1130 MEDIA GROUP
Brian Johnson DP / Operator
Brian Johnson - DP
BRIAN JOHNSON
Cinematographer - Producer - Director - Editor
With more than 30 years in the entertainment industry, Brian Johnson has built a career behind the camera defined by precision, creativity, and adaptability. After earning his degree in motion picture production in Los Angeles, he began shooting national commercials, television content, and independent films — developing a deep understanding of both storytelling and visual craft.
As a cinematographer, camera operator, and editor, Brian has collaborated with Emmy-winning directors and legendary filmmakers, including Gary Graver, Orson Welles’ final cinematographer. His credits span network TV series, streaming features, and docudramas — with projects streaming on Amazon, Tubi, Apple TV, and airing on major networks including CBS and Paramount.
Now based in Coastal North Carolina, Brian leads 1130 Media, a full-service production company offering camera and editorial services, backed by his personal inventory of high-end gear. Whether shooting narrative drama or branded commercial content, Brian brings a hands-on, collaborative approach rooted in years of on-set experience.
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BRIAN JOHNSON
Cinematographer - Producer - Director - Editor
With more than 30 years in the entertainment industry, Brian Johnson has built a career behind the camera defined by precision, creativity, and adaptability. After earning his degree in motion picture production in Los Angeles, he began shooting national commercials, television content, and independent films — developing a deep understanding of both storytelling and visual craft.
As a cinematographer, camera operator, and editor, Brian has collaborated with Emmy-winning directors and legendary filmmakers, including Gary Graver, Orson Welles’ final cinematographer. His credits span network TV series, streaming features, and docudramas — with projects streaming on Amazon, Tubi, Apple TV, and airing on major networks including CBS and Paramount.
Now based in Coastal North Carolina, Brian leads 1130 Media, a full-service production company offering camera and editorial services, backed by his personal inventory of high-end gear. Whether shooting narrative drama or branded commercial content, Brian brings a hands-on, collaborative approach rooted in years of on-set experience.
TRESHA JOHNSON
Writer - Producer
Brian frequently collaborates creatively with his wife, writer and producer Tresha Johnson, through their company 1130 Media. Together, they produced the feature film Population Purge (2023), an action-thriller now streaming free on Tubi, Roku, and Sling TV — also available on Prime Video and Apple TV. Brian served as director, writer, cinematographer, producer, and executive producer on the film, with Tresha as executive producer.
They are currently developing their next feature, This Side of Broken, a North Carolina–based drama Tresha wrote and is producing.
In addition to their joint work, Brian welcomes opportunities to collaborate with writers, producers, and directors across a wide range of projects — from intimate dramas to genre films — and is passionate about helping authentic stories find their visual voice. Recent collaborations include serving as camera operator on filmmaker D’Aja Fulmore’s and executive producer Shondrella Avery’s projects — the Tubi streaming crime drama Crossover: The Revenge and the Lifetime feature Knight; as camera operator on director Derrick Speight’s upcoming feature 1912 Ravenhardt; and as cinematographer on director Mark David Kennerly’s faith-based feature If My People (2022).
Brian frequently collaborates creatively with his wife, writer and producer Tresha Johnson, through their company 1130 Media. Together, they produced the feature film Population Purge (2023), an action-thriller now streaming free on Tubi, Roku, and Sling TV — also available on Prime Video and Apple TV. Brian served as director, writer, cinematographer, producer, and executive producer on the film, with Tresha as executive producer.
They are currently developing their next feature, This Side of Broken, a North Carolina–based drama Tresha wrote and is producing.
In addition to their joint work, Brian welcomes opportunities to collaborate with writers, producers, and directors across a wide range of projects — from intimate dramas to genre films — and is passionate about helping authentic stories find their visual voice. Recent collaborations include serving as camera operator on filmmaker D’Aja Fulmore’s and executive producer Shondrella Avery’s projects — the Tubi streaming crime drama Crossover: The Revenge and the Lifetime feature Knight; as camera operator on director Derrick Speight’s upcoming feature 1912 Ravenhardt; and as cinematographer on director Mark David Kennerly’s faith-based feature If My People (2022).
TRESHA JOHNSON
Writer - Producer