Brad Rushing

Brad Rushing
Born
John Bradley Rushing

Houston, Texas
CitizenshipUnited States, Canada
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1988 - Present
AwardsMTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography (2002)
Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Music Video Cinematography (2005)
Websitewww.bradrushing.com

John Bradley Rushing is an American cinematographer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Rushing is based in Los Angeles, California. The cinematographer of numerous films, commercials, and music videos, his extensive roster of work includes the film Cook County. Rushing won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography for Moby's "We Are All Made of Stars" in 2002[1] and a Canadian Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Music Video Cinematography for Alsou's "Always On My Mind" in 2005.[2]

Rushing was the cinematographer of multiple iconic and award-winning music videos, including Toxic by Britney Spears and Without Me by Eminem. More recently, he was the cinematographer for Delerium's "Chrysalis Heart" (featuring Stef Lang), and Romeo Santos and Mario Domm's "Rival". As a prolific director of photography, Rushing has also shot videos for artists including Cash Cash, Sofía Reyes,[3] The Mowgli's, and Placebo.[4]

Rushing was the director of photography for the Netflix original 2020 feature film A California Christmas and its 2021 sequel A California Christmas: City Lights, both of which hit #1 status in the United States and worldwide.[5] Released just two weeks before the end of the year, the former finished 2020 as Netflix's 13th most popular film of the year. Rushing was also the director of photography for two hit Christmas films in 2022: Netflix's That's Amor and Warner Brothers' film Holiday Harmony, the former of which hit #2 for American and worldwide streaming on Netflix, and the latter of which hit #1 on HBO Max.[4]

  1. ^ "MTV Video Music Award winners - August 30, 2002". CNN.com. August 29, 2002. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "2005 CSC Awards Winners, Nominees, and Special Honourees". CSC. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Intelligent LED Lighting for Film, Television & Stage" (PDF). Brad Rushing - Cinematographer. zylight. 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Check Out Brad Rushing's Story". VoyageLA. January 2, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "A California Christmas DOP Brad Rushing Interview On The Film". The Movie Culture. December 29, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2023.