Johnny E. Jensen Explained

Johnny E. Jensen (born 1947) is a Danish-American cinematographer. He is best known for the films Rambling Rose, Grumpy Old Men, and Rosewood, and the television film Into the Badlands for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination.

Jensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and immigrated to the United States at age 20.^[1] He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1994.^{[2] [3]}

Since 2011 he has taught cinematography as a faculty member at Chapman University's Dodge College.^[4]

Filmography

Films

• Material Girls (2006)
• The Game of Their Lives (2005)
• WiseGirls (2002)
• Morgan's Ferry (2001)
• The Ladies Man (2000)
• Rosewood (1997)
• Three Wishes (1995)
• Angie (1994)
• Grumpy Old Men (1993)
• Lost in Yonkers (1993)
• Benefit of the Doubt (1993)
• Rambling Rose (1991)

Television

• Heartland (2007, seven episodes)
• Deceit
• Two Against Time (2002)
• The Ponder Heart (2001)
• The Flamingo Rising (2001)
• Swing Vote (1999)
• Crazy in Love (1992)
• Into the Badlands (1991)
• Bare Essentials (1991)

Notes and References

1. https://ascmag.com/articles/asc-close-up-johnny-e-jensen ASC Close-Up: Johnny E. Jensen
2. http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/jensen.htm Johnny E. Jensen
3. https://ojaifilmfestival.com/lifetime-achievement-award-johnny-e-jensen-asc-director-photography/ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: JOHNNY E. JENSEN, ASC Director of Photography
4. http://chapmannews.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/emmy-nominated-johnny-jensen-joins-dodge-college-faculty/ Emmy-nominated Johnny Jensen joins Dodge College faculty