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Shelly Johnson

Shelly Johnson

Known For Camera
Birthday Jan 01, 1960 (65)
Birthplace Santa Rosa, California, United States
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated May 25, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Shelly Johnson, ASC (born April 28, 1960) 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 Bl ... air High School and graduated from Pasadena's Art Centre College of Design in 1980. 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, for 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 miniseries, 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. In May 2023, he was elected president of the Society. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shelly Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Elevation

Elevation

2024

Director of Photography

Aftermath

Aftermath

2024

Director of Photography

Blacklight

Blacklight

2022

Director of Photography

Honest Thief

Honest Thief

2020

Director of Photography

Greyhound

Greyhound

2020

Director of Photography

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Bill & Ted Face the Music

2020

Director of Photography

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

2018

Director of Photography

The Hurricane Heist

The Hurricane Heist

2018

Director of Photography

A Family Man

A Family Man

2016

Director of Photography

Wild Card

Wild Card

2015

Director of Photography

Man Down

Man Down

2015

Director of Photography

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

2013

Director of Photography

The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2

2012

Director of Photography

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011

Director of Photography

The Big Bang

The Big Bang

2011

Director of Photography

The Wronged Man

The Wronged Man

2010

Director of Photography

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

2010

Director of Photography

The House Bunny

The House Bunny

2008

Director of Photography

One Missed Call

One Missed Call

2008

Second Unit Director of Photography

Sky High

Sky High

2005

Director of Photography

Hidalgo

Hidalgo

2004

Director of Photography

Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

2001

Director of Photography

The Last Castle

The Last Castle

2001

Director of Photography

Virtual Obsession

Virtual Obsession

1998

Director of Photography

Saint Maybe

Saint Maybe

1998

Director of Photography

The Devil's Child

The Devil's Child

1997

Director of Photography

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1997

Cinematography

Quicksilver Highway

Quicksilver Highway

1997

Director of Photography

Tell Me No Secrets

Tell Me No Secrets

1997

Director of Photography

Amanda

Amanda

1996

Director of Photography

Alien Nation: Millennium

Alien Nation: Millennium

1996

Director of Photography

Blue Rodeo

Blue Rodeo

1996

Director of Photography

Alien Nation: Body and Soul

Alien Nation: Body and Soul

1995

Director of Photography

The Yarn Princess

The Yarn Princess

1994

Director of Photography

Ride with the Wind

Ride with the Wind

1994

Director of Photography

Judgment Day: The John List Story

Judgment Day: The John List Story

1993

Director of Photography

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

1993

Director of Photography

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

1992

Director of Photography

Keeper of the City

Keeper of the City

1991

Director of Photography

The Girl Who Came Between Them

The Girl Who Came Between Them

1990

Director of Photography

Angel of Death

Angel of Death

1990

Director of Photography

Joshua's Heart

Joshua's Heart

1990

Director of Photography

Love and Betrayal

Love and Betrayal

1989

Director of Photography

Red River

Red River

1988

Director of Photography

Unholy Matrimony

Unholy Matrimony

1988

Director of Photography

Jack's Back

Jack's Back

1988

Director of Photography

Nightflyers

Nightflyers

1987

Director of Photography

Maid to Order

Maid to Order

1987

Director of Photography

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