International Cinematographers Guild
Several weeks ago, I was invited to join the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600. I, of course, respectfully accepted. As of November 1st, I am now part of the ICG Local 600. Please feel free to contact me with any Union jobs that you may have! I look forward to the upcoming opportunities that this will present.
The last short film I produced “Pepper” has now officially been accepted into seven different film festivals and it’s first review has hit the web! Please check it out here at Film Radar Online: http://www.filmradar.com/articles/item/a_taste_of_hollyshorts/ You can also see the trailer at the same link.
Let’s just say the critics opinions are matching up with that of the audiences. The reviewer has chosen to spotlight his favorite films from the Hollyshorts film festival and he goes as far to say that “My favorite short by far was Pepper.”
I’ll keep you up to date on up coming screenings. Hope to see you there!
The Telly Awards
A while back I shot a spot for the Addis Creson Agency. The spot was for Mozilla and their new web browsing application Firefox “Personas.” You can see the spot here (http://www.johnnyderango.com/commercials.htm) The 32nd Annual Telly Awards were held in June of this year, and I’m proud to say, the “Personas” spot took home a Silver Telly! The Silver Telly is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a commercial.
Firefox "Personas" wins Silver Telly
The spot was photographed last year and was shot on a Panasonic HPX-170 with a Redrock M2 Encore adapter. It was shot in the Mozilla corporate offices and a park down the street. “Personas” was directed by the very talented Michael Addis (http://michaeladdis.com/) and took place over a single day.
To read more about the Tellys, click here: http://www.tellyawards.com/
Johnny Derango
Director of Photography
