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Jonathan S. Abrams

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
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Jonathan S. Abrams is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. He has a B.S. Degree from Lyndon State College in Vermont and studied Communication Arts and Sciences. For some reason, he was drawn to the camera as he wanted to be the one that captured the images we see on TV and in the movies. After working in Florida for 10 years as a Union professional Stagehand in various capacities and also at WXEL, a PBS television station, he decided it was time to get to the next level of his career and move to Los Angeles. Now, with at least 30 years in the business and a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 600 of the International Cinematographers Guild and The Society of Camera Operators (SOC), he strives for bigger and better projects. Some of his works were on "Avatar", "Tripping Tommy" (aka "The Guru and the Gypsy"), "America's Next Top Model" and "The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia". He occasionally works as a Director of Photography and sometimes takes part in the production process as an Associate Producer when necessary. Mr. Abrams is a great communicator, a stickler for detail and is known for his smooth camera work in any situation.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Hazel Calderon and Garrison Oliver Gross in Surprise
    Surprise
    Short
    • Camera and Electrical Department
      The Pros and Cons of Breathing (2006)
      The Pros and Cons of Breathing
      7.7
      Short
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 2006
      Jackie Nova, Richard Ryan, and Léon van Waas in Art of Deception (2019)
      Art of Deception
      3.4
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 2019
      Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert (2020)
      Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert
      TV Mini Series
      • Camera and Electrical Department

      Credits

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      Camera and Electrical Department



      • Pas Vraiment Ordinaire
        • set lighting technician
        • Completed
        • Short
        • 2025
      • Clarity
        • additional director of photography, additional director of photography: other scenes (location segments)
        • Post-production
      • Mobsters' Candy
        • second unit director of photography
        • In Production
      • S2K
        • additional photography second unit, camera operator "B" camera
        • Completed
      • One Planet
        • gaffer
        • In Production
      • Surprise
        • b camera, camera operator: b camera, gaffer
        • Completed
        • Short
      • Chronicles of a Lonely Mind
        • key grip (Jonathan Abrams)
        • Post-production
      • Kyle's Pocket Dial
        • a camera operator
        • Completed



      • Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert (2020)
        Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert
        TV Mini Series
        • camera operator
        • 2021–2022
      • Good Night Oppy (2022)
        Good Night Oppy
        7.7
        • camera operator (uncredited)
        • 2022
      • Kate Godfrey and Anton Starkman in Warped! (2021)
        Warped!
        5.8
        TV Series
        • additional camera operator (uncredited)
        • 2022
      • Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020)
        Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love
        6.7
        TV Series
        • camera operator
        • 2020
      • Cannonball (2020)
        Cannonball
        5.7
        TV Series
        • construction rigging grip
        • 2020
      • Katherine Celio and Andrew Davis II in The Crooked Tower (2018)
        The Crooked Tower
        TV Series
        • gaffer
        • 2020
      • We Are Escondido (2016)
        We Are Escondido
        TV Mini Series
        • camera operator
        • 2020
      • All Good Things (2019)
        All Good Things
        5.4
        • additional photography
        • camera operator
        • 2019
      • Jackie Nova, Richard Ryan, and Léon van Waas in Art of Deception (2019)
        Art of Deception
        3.4
        • additional photography
        • 2019
      • A Wakefield Project (2019)
        A Wakefield Project
        2.6
        • first assistant camera
        • 2019
      • Heiko Obermöller in Krieg (2018)
        Krieg
        8.8
        Short
        • camera operator
        • 2018
      • And the Winner Isn't (2017)
        And the Winner Isn't
        7.1
        • additional cinematography (as Jon Abrams)
        • 2017
      • Fashion and Culture in Los Angeles (2017)
        Fashion and Culture in Los Angeles
        • cinematographer
        • 2017
      • Chuck Land in Hippiefied Soldier (2016)
        Hippiefied Soldier
        • additional cinematographer
        • camera operator
        • 2016
      • Diamond (2016)
        Diamond
        Short
        • camera operator
        • 2016

      Cinematographer



      • Vice Squad: Los Angeles
        • Cinematographer
        • Pre-production
        • TV Series
      • Kyle's Pocket Dial
        • Cinematographer
        • Completed



      • Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert (2020)
        Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert
        TV Mini Series
        • Cinematographer
        • 2021–2023
      • Hunkered Down in LA (2020)
        Hunkered Down in LA
        TV Series
        • Cinematographer
        • 2020
      • We Are Escondido (2016)
        We Are Escondido
        TV Mini Series
        • Cinematographer (cinematography by)
        • 2020
      • Theatre of the Deranged III (2019)
        Theatre of the Deranged III
        7.0
        • Cinematographer (segment "Edible Love")
        • 2019
      • Jackie Nova, Richard Ryan, and Léon van Waas in Art of Deception (2019)
        Art of Deception
        3.4
        • Cinematographer (Additional Cinematographer)
        • 2019
      • Sanvean (2017)
        Sanvean
        Short
        • Cinematographer (cinematography by)
        • 2017
      • Western World (2017)
        Western World
        3.0
        • Cinematographer
        • 2017
      • Parallel Strings (2015)
        Parallel Strings
        Short
        • director of photography
        • 2015
      • Jewbellish the News (2014)
        Jewbellish the News
        TV Series
        • Cinematographer
        • 2015
      • My Name Is Nobody (2014)
        My Name Is Nobody
        5.8
        • Cinematographer
        • 2014
      • The Red Booth (2013)
        The Red Booth
        8.3
        TV Series
        • director of photography
        • 2014
      • The Fight: A Tribute to Homeless Veterans (2014)
        The Fight: A Tribute to Homeless Veterans
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2014
      • Broken
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2013
      • Edible Love
        8.6
        Short
        • Cinematographer (as Jonathan Abrams)
        • 2013
      • Bluff (2013)
        Bluff
        5.5
        TV Series
        • Cinematographer (as Jonathan Abrams)
        • 2013

      Producer



      • To Rise Above
        • associate producer
        • Completed



      • Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert (2020)
        Gritty Life: Stories of the Desert
        TV Mini Series
        • associate producer
        • 2021–2023
      • Jackie Nova, Richard Ryan, and Léon van Waas in Art of Deception (2019)
        Art of Deception
        3.4
        • associate producer
        • 2019
      • Heiko Obermöller in Krieg (2018)
        Krieg
        8.8
        Short
        • associate producer
        • 2018
      • Soul Diaspora (2009)
        Soul Diaspora
        7.8
        • associate producer
        • 2009

      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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      • Alternative names
        • John Abrams
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