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Years active | 1980–present |
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 .
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]
TV movies
TV series
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1990 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Mario Van Peebles | Episode "Malcolm Takes a Shot" |
Tales from the Crypt | Rowdy Herrington | Episode "Korman's Kalamity" | |
1995 | Charlie Grace | Robert Singer | Episode "Pilot" |
1999 | Turks | Robert Singer Chris Long Philip Sgriccia | 8 episodes |
2000 | The Others | Mick Garris Brian Trenchard-Smith William Malone Tobe Hooper Bill Condon Tom McLoughlin Thomas J. Wright Bryan Spicer Sanford Bookstaver Jake Paltrow | All 13 episodes |
2014 | Chasing Life | Steve Miner | Episode "Pilot" |
2015 | Blood & Oil | Jonas Pate | Episode "Pilot" |
2016 | Falling Water | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo | Episode "Don't Tell Bill" |
2017 | Training Day | Danny Cannon | Episode "Apocalypse Now" |
Miniseries
Year | Title | Director |
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1993 | The Fire Next Time | Tom McLoughlin |
1997 | The Shining | Mick Garris |
2022 | Boundless | Simon West |
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