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Transforming “Shark Drunk” (“Havboka”) - from top class theatre to the silver screen in 4 days.

John Christian Rosenlund

Dec 28, 2020
1 min

Transforming “Shark Drunk” (“Havboka”) - from top class theatre to the silver screen in 4 days.

In spite of the Corona lock-down, and with a limited one week of pre-production and four days of shooting, my amazing crew made it...

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2020 # The Day We Died | Havboka | Oslo-København | The Emigrants | The Middle Man

John Christian Rosenlund

Dec 28, 2020
1 min

2020 # The Day We Died | Havboka | Oslo-København | The Emigrants | The Middle Man

DESPITE THE LOCK DOWN, 10 DAYS IN ISOLATION AND THE NEVER ENDING HAND WASHING RITUALS, DESPITE THE FU.. VIRUS - I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL....

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John Christian Rosenlund

Sep 3, 2020
4 min

The Emigrant light

Since the very first day of preproduction on the Swedish feature film "The Emigrants", Director Erik Poppe and I have planned to shoot...

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John Christian Rosenlund

Oct 25, 2019
1 min

The best craft service in Canada ?

Last day of shooting in Sault Ste Marie in Canada. We are moving to Cologne next week. I am thrilled by the combination of ARRI LF with a...

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Shooting "The Middle Man" in Sault Ste Marie, Canada.

John Christian Rosenlund

Sep 27, 2019
1 min

Shooting "The Middle Man" in Sault Ste Marie, Canada.

«Strange deaths and a relaxed loser as the towns beacon of bad news. A bizarre and absurd look upon Trump’s USA today. Dark, but...

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John Christian Rosenlund

May 11, 2018
3 min

Black and White for Allan Gray in SA

To get the opportunity to shoot in pure B&W is seldom. The commercial "FATHER’S SHARE", beautifully directed by Peter Pohorsky did it...

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John Christian Rosenlund

May 3, 2018
1 min

My new Web page is now up and running

enjoy :-)

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John Christian Rosenlund

May 3, 2018
1 min

My experience with the new Varicam on “The Kings Choice” in very low light.

Narcissism on YouTube… Panasonic Varicam in 5000 Iso “Technically it’s a very good camera, and has big potential.” In this video,...

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The King’s Choice opens in the US this weekend

John Christian Rosenlund

Nov 6, 2017
1 min

The King’s Choice opens in the US this weekend

With the notable help of John Christian Rosenlund’s nuanced cinematography and Peter Bavman’s meticulous production design, Poppe has...

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John Christian Rosenlund

Mar 19, 2017
1 min

Honorary Member FNF 2017

Æresmedlem / Honorary Member, The Norwegian Society of Cinematographers 2017. I am honored and humble, receiving this distinction from...

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John Christian Rosenlund

Mar 19, 2017
1 min

Kanonprisen 2016 to John Christian Rosenlund FNF

The Norwegian Film society’s price for best cinematography 2016 – for The Kings Choice. The Oscar shortlisted feature film The Kings...

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The King`s Choice – shortlisted for Oscar !

John Christian Rosenlund

Dec 16, 2016
1 min

The King`s Choice – shortlisted for Oscar !

Take into consideration there are more than 15000 films in the world to choose from, this is a great Christmas present. Nominations for...

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NRK and FNF testing 9 LED lights in CRI and TLCI values.

John Christian Rosenlund

Aug 30, 2016
1 min

NRK and FNF testing 9 LED lights in CRI and TLCI values.

25 Cinematographers, Gaffers, DIT and light measure Engineers where gathered at Storyline Camera Rental House in Oslo, Norway to test...

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The Wave, winner of Best film award in Haugesund at the Amanda show.

John Christian Rosenlund

Aug 27, 2016
1 min

The Wave, winner of Best film award in Haugesund at the Amanda show.

The prize for best feature went to “The Wave” from Norwegian director Roar Uthaug. The film sold 832,649 admissions in Norway and became...

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Shooting The Ash Lad /Askeladden with a revolutionary new light

John Christian Rosenlund

Mar 30, 2016
1 min

Shooting The Ash Lad /Askeladden with a revolutionary new light

It is a real joy to work on The Ash Lad, a fairytale feature film directed by Mikkel Sandemose. Unfortunately, I can not show you real...

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The Heavy Water War – The Saboteurs, winner of Prix Italia

John Christian Rosenlund

Sep 29, 2015
1 min

The Heavy Water War – The Saboteurs, winner of Prix Italia

“A thriller with superb acting, a high-quality production. Great cinematography, outstanding acting, excellent directing.”

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John Christian Rosenlund

Sep 15, 2015
1 min

The Wave/Bølgen, Norway’s candidate for the Oscars

(…) It was about time Scandinavia made its first disaster movie, and the Norwegian tsunami thriller The Wave (Bølgen) makes up for the...

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John Christian Rosenlund

Aug 10, 2015
4 min

Nordic show sets new bar for war dramas

By Amy West http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/saboteurs-blu-ray-review-nordic-show-sets-new-bar-war-dramas-1511842 Espen Klouman Høiner brings...

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John Christian Rosenlund

May 20, 2015
1 min

Behind the scenes, “The Kings Choice”

– one of the most demanding – and fun – projects I have ever done. Long hand hold camera moves. Many of them, 10 minutes in one go. More...

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re-creating “østbanen” train station for “The king´s Choice”

John Christian Rosenlund

Mar 15, 2015
1 min

re-creating “østbanen” train station for “The king´s Choice”

I am at the moment half way trough the film “Kings Choice”, directed by Erik Poppe. A part of the film takes place when the king and his...

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