Adam Johnson
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About Adam Johnson
- Birthday 02/23/1985
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Occupation
Cinematographer
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Location
Dallas/Fort Worth
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Specialties
DSLR. Still Photography. Set Photography.
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And I'm including NYFA in this discussion. The reason I ask this is because I have a BFA in photography and every time Ive considered grad school for film (my main passion in life) its been very difficult to go from one BFA to a different MFA. So Im looking for any alternatives to NYFA's MFA program that may be cheaper but still lacks the BFA requirements. (I need the actual MFA program because I need do this with student loans, funding it out of pocket/private loans is not an option.) So, yeah, help.
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I can NOT get started
Adam Johnson replied to Adam Johnson's topic in Students, New Filmmakers, Film Schools and Programs
Hopefully whrn I get to New York itll get better. Simply looking at meetup.com gives me hope, just so many more of "my" people. I'd like to get something done to show before I head over there, but Im not sure how to go about doing that in my little town. I tend to "dream big" and so the things I want to shoot are "what if John Carpenter did Dead Space" and "what if Batman had a fight like in Oldboy?" etc. Crazy poop that would take monumental effort and years of work. This is why Ive alwayas been a writer, I can at least express that on the page in a few weeks time. -
Ugh Ok, so, I have a photography degree and want to pursue in filmmaking as a cinematographer. I took an Intro to Cinematography class last semester and left early because I was not learning a thing. (and due to personal reasons, unfortunately; I probably could've gained a lot from it had I stuck around.) Nevertheless, I have no friends/ally filmmakers, a decent DSLR but only 720P at 16fps, so not ideal by any means, no money for better gear and no money to finance a film. Plenty of ideas, plenty of scripts, plenty of storyboards... but not a frame shot. In short, I dont know how to get started. The things I wanna shoot, I just dont have the budget, experience, or skills to make happen. I do some toy photography every now and then to at least try and get some of those nerdier impulses out but I really wanna shoot this stuff for real and I just dont know how. I'm moving to New York soon and hopefully there'll be more opportunities for me to learn there. But yeah, what to do .
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I have a degree in Photography and I've been writing script for over ten years, even had a few options. I was gonna be a writer for a long, long time but I don't think it's the life I want. I know I still want to make movies and want to put my degree/training to use, and I've decided I want to be a cinematographer. I don't have a film degree. I dont have connections. I cant go back to school, well, very easily. And I've got no experience. I'm planning on saving up and moving/transferring my day job to Los Angeles. I live in D/FW and there's nothing really here and if I'm moving I'd rather just go to LA than, say, Austin. If anybody can guide me to some resources or opportunities, I really want to just hit the ground and go fast. I know it's something I can do with a little practice but I cant seem to get any! Adam
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After years of trying and many hoops jumped through, I'm finally taking my first cinematography course. Its at the University of Texas at Arlington. Really excited. I have a degree from there already, a photography degree. It was quite the challenge to let me take the course, not to mention having to save up for it. Anyway, any advice on how I can get the absolute most out of this course is much appreciated, since this may be my last foray into the education industrial complex. Thanks!, Adam
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You know, when I Watch movies , I understand all the elements, not just in shooting and acting, but the music and editing, all that. I pay attention to the whole thing and when one of them sucks, I think we all say "Oh, well, the score was the only weak part." Etc. You know I'm a huge movie buff - but I NEVER liked reading scripts, often times they read like stereo instructions. So I guess that's a clue I shouldn't be a screenwriter full-out. The biggest fear with cinematography has always been the technology curve, which is a big reason i'd want to go to school, and a very hands-on one at that. Somewhere with RED and a commercially-steered curriculum. With some practice and a little guidance, yeah I could probably toss together something that manages to work. I've taken a few courses and I've watched a ton of BtS special features (ha). But you'd know, I'd really want to not leave school before really learning everything and being confident I could step onto a set. Directing, yeah, I have opinions on a lot of directors and their styles. I know enough film history to have studied the masters and the really awful ones. I've soaked up every film documentary and behind the scenes I could. But i have NO idea how a set works. I have some knowledge about a couple things just from observation, but I don't know everything I know I would need to.
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If You Could APPRENTICE with ONE CINEMATOGRAPHER Now...?
Adam Johnson replied to Tom Lowe's topic in Cinematographers
Cronenweth. -
Yeah, it's a bit weird. I doubt there's been many writer/cinematographers. I would probably keep my writing separate from any movies I was actively working on, UNLESS it was that passion-project script, but that I would just direct, yeah. But I could certainly see a benefit to being writer, director, DP on a low-budget student film.