Credits: Emma Johnston
EDUCATION
BA Notre Dame (Early offer applicant); Double Major in Theatre Studies, Film and Screen Production. 2017—2020
BA St Edwards University (Exchange Student in Texas, Dean’s list, Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Exchange student, work in Tech Theatre); Theatre Studies. 2019
WORK HISTORY
Graphic Designer; Streamed Shakespeare 2020 – Present
- Graphic designer; Posters, social media campaigns, and backgrounds for virtual theatre.
- Collaboration with team members from Australia, Canada, and Germany.
- Worked on Richard III, Henry IV, Pygmalion
Sole Trader/ Co-creator; Bear and the Owl Productions 2020 – Present
- Freelance business administration. Basic website building and management (WordPress)
- Communication with clients/ other workers
- Recent Projects:
- Photographer/ Videographer for Sacred Soul Wellness/ Mayhem – Hedge Funds Rock (2021,2022)
- Graphic design work for First Straw co-op, and Kyokushin Karate Cujic Dojo
- Cinematographer/ producer for Samsara Music Video (honourable mentions in festivals)
- Creative and marketing Internship; Conn3cted 2021-2022
- Photographer for Toyota at Tamworth Country Music Festival 2022
- Commended award Photographer of the Year 2021 Landscape & Animals and Nature Categories, Australian Photography
- Highly Commended Award for Photographer of the Year 2022 People Category, Australian Photography
- Writer, Director, Producer, Production Manager, Production Designer. Darkes Forest Blues
- Commended Award Australia’s Top Emerging Photographers 2023, presented by Fujifilm
- Videographer, editor and director of BFF 4 Change case studies 2023
Operator; Various Theatres 2020 – Present
- Direction/operation of lighting equipment.
- Spot op. The Three Musketeers, Dir. Michelle Polgar (Mary Moody Northern Theatre)
- Lighting Designer. Musical Theatre Showcase, Dir. Susan Finnigan (Mary Moody Northern Theatre)
- Light op. Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dir Sahn Millington (New Theatre)
- Sound and light op. The Stendhal System, Dir. Bogdan, and Clara Voda (First Straw Co-op)
- Light op. Theory of Relativity, Dir. Melody and Michael Osborne (Whimsical Productions)
- Basic electrical skills; setting up/maintaining lighting equipment.
Film/ Theatre work; Various productions 2017 – present
- Internship at Bastion Collective film department
- Stagehand. The Games Afoot, Dir Tom Richards (Cronulla Arts theatre)
- Director, writer, camera operation; Working with a student team/ independent
- Video monitoring and script set up, on set Photographer. Lighting Designer, Grip, Production Assistant
- Recent work:
- DOP. Chase, Dir, Patrick O Neil (Notre Dame University)
- Video Mont + Script set up and super vision, BTS Photographer. Night of the People Cats, Dir, Ari Mattes (Trojan Beach Party Productions)
- DOP/ Producer. Kyokushin the Ultimate Truth, Dir, Emma Johnston, Andie Pettersen (Notre Dame University)
- Lighting Designer, Grip, Gaffer, Prod Assistant, BTS Photographer. Cymbeline, Dir. Damien Ryan (First Straw Co-op, Sport for Jove)
- Boom op. Like Nearly Famous, Dir Holly Jane Matheson (Holly Jane Matheson, Tessa Neilson)
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Acting: Showcast