Johnny Green (director)

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Johnny Green
Born (1967-05-25) 25 May 1967 (age 56)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationFilm director.
Years active2006–present

Johnny Green (born 25 May 1967) is an English director of commercials and short films. In 2006 he made his directional debut directing the award winning Nasa film for Audi through BBH.[1][2] Green has directed commercials for a number of companies including EA Sports,[3][4] Land Rover,[5][6] Adidas,[7] Jean Paul Gaultier,[8] Audi, Mercedes-Benz,[9] Honda,[10][11] Guinness,[12] HTC,[13][14] Firestone Tire[15] and Under Armour with Misty Copeland[16][17] In 2014 Green joined the commercial roster of Biscuit UK after directing Misty Copeland for Under Armour, a moving portrait with over eight million views online.[18][19][20][21] Under Armour Misty Copeland was top 10 best ads of 2014 on adweek.[22] Green’s work also includes a Nike World Cup commercial.[23][24]

Green directed two films for Hennessy through Droga5 in the United States, one of which featured boxer Manny Pacquiao,[25][26][27] and a campaign for Jean Paul Gaultier called On the docks starring Jarrod Scott and Riane Ten Haken.[8][28][29]

Green is currently represented by Reset Content,[30][31] Division Paris,[32] and Insurrection.[33]

Early life and education[edit]

Green, born in Manchester, England attended the Oundle boarding school in Northamptonshire and college at Saint Martin's School of Art in London. He is a graduate of Slade School of Fine Art where he earned a master's degree in theater design. Green worked as a stage manager for a London theater and later as an art department assistant in TV commercial production. He was later engaged in designing small sets.[34][35]

Career[edit]

Before his directorial debut in 2006, Green worked as a production designer for 12 years.[34] In 2005 he read a story in a newspaper about two Mongolian brothers who had built motorbikes from spare parts and raced on ice tracks. He made a little documentary about these two brothers called Nyemka's Dream.[35][36] Nyemka's Dream earned him notice in advertising and marketing circles, leading to him directing Nasa, a short film for Audi through BBH and a number of other projects. It grew from there…, Green said.[34][36] In 2012, he joined Reset Content Academy Films,[37][38] and is currently represented by Reset Content,[30][31] Division Paris,[32] and Insurrection.[33] He worked with Gang films as a director for Jean-Paul Gaultier Perfume commercial.[39] Green has directed campaigns featuring Neymar Jr for Nike (Nike Hypervenom Mirrors),[23][24] welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for Hennessy,[25][26][27] Josh Brolin for Mercedes-Benz,[9] Droga5 for NRG Energy[40] to Volvic in Immortal (won gold in 2015 cresta awards for special effects/computer graphics [41]),[42] Guinness in Bring it to life,[12] and fashion and fragrance films including on the docks for Jean Paul Gaultier,[8] and some other campaigns.[43][44][45][46]

Filmography[edit]

Commercials[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The BTAA Awards 2007: The Chairman's Award - Chris Palmer". campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ^ Duncan, Macleod (12 July 2007). "Audi A 6 Satellite(2007)". theinspirationroom.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ "FIFA 2010 Commercial: How Big Can Football Get(2009)". funnycommercialsworld.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "How big can football get(2010)". theinspirationroom.com. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Latest work". williamsandlim.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Range Rover 'Accelerator'". Glass Works. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Adidas: fast vs fast". finish.tv. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. ^ a b c "Behind the scenes on Jean Paul Gaultier Parfums new ad campaign(2013)". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Beale's best in show: Mercedes-Benz (Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO)". independent.co.uk. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Acura launches new ILX ad during AFC game(2015)". autonews.com. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  11. ^ David, Gianatasio. "Acura Catches Lightning in a Bottle, Quite Literally, in Mullen's New ILX Spot(2015)". adweek.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  12. ^ a b Myles, Burke. "Video: Guinness brings new advert to life(2009)". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  13. ^ "HTC; Wait, Blah Blah". moving-picture.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Gary Oldman and HTC Dare You to 'Ask the Internet'". creativity-online.com. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  15. ^ "Firestone, "Jump" & "Park"". moving-picture.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  16. ^ Newman, Andrew Adam (31 July 2014). "Under Armour Heads Off the Sidelines for a Campaign Aimed at Women(2014)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  17. ^ "UNDER ARMOUR Misty Copeland". themill.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  18. ^ Cooper, Michael (30 June 2015). "Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Under Armour's Stunning Ballerina Ad Aims to Lure Women From Lululemon(2014)". Time. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  20. ^ "Director Johnny Green Signs to Biscuit London". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  21. ^ "Misty Copeland - I WILL WHAT I WANT". You tube. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  22. ^ "The 10 Best Ads of 2014". adweek.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  23. ^ a b "NIKE Hypervenom: Mirrors ft. Neymar Jr". The Mill. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Nike Hypervenom TV Commercial, 'Mirrors' Feat. Neymar Jr. Song by Wu-Tang Clan". Ispot.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  25. ^ a b "Hennessy 'wild rabbit' by Droga5". campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  26. ^ a b "Hennessy: Manny What's your Wild Rabbit(2012)". creativity-online.com. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  27. ^ a b "Manny Pacquiao's Hennessy Commercial Is a Reminder of the Vintage Prime Pac Man(2012)". Bleacher report. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  28. ^ "JEAN PAUL GAUTIER: "ON THE DOCKS" film, WHEN THE FASHION MEETS THE CINEMA". independentrevolution.net. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  29. ^ "Stunning Jean Paul Gaultier ad shot in Barcelona". KFTV Formerly KEMPS. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  30. ^ a b "Director-Johnny Green". resetcontent.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  31. ^ a b "Exit and friends". exitfilms.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  32. ^ a b "Directors-Johnny Green". Division Paris. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  33. ^ a b "Directors-Johnny Green". Insurrection. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  34. ^ a b c "Johnny Green". issuu.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  35. ^ a b Jerry, Hirsch (29 March 2015). "How I Made It How I Made It: Johnny Green, TV commercial director(2015)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  36. ^ a b "Johnny Green". adage.com. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  37. ^ "Johnny Green joins Academy Films". lbbonline.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  38. ^ "Academy goes Green (2012)". shots.net. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  39. ^ "Director:Johnny Green". gangfilms.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  40. ^ "Top Spot of the Week: NRG's "Photon" Directed By Johnny Green For Droga5(2015)". Shoot. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  41. ^ "2015 Winners". Cresta international advertising awards. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  42. ^ "Volvic The Giant". Inspiration Room. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  43. ^ "Sky Q to launch with ground breaking advertising campaign". Sky plc. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  44. ^ "GS&P Imagines 'The Last Traffic Jam' for Cisco". adweek.com. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  45. ^ "TV & Commercials". Slow Mo. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  46. ^ "Helen Hughes". framestore. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

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