Shelly Johnson (cinematographer)

Shelly Johnson, ASC (born April 28, 1960)[1] is an American cinematographer. He is a frequent collaborator with director Joe Johnston, working with him on films such as Jurassic Park III, The Wolfman and Captain America: The First Avenger.

Shelly Johnson
Born (1960-04-28) April 28, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Center College of Design
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1980–present

Life and career

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Johnson grew up in Pasadena, California, where he attended Blair High School and graduated from Pasadena's Art Center College of Design[2] in 1980.[1] His career started with 1987's Maid to Order. He worked on many TV movies such as Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure, in which he was nominated for an ASC award, before landing his first major motion picture job on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. Johnson returned to TV movies and mini series, most notably The Shining, a remake of the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film. Johnson's first collaboration with Joe Johnston was the third installment in the Jurassic Park franchise. With this major film, Johnson began his foray into the Hollywood scene with The Last Castle, Hidalgo (with Johnston), Sky High, The House Bunny, The Wolfman (with Johnston) and Captain America: The First Avenger. Johnson has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 2000.[3] In May 2023, he was elected President of the Society.[4]

Filmography

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YearTitleDirectorNotes
1987Maid to OrderAmy Holden Jones
NightflyersRobert Collector
1988Jack's BackRowdy Herrington
1991Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the OozeMichael Pressman
1992JudgementWilliam Sachs
2001Jurassic Park IIIJoe Johnston
The Last CastleRod Lurie
2004HidalgoJoe Johnston
2005Sky HighMike Mitchell
2008The House BunnyFred Wolf
2010The WolfmanJoe Johnston
2011The Big BangTony Krantz
Captain America: The First AvengerJoe Johnston
2012The Expendables 2Simon West
2013Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersThor Freudenthal
2015Wild CardSimon West
Man DownDito Montiel
2016A Family ManMark Williams
2018The Hurricane HeistRob Cohen
Welcome HomeGeorge Ratliff
2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartMike MitchellLive-action scenes only
2020GreyhoundAaron Schneider
Bill & Ted Face the MusicDean Parisot
Honest ThiefMark Williams
2022Blacklight
TBAElevation George NolfiPost-production

References

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  1. ^ a b "Outer Circle" (PDF). Art Center College of Design. Winter 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-16. Shelly Johnson FILM '80
  2. ^ "A Conversation with Shelly Johnson, ASC". Kodak.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "ASC Website". Retrieved June 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (May 22, 2023). "Shelly Johnson Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
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