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Jon Salmon

Jon Salmon

Cinematographer, director and writer · Born February 25, 1987 (39)

Jon Salmon is a Director/Cinematographer based out of Los Angeles. He's most well known for his work on MTV Push, Nickelodeon News, SET!, 5 Second Films, Dimension 404, Video Game High School, Rocketjump the Show, Dude Bro Party Massacre III, You Can Do Better on TruTV, the Primetime Emmy Awards and The Peabody Awards. He speaks Spanish and some French.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 25, 1987 (39)
Works as
Cinematographer, director and writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 34% in 30 days

What are Jon Salmon's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Ideas
14%
Bonds
13%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Survival
5%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
5
Joyful
4
Warm
4
Hopeful
2
Tense
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jon Salmon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Salmon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Mother, the Menacer, and Me(2025)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • TylerTank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • /HAAW/ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Fudgie Freddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • Love Allways(2023)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • A Patch Of Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Set!(2021)

    Cinematographer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Florist(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Artista Obscura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Cinematographer

  • Dimension 404(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Freddie's Vlog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Dude Bro Party Massacre III(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • RocketJump: The Show(2015)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • VGHS: The Movie(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Video Game High School(2012)

    Show 21 episodes · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Old Dogs & New Tricks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Cinematographer

  • Prom '97 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Dark Island(2010)

    Gaffer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Kelp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • The Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 2010 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Set! (2021)

$76K worldwide

Highest rated

Set! (2021)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Dimension 404 (2017)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 17: 3 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 17: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing2 of 17: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography13 of 17: 9 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score74thOther crew1 of 17: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

17 titles, 4 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s10 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jon Salmon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 10 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Love Allways (2023)

95th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

VGHS: The Movie (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jon Salmon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Salmon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Freddie Wong shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers