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 Dwain Johnson , better known as Dwain "DJ" Johnson,is a American Director, Cinematographer & writer Born in the Island of St. Lucia

EARLY YEARS

Born in St. Judes Hospital in the Island of St. Lucia, Vieux Fort son of Carol Crawford & father Edwin Johnson both born in the South American Continent & Country Guyana. Dwain early Traveling experience opened his eyes to many things, developing his love for the Arts. With 4 brothers & one sister, which were very close knit, but separated by the time the early filmmaker was 6, Dwain was always on top of his work as his father always kept him busy reading & writing each day. The later separation between his parents also created tension as he longed to see his dear mother. At the age of 9 after his mother returned to bring Dwain to the states, he traveled to several Islands across the Caribbean & later settled in the country of Guyana, before finally coming to the United States, where he continued his education at MS61 in Brooklyn Ny.

Moving to the United States in 1998 Dwain Johnson Migrated to the states after living in several Caribbean islands, in which he lived in brooklyn Ny, pursuing his calling in the entertainment business, as he graduated High School for Broadcasting in Edward R. Murrow High, he then went to college where he further broaden his craft in the production & post production field of the video world his determination landed him an internship with the then talented Stewart Brothers where he started out as an apprentice editor for Ntz Entertainment. Within the years interning for this company he learned many hands on experience working on sets, preparing highlight reels for Art For Life Foundation for Russell Simons which then excelled his focus in Cinematography & Directing. With dedicating time, he quickly rose to become the senior Editor editing all projects that were at hand, teaching him to be more precise on pre-production from Scripts, shooting techniques, lighting etc to help the post process. Eventually Directed music videos in several island, but never forgetting the fundamentals of quality over quantity. Some notable projects has been, Life After Death The Movie which was based on the Rise & Fall of Junior Mafia, Hip Hip U Volumes. 6 to 9, Reggae U, MTV “On The Stage”, working with Casting Director Ms. Wendy Mckenzie, also doing various fashion reels for New York Fashion Week, creating teasers of the work he has shot. Dwain has mentioned during his Travels it opened his eyes to embrace the Arts especially of video creation. Some of his influences are Rod Serling, Quentin Tarantino, Sam Raimi, Clint Eastwood, also Guillermo Del Toro. “Cinema & entertainment is such a beautiful part of life”, its never work to me its a wonderful experience to take on a project.