John MacDonald Resume
music videos
“You’re All My Reasons” / Artist Shaun Canon / 2012
“America The Beautiful” / Artist Shaun Canon / 2012
“Scars” / Artist Midnight Mirage / 2012
“Bad for You” / Artist Midnight Mirage / 2012
“Somebody That I Used to Know” / Artist Tyler Shamy / 2012
“I Won’t Give Up” / Artist Tyler Shamy / 2012 “
“Jordan 12s”/ Artist, RawT / 2011
Commercials
Marc Pro “Tennis Coach” / 2012
Mark Pro”Detroit Tigers” / 2012
Marc Pro “Detroit Pistons” / 2012
McDonald’s “Angeles National 1” / 2012
McDonald’s “Angeles National 2” / 2012
McDonald’s “Surfers” / 2012
McDonald’s “Marina” / 2012
Young President’s Organization (YPO) “Golden Gate” / 2012
Doritos “Giant Robots” (spec) / 2011
Matching Donors “Kittens” / 2011
BMI Cement / 2010
Colleagues of Calligraphy / 2008
Bozeman Teaching American History Project / 2007
Director of Photography
2012 ASC Heritage Award Nominee
“The Bullet Catcher” official selection of Camerimage Plus 2011, the prestigious international cinematography festival
Budapest Cinematography Masterclass alum, taught by Oscar winner Vilmos Zsigmond ASC
Cecil Award, Best Graduate Cinematography, Chapman University
Tracy Award, Best Undergraduate Cinematography, Montana State University
Features
SWING! / 2011 – Present
The Newest Pledge / 2nd unit Director of Photography / 2010
Disney Shot Kennedy / Gaffer / 2009
Narrative (Partial List)
Cosmo-Nots / 2012, Talk to me / 2012, Bob’s Choice / 2012
A Hard Truth / 2012, Brothers / 2012
The Proposal / 2012, An Appointment / 2012, The Gelephant / 2012, The Morning After / 2011, The Bullet Catcher / 2011
Why I Hate My Roommate / 2010, I Love You Part III / 2010
Perspective / 2010, Lost / 2010, I Had Sex With Braden Palecky / 2010
Boost / 2009, The Garage Fighters / 2009, Jested Love / 2009, What? / 2009, Shades of Grey / 2009Cactus Ice Cream / 2009, Do Not Open / 2009
Balls to the Face / 2008, Psychokinesis / 2008, Snipped / 2008
Commercials (Partial List)
Marc Pro “Tennis Coach” / 2012
Mark Pro”Detroit Tigers” / 2012, Marc Pro “Detroit Pistons” / 2012
McDonald’s “Angeles National 1” / 2012
McDonald’s “Angeles National 2” / 2012
McDonald’s “Surfers” / 2012, McDonald’s “Marina” / 2012
Young President’s Organization (YPO) “Golden Gate” / 2012
MooDoo Productions “LovBun” / 2012
Ford “”Some More Than Others”” / 2010, Ford ““Taken”” / 2010
Ford “”Service Drive”” / 2010
Behind the Scenes – The Perfect Game / 2010,
Bullet Catcher Promo / 2010, BMI Cement / 2010
Mercy Grace and Crabmeat Promo / 2011,
Colleagues of Calligraphy / 2008
Bozeman Teaching American History Project / 2007
Doritos “Giant Robots” spec / 2011,
Doritos “Cheesy Fingers” spec / 2011
Doritos “Giant Robots Getaway” spec / 2011
Matching Donors “Kittens” / 2011
One Handspun Day ““One Day, Your Day, Handspun”” / 2011
“Lightside” / 2011, “Reveal” / 2011
Directors
Dayo Okeniyi, Traci Hays, Nikhil Prakash, Susan Glatzer, Michael Gallant, John W. MacDonald, Lilly Spottiswoode, Michael Cruz, Jon Byron,
Nicole Brik, Jeffrey Brown, Scott Hartmann, Reagan Messenger, Yu-Ting Su, Jonathan Thompson, Alex Popowych, Jenn Liu, Lissa Lawrence, Rick Quitoriano, Renee Mignosa, Eric Stohler, Felipe Figueroa, Mark Galliano
Education
Budapest Cinematography Masterclass
Taught by Vilmos Zsigmond ASC
M.F.A. in Film Production, Chapman University
Emphasis in Cinematography
B.A. in Media and Theatre Arts, Cum Laude, Montana State University Bozeman, December, Theses in Cinematography, Editing, and Management
B.A. in History, Cum Laude, Montana State University Bozeman, December, Thesis in Documentary Film
MBA training at Chapman University in Leadership, and Managing Creativity and Innovation
Dale Carnegie Course graduate
Toastmasters International
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