Shelly Johnson (cinematographer)

Shelly Johnson
Born (1960-04-28) April 28, 1960
Santa Rosa, California, United States
EducationArt Center College of Design
Years active1980–present

Shelly Johnson ASC (born April 28, 1960)[1] is an American cinematographer, known for his collaboration with director Joe Johnston.

Early life and education

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]

Career

He worked on many TV movies like Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure, in which he was nominated for an ASC award, before landing his first major motion picture with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.

Johnson began his collaboration with Joe Johnston with the third installment of the Jurassic Park franchise.

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

Year Title Director Notes
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
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 Mitchell Live-action scenes only
2020 Greyhound Aaron Schneider
Bill & Ted Face the Music Dean Parisot
Honest Thief Mark Williams
2022 Blacklight
2024 Aftermath Patrick Lussier
Elevation George Nolfi
TBA Summerhouse Ed Kaplan
TBA Greyhound 2 Aaron Schneider
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released


References

  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.