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Jon Else

Professor and North Gate Chair in Journalism
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Jon Else produced and directed the documentaries “The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb,” “Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven,” “A Job at Ford’s” part of the PBS series “The Great Depression,” “Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature,” “Sing Faster: The Stagehands’ Ring Cycle,” and “Open Outcry.” He was series producer and cinematographer for “Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years.” Else served as cinematographer on documentaries for PBS, BBC, ABC, MTV and HBO, including the BBC/PBS “History of Rock and Roll,” the Paramount/MTV feature documentary “Tupac: Resurrection” and “Afghanistan: Hell of a Nation,” and numerous commercials and music videos. His feature documentary, "Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic" premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Else was a MacArthur Fellow and has won four National Emmys, several Alfred I. DuPont and Peabody awards, the Prix Italia, the Sundance Special Jury Prize and Sundance Filmmaker's Trophy, as well as several Academy Award Nominations. Else received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley and his master's degree in communication from Stanford University.

Published Stories:

The Museum of Attempted Suicide
The San Francisco Chronicle

For The San Francisco Chronicle, Professor Jon Else considers the legacy of atomic testing ruins at the Nevada Test Site.

Around Kabul by Submarine
The San Francisco Chronicle

For The San Francisco Chronicle, Professor Jon Else covers a visit to Kabul in which he worked on a documentary about Afghanistan's new constitution.

Tupac: Resurrection
New York Times Movies

For New York Times Movies, Professor Jon Else covers a documentary on which he served as director of photoraphy.

The Man Who Gave Us the Bomb
San Francisco Chronicle

In an article that originally was published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Professor Jon Else writes on the man who invented the atomic bomb.

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Courses Taught by Jon Else:

Spring 2012: Documentary Production
Spring 2012: History of Documentary
Fall 2010: Documentary Production
Fall 2010: Videography
Fall 2010: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2010: History of Documentary
Spring 2010: Documentary Production
Spring 2010: Master's Project Seminar
Fall 2009: Videography
Fall 2009: Documentary Production
Fall 2009: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2009: Documentary Production-Thesis Lab
Spring 2009: History of Documentary
Spring 2009: Master's Project Seminar
Fall 2008: Videography
Fall 2008: Master's Project Seminar
Fall 2008: Picture and Sound
Fall 2008: Documentary Production
Spring 2008: Videography
Spring 2008: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2008: Documentary Production-Thesis Lab
Spring 2008: History of Documentary
Fall 2007: Documentary Production
Fall 2007: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2007: Documentary Production
Spring 2007: History of Documentary
Spring 2007: Master's Project Seminar
Fall 2006: Documentary Production
Fall 2006: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2006: History of Documentary
Spring 2006: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2006: Documentary Production
Fall 2005: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2005: History of Documentary
Spring 2005: Documentary Production
Spring 2005: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2002: History of Documentary
Spring 2002: Documentary Production
Fall 2001: Master's Project Tutorial
Fall 2001: Documentary Production
Spring 2001: Master's Project Tutorial
Spring 2001: History of Documentary
Spring 2001: Documentary Production
Fall 2000: Master's Project Tutorial
Fall 2000: Documentary Production
Spring 2000: Master's Project Tutorial
Spring 2000: History of Documentary Film
Spring 2000: Documentary Production
Fall 1999: Documentary Production
Spring 1999: History of Documentary Film
Spring 1999: Advanced Documentary
Fall 2004: Documentary Production
Fall 2004: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2004: Documentary Production
Spring 2004: History of Documentary
Spring 2004: Master's Project Seminar
Fall 2003: Documentary Production
Fall 2003: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2003: Master's Project Seminar
Spring 2003: History of Documentary
Spring 2003: Documentary Production
Fall 2002: Master's Project Tutorial
Fall 2002: Documentary Production
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