Gerard Johnstone
Film director · 2 films (2022–2025)
Gerard Johnstone is a director whose work here spans M3gan (2022) to M3GAN 2.0 (2025), across science fiction and horror. The work runs nocturnal — 68% of frames across the 2 films indexed here, against 43% library-wide. All 169 frames from 2 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Gerard Johnstone is a New Zealand screenwriter and director. He is known for the comedy sitcom series The Jaquie Brown Diaries and the horror films Housebound and M3GAN.
Invercargill, New Zealand
Directing style
Gerard Johnstone builds a tense, ominous atmosphere by keeping the camera locked at eye level, favoring medium shots and closeups rendered with an ultra-shallow depth of field that isolates subjects from their surroundings. His scenes are overwhelmingly set within interior spaces at night, illuminated by the cold, functional glow of practical fixtures, computer screens, and fluorescent tubes. This functional lighting pairs with a predominantly cool, desaturated color grade, utilizing a palette of deep slates, dark teals, and muted earth tones to anchor his sci-fi thriller and horror narratives in a sterile, clinical reality.
Films directed by Gerard Johnstone
About Gerard Johnstone
What films has Gerard Johnstone directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of them: M3gan (2022) and M3GAN 2.0 (2025).
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