ADAM JOHNSON | Video. Photo. Design.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Camera Op / Editor, An Audience With... Eric Sykes (Jan 09)

An evening with Eric Sykes at the Bristol Old Vic, celebrating his glorious career - from his highly successful self titled 'Sykes' TV show right up to the present day with his roles in Harry Potter and Son Of Rambow. *** More details to follow ***

Halswell House Videographer (Oct 08 - PRESENT)

Videographer for this glorious grade 1-listed house and park situated in the village of Goathurst in Somerset. *** More details to follow ***

Photographer, Encounters Film Festival event (Aug 08)

Director, Slapstick Festival Documentary (July 08)

(Joint) Director of documentary produced for the festival. Trailer to be shown for promotional purposes, full-length documentary to be presented to corporate sponsors, 2009 event-goers and submitted for inclusion at associated film festivals in Italy/Europe.

Camera Operator / Editor, The Charming House Promo (May 08)

Camera operator and editor on a promotional DVD for 'The Charming House' Venice. Flew to Venice for production, with offline edit completed back in UK. (More details to follow).

Set P.A / Asst Editor, Saline (Feb - Mar 08)

Worked as a set Production Assistant on location, filming 'Saline' - a short film being produced and submitted to Cannes, L.A and Washington Film Festivals 2008. Assistant editor position based back in the edit suite off of Oxford St, London. Role included logging rushes, sound-syncing, scene to scene edits etc on Cannes-tailored edit.

Camera Operator, Slapstick Festival 2008 (Jan 08)

Camera operator at Slapstick Comedy Festival 2008. The Watershed and the Colston Hall host a joint celebration of all things slapstick - hosted by Paul Merton (of TV's Have I Got News For You and Room 101). Among those taking part will be Peter Lord, co-founder of Bristol's Aardman Animations and other famous fans of the golden age of slapstick - such as Phill Jupitus, Paul McGann and many more!

Live Music / Event Photographer, RETNA (June 07 - PRESENT)

Signed press photographer with the London/NYC Based photographic agency, Retna Pictures. Main duty being live music photographer, but also covering red-carpet events, premieres / general press photocalls etc.

Artists photographed include:
The Feeling, Scouting For Girls, Athlete, Mark Ronson, The Academy Is, Fall Out Boy, Death Cab For Cutie and more.

Production Assistant, Lifeline Magazine (April 07 - PRESENT)

Assistant in design, production and distribution of Lifeline magazine produced quarterly for carers of, or people with, eating disorders. Produced on behalf of the leading national Christian eating disorders association 'Anorexia Bulimia Care'.

Camera Operator / Editor, Leweston DVD (Nov 06 - Nov 07)

Camera operator and editor on a promotional DVD for Leweston School, Dorset. Job required filming major events of the schools yearly calendar, liasing closely with the marketing director and headmaster, for creation of a short film to accompany prospectus. (Service provided as an extension of Picador Design's branding and website commission). Distribution of approx 3,500 worldwide.

Publicity Asst, Harry Potter & OotP (Oct - Dec 06)

Worked alongside in-house publicity department - cataloguing unit stills, selecting images for use in advertising; and also assisted production of EPK and special features material for DVD.

Set P.A / Publicity Asst, Harry Potter & Order of the Phoenix (Mar - Dec 06)

Worked as a set Production Assistant, both on location or on the many sound stages. Reported to the Second Assistant Director (Second AD) and First Assistant Director (First AD). Was jointly responsible for assisting in production of the film - ensuring work on set progressed quickly and efficiently: collecting/dropping off artistes, "locking-off" sound stages and providing assistance to director/producers/crew etc.

Studio Runner (Work Placement), Olympic Studios (Sept 05)

Studio runner. Assisted in setup and breakdown of equipment, ready for recording sessions and provided general assistance around the studio. Worked with a variety of music producers, and artists such as Embrace, The Answer, Eric Clapton etc. Gained valuable experience seeing how a large (London) music studio worked; built up confidence in interpersonal relations through communicating with a wide variety of individuals.

EDUCATION

Bath School of Art & Design (2008-)

BA(Hons) in Graphic Communication.

City of Bristol College, College Green

A-levels in Art, Photography and Information Comms Technology.

Chew Valley School, Somerset

10 GCSE's: Music (A), French (A), English Literature (A), English Language (A), Mathematics (B), D&T (C),
Art & Design (B), History (A), Science: Double Award (BB).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

British driving license (Clean)
Competent in Final Cut Studio, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite.