Johan Ankerstjerne

Johan Valdemar Ankerstjerne (17 January 1886 – 18 August 1959) was a Danish cinematographer who for many years was head of cinematography at Nordisk Film.

He was reportedly the best cameraman in Denmark in the 1910s, making many films for August Blom from 1911 until 1916 and then for Benjamin Christensen.

[3] In 1915 he left Nordisk Film to become a cameraman for Benjamin Christensen who was directing Hævnens Nat (Blind Justice) which was completed in 1916.

He adopted this innovative technique effectively for closeup shots using arc lighting from “a three quarters back position".

After joining Guðmundur Kamban to shoot Hadda Padda in Iceland, he was employed by the technical department of Nordisk Film until 1931.