James Glennon

James "Jim" Glennon (August 29, 1942 – October 19, 2006) was an American cinematographer.

Career Born in Los Angeles, California, Glennon was the son of cinematographer Bert Glennon and script supervisor Mary Coleman. In 1968, he received a bachelor's degree in filmmaking from UCLA. He worked steadily thereafter, including heading the American unit for Return of the Jedi (1983), as DP for all location scenes in the desert and forest (credited as Location Director of Photography).

In 1986, Glennon shot Flight of the Navigator. Specifically, it was the first use of reflection mapping and an early use of morphing in a motion picture.

In 1987, he photographed a sequence in Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop, the interior scenes in the steel mill, and was also responsible for a large number of pickup and insert shots, including all the shots showing the robotic thigh-holster.

He partnered with director Alexander Payne on three films: Citizen Ruth, Election, About Schmidt. 1988 A Time of Destiny Gregory Nava 1990 A Show of Force Bruno Barreto 1992 Me Myself & I Pablo Ferro 1996 Citizen Ruth Alexander Payne 1997 Best Men Tamra Davis

Ron Moler Election Alexander Payne

South of Heaven, West of Hell Dwight Yoakam Playing Mona Lisa Matthew Huffman 2001 Viva Las Nowhere Jason Bloom

About Schmidt Alexander Payne Local Boys Ron Moler Life Without Dick Bix Skahill Straight-to-DVD 2003 The United States of Leland Matthew Ryan Hoge

The Big White Mark Mylod Madison William Bindley 2006 Room 10 Jennifer AnistonAndrea Buchanan Short Film