EJ Johnson
EJ Johnson, Studio Production & Editing
EJ has spent his entire adult life in film and video production.
After graduating from Boston University’s College of Communication with a degree in film production he landed a job at the Boston Film Center making 16mm films with inner-city teens. His first film was a documentary on “Summerthing”, Boston’s neighborhood arts festival. This lead to
films for the Boston Police Department and Boston Fire Department.
After ten years as a free-lance cameraman EJ took a staff position at Gilmore Productions as a director/cameraman and producer. There he shot hundreds of local and regional commercials for clients such as New England Toyota Dealers, The Boston Herald, Pizzeria Uno, Ground Round Restaurants and many others.
EJ says that the best thing about directing and working with actors was that “Everyone laughed at my jokes.” His corporate accounts included John Hancock, Metlife, General Electric, Stop and Shop, and Digital Equipment Corporation. EJ has won 11 Telly Awards and four ITVA Golden and Silver Slate awards as a director, cameraman, or producer.
In the early 90’s EJ returned to free-lancing and worked for many area producers and production houses as a cameraman and director.
He became the MetLife Media Center’s primary cameraman and sites covering catastrophes such as Hurricanes Andrew and Katrina as his most memorable experiences.
EJ joined the BMC staff in August of 2009 as part of the National Able program and has been involved in assisting members in studio production and editing.