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Joe Johnston is a journalist and historian whose varied career is paved with creative milestones. He is the author of "Necessary Evil: Settling Missouri with a Rope and a Gun", and "The Mack Marsden Murder Mystery: Vigilantism or Justice?," and "It Ends Here: Missouri's Last Vigilante," from Missouri History Museum.
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Johnston was educated at California State University, Long Beach, as well as the Art Center College of Design. Johnston responded to an ad looking for a storyboard artist at college, which turned out to be for George Lucas's Lucasfilm Ltd. company. Johnston began working at the company, eventually promoted to a head storyboard position that frequen...
Film and TV
1. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (1977) (uncredited role as an Imperial gunner, effects illustrator and designer: miniature and optical effects unit) 2. Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (uncredited role as Shawn Valdez, art director visual effects) 3. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983) (art director visual effects) 4. Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) (production designer) 5. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) (production designer) 6. Star Wars: D...
Publications
1. The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale of Magic and Suspense(1984) (writer) 2. The Star Wars Sketchbook(writer & illustrator) 3. The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook(writer & illustrator) 4. Return of the Jedi Sketchbook(writer & illustrator)
Other Lucasfilm projects
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (art director: visual effects, ILM) 2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984) (art director: California) 3. Howard the Duck(1986) (ultralight sequence design) 4. Willow (1988) (associate producer) 5. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) (director of "Princeton, February 1916" episode)
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Joe Johnston has 34 books on Goodreads with 2263 ratings. Joe Johnston’s most popular book is Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars Novelizations, #6).
Joe Johnston (born c. 1950) is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); The Rocketeer (1991); Jumanji (1995); Jurassic Park III (2001); The Wolfman (2010); and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
May 18, 2020 · Galactic designer: Joe Johnston at work on The Empire Strikes Back. “George [Lucas] wanted a new trooper,” Joe Johnston, visual effects art director on Empire and legendary filmmaker in his own right, tells StarWars.com.
He is best known for directing effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); The Rocketeer (1991); Jumanji (1995); Jurassic Park III (2001); The Wolfman (2010); and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
Jun 22, 2023 · 06/22/2023 Dan Brooks. The filmmaker and ILM great talks to Lucasfilm.com about his contributions to the Indy series and its impact on his work. To borrow a phrase from Indiana Jones, one might argue that Joe Johnston’s concept art belongs in a museum.
