Keith Johnson

keith johnson

DAY JOB: CG Layout | CG Matchmove | Optical Camera Operator

PASSION PROJECT: Metal Sculpture

Keith Johnson began his career in the visual effects industry in 1986, working as a camera operator and computer graphics animator/layout artist at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). Over a distinguished 30-year tenure with ILM, he contributed to numerous iconic films, including Jurassic Park, Battleship, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

After retiring from ILM, Keith shifted his focus to his passion for metal sculpture. Drawing inspiration from nature - forests, rivers, coastlines, and his global diving experiences - his sculptures reflect his love for human forms and natural elements. Utilizing materials such as steel, stainless steel, copper, and bronze, he employs techniques like oxy-acetylene torch heating, plasma cutting, and MIG welding to create pieces that are both exhilarating and meditative.

For Keith, the process of working with metal is a deeply calming way to create, combining the thrill of the craft with a profound connection to the world around him.

https://www.kljsculptures.com

The Revenant • Jurassic World • Tomorrowland • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Strange Magic • Transformers: Age of Extinction • Captain America: Winter Soldier • G.I. Joe: Retaliation • Battleship • Spiderwick Chronicles • Transformers • Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End • Eragon • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest • Mission: Impossible III • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • Son of the Mask • Tears of the Sun • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Men In Black II • A.I. Artificial Intelligence • The Haunting • The Perfect Storm • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace • Celebrity • The Mask • Meteor Man • Jurassic Park • Death Becomes Her • Memoirs of and Invisible Man • Hook • The Rocketeer • Ghost • The Doors • Die Hard 2 • Back to the Future II & III • The Hunt for Red October • The Abyss • Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Ghostbusters II • Willow •

The Revenant • Jurassic World • Tomorrowland • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Strange Magic • Transformers: Age of Extinction • Captain America: Winter Soldier • G.I. Joe: Retaliation • Battleship • Spiderwick Chronicles • Transformers • Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End • Eragon • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest • Mission: Impossible III • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • Son of the Mask • Tears of the Sun • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Men In Black II • A.I. Artificial Intelligence • The Haunting • The Perfect Storm • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace • Celebrity • The Mask • Meteor Man • Jurassic Park • Death Becomes Her • Memoirs of and Invisible Man • Hook • The Rocketeer • Ghost • The Doors • Die Hard 2 • Back to the Future II & III • The Hunt for Red October • The Abyss • Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Ghostbusters II • Willow •

The Revenant • Jurassic World • Tomorrowland • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Strange Magic • Transformers: Age of Extinction • Captain America: Winter Soldier • G.I. Joe: Retaliation • Battleship • Spiderwick Chronicles • Transformers • Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End • Eragon • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest • Mission: Impossible III • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • Son of the Mask • Tears of the Sun • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Men In Black II • A.I. Artificial Intelligence • The Haunting • The Perfect Storm • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace • Celebrity • The Mask • Meteor Man • Jurassic Park • Death Becomes Her • Memoirs of and Invisible Man • Hook • The Rocketeer • Ghost • The Doors • Die Hard 2 • Back to the Future II & III • The Hunt for Red October • The Abyss • Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Ghostbusters II • Willow •

The Revenant • Jurassic World • Tomorrowland • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Strange Magic • Transformers: Age of Extinction • Captain America: Winter Soldier • G.I. Joe: Retaliation • Battleship • Spiderwick Chronicles • Transformers • Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End • Eragon • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest • Mission: Impossible III • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • Son of the Mask • Tears of the Sun • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Men In Black II • A.I. Artificial Intelligence • The Haunting • The Perfect Storm • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace • Celebrity • The Mask • Meteor Man • Jurassic Park • Death Becomes Her • Memoirs of and Invisible Man • Hook • The Rocketeer • Ghost • The Doors • Die Hard 2 • Back to the Future II & III • The Hunt for Red October • The Abyss • Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Ghostbusters II • Willow • The Revenant • Jurassic World • Tomorrowland • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Strange Magic • Transformers: Age of Extinction • Captain America: Winter Soldier • G.I. Joe: Retaliation • Battleship • Spiderwick Chronicles • Transformers • Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End • Eragon • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest • Mission: Impossible III • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • Son of the Mask • Tears of the Sun • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Men In Black II • A.I. Artificial Intelligence • The Haunting • The Perfect Storm • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace • Celebrity • The Mask • Meteor Man • Jurassic Park • Death Becomes Her • Memoirs of and Invisible Man • Hook • The Rocketeer • Ghost • The Doors • Die Hard 2 • Back to the Future II & III • The Hunt for Red October • The Abyss • Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Ghostbusters II • Willow • The Revenant • Jurassic World • Tomorrowland • Avengers: Age of Ultron • Strange Magic • Transformers: Age of Extinction • Captain America: Winter Soldier • G.I. Joe: Retaliation • Battleship • Spiderwick Chronicles • Transformers • Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End • Eragon • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest • Mission: Impossible III • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • Son of the Mask • Tears of the Sun • Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets • Men In Black II • A.I. Artificial Intelligence • The Haunting • The Perfect Storm • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace • Celebrity • The Mask • Meteor Man • Jurassic Park • Death Becomes Her • Memoirs of and Invisible Man • Hook • The Rocketeer • Ghost • The Doors • Die Hard 2 • Back to the Future II & III • The Hunt for Red October • The Abyss • Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Ghostbusters II • Willow •

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