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Alan Jacobsen(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Alan Jacobsen is known for Chasing Amy (1997), The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021) and The American Astronaut (2001).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy (1997)
    Chasing Amy
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997
    The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021)
    The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
    The American Astronaut (2001)
    The American Astronaut
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2001
    Adrien Brody and Maura Tierney in Oxygen (1999)
    Oxygen
    6.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Ecoist
      • Cinematographer
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2007
    • Henry Winkler in Hazardous History with Henry Winkler (2025)
      Hazardous History with Henry Winkler
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2026
    • Boorman and the Devil (2025)
      Boorman and the Devil
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Gutsy (2022)
      Gutsy
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Outlier: Computer Science I
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Steven Melendez in Lift (2022)
      Lift
      7.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 (2021)
      The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Pride (2021)
      Pride
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential (2021)
      Dark Side of the Ring: Confidential
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Worn Stories (2021)
      Worn Stories
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Empires of New York (2020)
      Empires of New York
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Upper Story
      • cinematography
      • 2020
    • Upper Story (2020)
      Upper Story
      6.6
      • cinematography
      • 2020
    • Abstract: The Art of Design (2017)
      Abstract: The Art of Design
      8.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Joshua Zeman in Murder Mountain (2018)
      Murder Mountain
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Cultureshock (2018)
      Cultureshock
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Rashaun Reese: No Grey Area
      • camera operator
      • Completed
      • TV Special
      • 2026
    • Janeane Garofalo: With Further Ado
      • camera operator
      • Completed
      • TV Special
      • 2026
    • Anthony Rodia: Laugh Till It Hurts
      • camera operator
      • Completed
      • TV Special
      • 2026
    • Michael Ian Black: First Annual Retirement Special
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2026
    • Tammy Pescatelli in Tammy Pescatelli: Mrs. Saturday Night (2026)
      Tammy Pescatelli: Mrs. Saturday Night
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2026
    • Francisco Ramos: Still Learning
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2026
    • Jackie Fabulous: You Can Leave (2026)
      Jackie Fabulous: You Can Leave
      5.3
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2026
    • The New Yorker at 100 (2025)
      The New Yorker at 100
      7.2
      • cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind, Kevin Rankin, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Amanda Warren in East New York (2022)
      East New York
      7.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator: 'c' camera
      • 2022–2023
    • SUSS - Promise Live
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)
      Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
      6.9
      • additional cinematography
      • 2022
    • The Me You Can't See (2021)
      The Me You Can't See
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2021
    • Rebuilding Paradise (2020)
      Rebuilding Paradise
      6.9
      • additional cinematography
      • 2020
    • StarTalk (2015)
      StarTalk
      7.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2018
    • Cultureshock (2018)
      Cultureshock
      6.9
      TV Series
      • additional director of photography
      • 2018
    • Mike Rowe in Returning the Favor (2017)
      Returning the Favor
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator (as Alan Jacobson)
      • 2017
    • Morgan Spurlock Inside Man (2013)
      Morgan Spurlock Inside Man
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional camera
      • 2013–2016
    • The Deviants (2014)
      The Deviants
      4.8
      • gaffer
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Strong Island (2017)
      Strong Island
      6.4
      • associate producer
      • 2017
    • The It Factor (2002)
      The It Factor
      7.9
      TV Series
      • field producer
      • 2002

    Personal details

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      • Official portfolio site
    • Alternative name
      • Alan Jacobson

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