John Tarver
John Tarver, csc is an award-winning director of photography with over 20 feature film credits. In addition to narrative features and TV movies, he has amassed a body of work that includes documentaries, TV series, commercials, and special-venue 3D films. His work has appeared on major networks such as Showtime, HBO, the SciFi Channel and FOX. Tarver is an alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts with an MFA in film production where he specialized in cinematography under the mentorship of Woody Omens, ASC (Harlem Nights, Coming to America). Shortly after graduating he returned to his home in Alberta, Canada to shoot his first feature, Two Brothers a Girl and a Gun for Canada’s National Film Board. The film opened to acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival. Equally at home in a sound stage or the amazon jungle, Tarver has shot in exotic locations around the world including Peru, Mexico, Egypt, Turkey, Russia, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil and Argentina. He also served as co-producer and cinematographer on the award-winning horror film Shallow Ground. He has extensive experience in film, digital, and 3D imaging technologies and has done extensive work for special effects including blue and green screen, shooting plates for digital compositing, and underwater cinematography. Mr. Tarver is a full member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, and IATSE Locals 667. He has also served as instructor of cinematography at his alma mater, the University of Southern California.