Shelly Johnson (cinematographer)

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Shelly Johnson
Born (1960-04-28) April 28, 1960 (age 64)
Education Art Center College of Design
Years active1980–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 .

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Life and career

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

Film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
1987 Maid to Order Amy Holden Jones
Nightflyers Robert Collector
1988 Jack's Back Rowdy Herrington
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II:
The Secret of the Ooze
Michael Pressman
1992 Judgement William Sachs With Kelly Johnson
1996Amanda Bobby Roth
2001 Jurassic Park III Joe Johnston
The Last Castle Rod Lurie
2004 Hidalgo Joe Johnston
2005 Sky High Mike Mitchell
2008 The House Bunny Fred Wolf
2010 The Wolfman Joe Johnston
2011 The Big Bang Tony Krantz
Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston
2012 The Expendables 2 Simon West
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Thor Freudenthal
2015 Wild Card Simon West
Man Down Dito Montiel
2016 A Family Man Mark Williams
2018 The Hurricane Heist Rob Cohen
Welcome Home George Ratliff
2019 The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Mike MitchellLive-action scenes only
Discover the PowerJohan StahlShort film
2020 Greyhound Aaron Schneider
Bill & Ted Face the Music Dean Parisot
Honest Thief Mark Williams
2022 Blacklight
2024 Elevation George Nolfi Post-production
TBAAftermath Patrick Lussier
SummerhouseEd KaplanFilming

Television

TV movies

YearTitleDirector
1988Red River Richard Michaels
Unholy MatrimonyJerrold Freedman
1989Love and BetrayalRichard Michaels
Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure Mel Damski
1990Grand SlamBill Norton
The Girl Who Came Between ThemMel Damski
Joshua's Heart Michael Pressman
Angel of DeathBill Norton
1991 Keeper of the City Bobby Roth
1992 Back to the Streets of San Francisco Mel Damski
Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive John Patterson
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story Tom McLoughlin
1993Relentless: Mind of a KillerJohn Patterson
Judgment Day: The John List Story Bobby Roth
Murder of InnocenceTom McLoughlin
Nick's Game Robert Singer
1994The Yarn PrincessTom McLoughlin
Ride with the WindBobby Roth
Nowhere to Hide
Trick of the Eye Ed Kaplan
FrogmenRobert Singer
1995 Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty Bobby Roth
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
Alien Nation: Body and Soul Kenneth Johnson
1996 Alien Nation: Millennium
Blue Rodeo Peter Werner
1997 Quicksilver Highway Mick Garris
Tell Me No SecretsBobby Roth
The Inheritance
The Devil's Child
1998HostMick Garris
Saint Maybe Michael Pressman
1999 Durango Brent Shields
Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story David Burton Morris
A Season for Miracles Michael Pressman

TV series

YearTitleDirectorNotes
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

YearTitleDirector
1993 The Fire Next Time Tom McLoughlin
1997 The Shining Mick Garris
2022 Boundless Simon West

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.