Brian Antonson

Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Educator

comedy

Poopsy

Short fiction, 13min, 2024

An unpleasant situation involving their dog, Poopsy, tests Rachel and Jason’s relationship.

Based on true events 💩

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Z-Rock, television series

Cinematographer.

Scripted. Ten one-hour episodes. IFC, Season two, 2008-2009.

Cast: Jim Norton, Dave Attel, Gilbert Godfred, and the late Joan Rivers, Greg Giraldo and Patrice O'Neil.

Directors: Mike Abrams ("The Simpsons") and Brad Hall ("Saturday Night Live").

News

CBS Sunday Morning

Cameraman. Tracy Smith interviews Ed Burns.

CBS Sunday Morning

Cameraman. Dog Photographer, "the Dogist."

CBS This Morning

Cameraman. Jim Axelrod explores the Javits Center innovative "green roof."

Frat Brothers of the KVL

Writer-Director, feature narrative, 96mins, 2003. Color S-16mm.

Reflecting the continuing stream of fraternity-related hazing accidents and sexual assault charges, Frat Brothers of the KVL is a haunting story about what goes on behind the closed doors of an outlaw college lacrosse fraternity.

The original screenplay, then titled Brothers, was a finalist for best narrative by the Hollywood Symposium Screenplay Competition in 1999. Warning: some elements are graphic in nature.

DOCU-STYLE

Yukon Men

Producer, Director of Photography. Season Three. Discovery Channel.

Alaska Starts Here

Director of Photography. Pilot, proof of concept

Paranormal

PARANORMAL STATE

Director of Photography. A&E, three seasons. 2007-2009.

Kindred Spirits

Director of Photography.

TLC Season one

7 episodes, 2016.

Ghost Lab

Director of Photography.

Discovery Channel

Season one

13 episodes, 2009.

education

Classroom Productions

60sec spots for FilmFest Petaluma

SRJC's Film Media Arts Production classes produced these spots to help to promote Petaluma's premier shorts film festival.

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Classroom Exercises

A variety of classroom production exercises, including shot-for-shot recreations, and lighting demonstrations for SRJC's Film Media Arts Production classes.

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Visiting Filmmaker Workshops

48-Hour Films

SRJC attracts acclaimed filmmakers from Hollywood and around the world to meet and work with our students. These are some of those short films, made "Film Sprint" style.

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SRJC's Film Media Arts Program

SRJC offers degrees and certificates in Film Studies and Production, using state of the art equipment and facilities.

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About Brian Antonson

Brian Antonson worked for twenty years in NYC, shooting and producing a variety of content. He now manages the Digital Filmmaking Program at SRJC, which teaches students the production of fiction and nonfiction media content. The program emphasizes technical, aesthetic and creative aspects of storytelling through digital mediums.

Brian holds an M.A. in Media Ecology from NYU and a B.A. in Film & Video and English from the University of Notre Dame.