Bartley, John S.

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BARTLEY, John S.

(John Bartley)

PERSONAL

Full name, John Stanley Bartley; born in Wellington, New Zealand; moved to Canada, 1970s.

Addresses: Agent The Mirisch Agency, 1801 Century Park East, Suite 1801, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career: Cinematographer, director of photography, and gaffer. Also worked in the theatre.

Member: Canadian Society of Cinematographers, American Society of Cinematographers.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in cinematography for a series, 1995, for "One Breath," an episode of The XFiles; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in cinematography for a series, 1996, for "Grotesque," an episode of The XFiles; ASC Award nominations, outstanding achievement in cinematography in a regular series, 1995, for "Duane Barry," 1996, for "731," and 1997, for "Grotesque," all episodes of The XFiles; Kodak New Century Award, Canadian Society of Cinematographers.

CREDITS

Film Cinematographer:

Beyond the Stars (also known as Personal Choice ), TMS Pictures (The Movie Store), 1989.

Home Movie, British Columbia Film Commission, 1992.

Disturbing Behavior (also known as Disturbing Behaviour ), MetroGoldwynMayer, 1998.

A Feeling Called Glory (short film), 1999.

See Spot Run, Warner Bros., 2001.

Another Life (short film), 2002.

Eight Legged Freaks (also known as Arac Attack ), Warner Bros., 2002.

Wrong Turn, Twentieth CenturyFox, 2003.

The Nickel Children, Pretty Dangerous Films, 2004.

Film Second Unit Director of Photography:

Another Stakeout (also known as The Lookout and Stakeout 2 ), Buena Vista, 1993.

(As John Bartley) Where the Money Is (also known as Ein Heisser Coup ), Gramercy Pictures/USA Films, 2000.

The Chronicles of Riddick, Universal, 2004.

Film Gaffer:

Bear Island (also known as Alistair MacLean's Bear Island ), Columbia, 1979.

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (also known as Adventures in the Creep Zone and Road Gangs ), Columbia, 1983.

(As John Bartley) The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985.

Second unit gaffer, The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1986.

Film Work; Other:

(As John Bartley) Lighting consultant, First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood ), Orion, 1982.

Electrician, Never Cry Wolf, Buena Vista, 1983.

Chief lighting technician, Betrayed (also known as La main droite du diable ), United Artists, 1988.

Chief lighting technician, Immediate Family, Columbia, 1989.

Film Appearances:

Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (documentary), Aspire Entertainment Group, 2003.

Television Cinematographer; Series:

(As John Bartley) The Visitor, Fox, 19971998.

HRT (also known as H.R.T. ), CBS, 2001.

Glory Days, The WB, 2002.

Television Cinematographer; Movies:

Sky High, NBC, 1990.

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus, ABC, 1991.

Beyond Betrayal, CBS, 1994.

Echo (also known as Deadly Echo ), 1997.

Tricks, Showtime, 1997.

A Cooler Climate, Showtime, 1999.

Master of Horror and Suspense, 1999.

The Matthew Shepard Story (also known as L'affaire Matthew Shepard ), NBC, 2002.

(As John Bartley) Spinning Boris, Showtime, 2003.

Television Work; Episodic:

Cinematographer, The XFiles, Fox, various episodes (including "One Breath,""Grotesque,""Duane Barry," and "731"), 19931996.

Cinematographer, Early Edition (first three episodes), CBS, 1996.

Second unit director of photography, "Leonard Betts," The XFiles, Fox, 1997.

Cinematographer of episodes of other series, including Booker (also known as Booker, P.I. ), Fox; Broken Badges, CBS; The Commish, ABC; Roswell (also known as Roswell High ), The WB and UPN; 21 Jump Street, Fox and syndicated; Wiseguy, CBS; and (as John Bartley) The Division.

Television Cinematographer; Pilots:

Neon Rider, syndicated, 1990.

Crow's Nest, ABC, 1992.

Jumpin' Joe, ABC, 1992.

Glory Days (unaired original pilot), 2002.

Then Came Jones, ABC, 2003.

Television Gaffer; Movies:

Who'll Save Our Children?, CBS, 1978.

Packin' It In, CBS, 1983.

The Glitter Dome, HBO, 1984.

Secrets of a Married Man, NBC, 1984.

Love Is Never Silent, NBC, 1985.

(As John Bartley) Love, Mary, CBS, 1985.

Picking Up the Pieces, Cinemax, 1985.

Nobody's Child, CBS, 1986.

The Room Upstairs, CBS, 1987.

Television Work; Other:

Cinematographer, Black River (miniseries; also known as Dean Koontz's Black River ), Fox, 2001.

(As John Bartley) Director of photography, Alien Lockdown (movie), SciFi Channel, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Video Cinematographer:

The XFiles: The Unopened File, Abril Video, 1995.

Also worked on music videos.

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