter two earned him Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations). He graduated from the USC School of Cinema-Television and was invited to join the cinematographers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2004. Jeff is the son of Jordan Cronenweth, one of the most influential cinematographers in motion picture history.

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. The first major motion picture where he acted as a DP was 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 recently Gone Girl.