Born in Denmark, Christensen earned a master's degree in cinematography from the National Film and Television School in the UK, in 2004.
[4] A lot of Christensen's work is inspired from the Dogme 95 movement, where the focus is back on the traditional aspects of filmmaking such as stories, characters, and thematic elements.
[4] Christensen has spoken on her cinematography work on A Quiet Place through numerous interviews.
Both Christensen and John Krasinski, the director, agreed that the film is warm and that those tones should be seen in various pockets- through the season (summer), clothing items, in nature, and elsewhere.
Since the color is used to signal a warning, its thematic use isn't present until it needs to be; it's in that moment where it holds the most power.