Shelly Johnson (cinematographer)

Shelly Johnson (cinematographer)

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{{Short description|American cinematographer}}
{{Short description|American cinematographer}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Shelly Johnson
| name = Shelly Johnson
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|28}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|28}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Rosa, California]], United States
| birth_place = [[Santa Rosa, California]], United States
| education = [[Art Center College of Design]]
| education = [[Art Center College of Design]]
| years_active = 1980–present
| years_active = 1980–present
}}
}}
'''Shelly Johnson''' [[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]] (born April 28, 1960) is an American [[cinematographer]], known for his collaboration with director [[Joe Johnston]].


'''Shelly Johnson''' [[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]] (born April 28, 1960){{cite web | title = Outer Circle | url = http://www.artcenter.edu/outercircle/pdf/outer_circle_07.pdf | publisher = [[Art Center College of Design]] | date = Winter 2005 | quote = Shelly Johnson FILM '80 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120216130612/http://www2.artcenter.edu/outercircle/pdf/outer_circle_07.pdf | archivedate = 2012-02-16 }} 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 International Baccalaureate School|Blair High School]] and graduated from Pasadena's [[Art Center College of Design]] name="kodak">{{cite web | url = http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/forum/onFilm/johnsonQA.shtml | title = A Conversation with Shelly Johnson, ASC | publisher = Kodak.com | accessdate = June 14, 2011}} in 1980.{{cite web | title = Outer Circle | url = http://www.artcenter.edu/outercircle/pdf/outer_circle_07.pdf | publisher = [[Art Center College of Design]] | date = Winter 2005 | quote = Shelly Johnson FILM '80 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120216130612/http://www2.artcenter.edu/outercircle/pdf/outer_circle_07.pdf | archivedate = 2012-02-16 }}


Johnson has been a member of the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] since 2000,{{cite web | url = http://www.theasc.com/index.php | title = ASC Website | accessdate = June 14, 2011}} and in 2023, he was elected President of the Society.{{cite web |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |title=Shelly Johnson Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/american-society-of-cinematographers-elects-shelly-johnson-president-1235497870/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=May 22, 2023}}
==Career==
He worked on many TV movies like ''[[Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure]]'', in which he was nominated for an [[American Society of Cinematographers|ASC]] award, before landing his first major motion picture with ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]''.


== Early life and education==
Johnson began his collaboration with [[Joe Johnston]] with the third installment of the [[Jurassic Park (franchise)|Jurassic Park]] franchise.
Johnson grew up in [[Pasadena, California]], where he attended at the [[Blair International Baccalaureate School|Blair High School]] and graduated at Pasadena's [[Art Center College of Design]]{{cite web | url = http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/motion/forum/onFilm/johnsonQA.shtml | title = A Conversation with Shelly Johnson, ASC | publisher = Kodak.com | accessdate = June 14, 2011}} in 1980.

Johnson has been a member of the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] since 2000.{{cite web | url = http://www.theasc.com/index.php | title = ASC Website | accessdate = June 14, 2011}} In May 2023, he was elected President of the Society.{{cite web |last1=Giardina |first1=Carolyn |title=Shelly Johnson Elected President of American Society of Cinematographers |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/american-society-of-cinematographers-elects-shelly-johnson-president-1235497870/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=22 May 2023 |date=May 22, 2023}}


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==