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# James Jansen

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer

## Biography

James Jansen is a cinematographer and camera department professional who has worked on numerous television series and films. He served as director of photography on episodes of the medical drama series *ER* (1994) and on the family adventure film *Where the Red Fern Grows* (2003).

His other credits include work as cinematographer or in the camera department on *The Nanny* (1993–1998, sometimes credited as James Jensen), *The Wonder Years*, *Ink Master* and *Mobile Home Disaster*, which he also directed. He received a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding lighting direction for a comedy series on *The Nanny*.

*Sources: tvguide.com, metacritic.com, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

## Also known for

- *Where the Red Fern Grows* (2003), Cinematography

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