Jan Kiesser

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Additional Photography:
1988  The Moderns
2014  Everything Will Be

Assistant Camera:
1973  Idaho Transfer
1988  The Moderns
2014  Everything Will Be

Camera Operator:
1973  Idaho Transfer
1977  The Gauntlet
1980  Heaven's Gate
1981  Blow Out
1988  The Moderns
2014  Everything Will Be

Cinematography:
1973  Idaho Transfer
1977  The Gauntlet
1980  Heaven's Gate
1981  Blow Out
1988  The Moderns
1997  The People
1998  The Baby Dance
2000  Holiday Heart
2001  Rare Birds
2014  Everything Will Be
2014  Pants on Fire

Director of Photography:
1973  Idaho Transfer
1977  The Gauntlet
1980  Heaven's Gate
1981  Blow Out
1983  Return Engagement
1984  Choose Me
1984  Purple Hearts
1984  The River Rat
1984  Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1985  Fright Night
1986  The Check is in the Mail...
1987  Made in Heaven
1987  Some Kind of Wonderful
1988  Clean and Sober
1988  The Moderns
1989  Dad
1991  V.I. Warshawski
1994  Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1995  A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995  Georgia
1995  The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
1996  Bad Moon
1997  Dad's Week Off
1997  Murder in My Mind
1997  The People
1997  The Perfect Mother
1998  Nightmare Street
1998  Such a Long Journey
1998  The Baby Dance
2000  Bruno
2000  Dr. T & the Women
2000  Holiday Heart
2000  Trixie
2001  Rare Birds
2002  Door to Door
2002  Now & Forever
2003  An Unexpected Love
2005  Beowulf & Grendel
2006  Fido
2006  Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2009  Pop Switch
2009  Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
2009  The Thaw
2012  A Christmas Story 2
2014  Everything Will Be
2014  No Clue
2014  Pants on Fire
2015  Numb
2017  Max 2: White House Hero

First Assistant Camera:
1972  Premonition
1973  Idaho Transfer
1976  Welcome to L.A.
1977  The Gauntlet
1980  Heaven's Gate
1981  Blow Out
1983  Return Engagement
1984  Choose Me
1984  Purple Hearts
1984  The River Rat
1984  Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1985  Fright Night
1986  The Check is in the Mail...
1987  Made in Heaven
1987  Some Kind of Wonderful
1988  Clean and Sober
1988  The Moderns
1989  Dad
1991  V.I. Warshawski
1994  Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1995  A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995  Georgia
1995  The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
1996  Bad Moon
1997  Dad's Week Off
1997  Murder in My Mind
1997  The People
1997  The Perfect Mother
1998  Nightmare Street
1998  Such a Long Journey
1998  The Baby Dance
2000  Bruno
2000  Dr. T & the Women
2000  Holiday Heart
2000  Trixie
2001  Rare Birds
2002  Door to Door
2002  Now & Forever
2003  An Unexpected Love
2005  Beowulf & Grendel
2006  Fido
2006  Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2009  Pop Switch
2009  Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
2009  The Thaw
2012  A Christmas Story 2
2014  Everything Will Be
2014  No Clue
2014  Pants on Fire
2015  Numb
2017  Max 2: White House Hero

Second Unit Director of Photography:
1972  Premonition
1973  Idaho Transfer
1976  Welcome to L.A.
1977  The Gauntlet
1980  Heaven's Gate
1981  Blow Out
1983  Return Engagement
1984  Choose Me
1984  Meatballs: Part II
1984  Purple Hearts
1984  The River Rat
1984  Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1985  Fright Night
1986  The Check is in the Mail...
1987  Made in Heaven
1987  Some Kind of Wonderful
1988  Clean and Sober
1988  The Moderns
1989  Dad
1991  V.I. Warshawski
1994  Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1995  A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995  Georgia
1995  The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
1996  Bad Moon
1997  Dad's Week Off
1997  Murder in My Mind
1997  The People
1997  The Perfect Mother
1998  Nightmare Street
1998  Such a Long Journey
1998  The Baby Dance
2000  Bruno
2000  Dr. T & the Women
2000  Holiday Heart
2000  Trixie
2001  Rare Birds
2002  Door to Door
2002  Now & Forever
2003  An Unexpected Love
2005  Beowulf & Grendel
2006  Fido
2006  Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2009  Pop Switch
2009  Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
2009  The Thaw
2012  A Christmas Story 2
2014  Everything Will Be
2014  No Clue
2014  Pants on Fire
2015  Numb
2017  Max 2: White House Hero

Special Effects:
1972  Premonition
1973  Idaho Transfer
1976  Welcome to L.A.
1977  The Gauntlet
1980  Heaven's Gate
1981  Blow Out
1983  Return Engagement
1984  Choose Me
1984  Meatballs: Part II
1984  Purple Hearts
1984  The River Rat
1984  Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1985  Fright Night
1986  The Check is in the Mail...
1987  Made in Heaven
1987  Some Kind of Wonderful
1988  Clean and Sober
1988  The Moderns
1989  Dad
1991  V.I. Warshawski
1994  Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1995  A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995  Georgia
1995  The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
1996  Bad Moon
1997  Dad's Week Off
1997  Murder in My Mind
1997  The People
1997  The Perfect Mother
1998  Nightmare Street
1998  Such a Long Journey
1998  The Baby Dance
2000  Bruno
2000  Dr. T & the Women
2000  Holiday Heart
2000  Trixie
2001  Rare Birds
2002  Door to Door
2002  Now & Forever
2003  An Unexpected Love
2005  Beowulf & Grendel
2006  Fido
2006  Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2009  Pop Switch
2009  Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins
2009  The Thaw
2012  A Christmas Story 2
2014  Everything Will Be
2014  No Clue
2014  Pants on Fire
2015  Numb
2017  Max 2: White House Hero

Director of Photography:
2014  The Flash

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