John M. Gardiner

John Gardiner

The summary: High school theatre nerd gets technical and discovers cameras! Raised in the West Coast, the South, the East Coast, Midwest, Japan and Hawaii.

Goes to film school.... yada yada! Let's grab coffee, I'll tell you the whole story. 

I shoot docs, features, shorts, music videos and commercials. 

You've seen my work on :  HBO / NBC/ ABC/ CBS / ESPN / NFL/NHL/MLB/ Netflix / VICE / ATTN / Turner / Facebook / AMEX / Capital Records / Nickelodeon / Viacom / Meta / Instagram / TikTok

EQUIPMENT

CAMERA

  • Arri Alexa Mini (3.2K/4:3 Sensor/Prores/Arri Raw)
  • Red V-Raptor (8K/Full Frame/R3D/ProRes/120fps)
  • Canon C300MK3 (4K/Super35/MXF/Raw Lite 120fps)
  • Fujifilm  GFX100II (100mpx Stills/Medium Format/8K/5.4k/Prores)
  • Fujifilm XT4 (6.2k Stills/Super35/Timelapse/4K Video)

AKS

  • Easy Rig Vario5 Vest W/ Flowtech Serene
  • 100cm Trost Slider 
  • Rhino Motion Timelapse Slider 
  • Gold Mount Batteries

AUDIO

  • NTG 4+ Shotgun & Boom Pole
  • Rode Wireless GO II Kit (2:1 / Mics:Receiver)
  • 2x Sony Wireless/Digital Lav Kit (VoiceTech Mics)
  • Zoom F3 (2 Channel Audio recorder)


GLASS

  • Canon Compact CNE Zooms (S35/EF/PL) 15-47 & 30-105 T2.8
  • Canon Full Frame FLEX Zoom (PL) 20-50 T2.4
  • Iron Glass Soviet Primes (FF/PL) 20/28/37/55/85
  • Celere HS Primes (FF/PL) 18.5/25/36/50/85 T1.5
  • Zeiss ZE (FF/EF) 15/18/21/25/28/35/50/85/100/135 (1.5-2.8)
  • Laowa Nanomorph 1.5x Anamorphic (PL) 27/35/50/65/80 T2.4
  • Sigma Art (FF/EF/AutoFocus) 18-35/20-35, 70-200,  20/28/40/50/85
  • Canon Stabilized  Zooms (EF/AutoFocus) 17-55mm, 70-200mmII 2.8
  • Contax Zeiss Vintage Zooms (FF/EF) 28-85mm & 80-200mm
  • Fuji Primes  (S35/XF/AutoFocus) 16-55/50-140, 13/18/27/33/56/90
  • *Voigtlander (FF/M-Mount) 21mm F1.4/28mm F2/40mm F1.4SC
  • *Canon FD (FF/FD Mount) 15/20/24/28/50/55/85/100/135/200/300

LIGHTING

  • Aputure 600D 
  • 2x Aputure F22C 2ft x 2ft Flexible light panel (RGB)
  • 4x 4ft Quasar Rainbow Tube Kit (RGB)
  • 2x 4ft Quasar Double Rainbow Tube Kit (RGB)
  • 1x Lite Panel Gemini 1x1 Panel (RGB)
  • 3x Nanlite 60C  w/ Leko & Fresnel AKS (RBG)
  • 1x Nanlite 150B w/ Leko & Fresnel AKS (Bicolor) 


GRIP

  • 6x C-Stands 
  • 2x Light Weight Combos
  • 4x Small Stands
  • 1x Heavy Duty Combo W/ C-Boom Arm
  • 8x8 Frame w/ Silk
  • 6x6 Frame Kit with various fabrics
  • 10x Sandbags
  • Various Fabrics/Frames


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