- Jon is both a real person and a character. This article focuses on the real life person.
Jon being mistaken for Gary Busey in the Rooster Teeth Short, "Star Struck."
- "Hi! My name is Jon. Legendary director and writer of shows such as Arby 'n' the Chief from machinima.com. And, um... I know in my shows... I have a reputation for being a little self-critical and derogatory to myself, making fun of myself, you know... It's nice to be honest for a change, because... I always had a feeling that stuff that I write... is almost godly in a sense, you know what I mean? Just like... It sounds like I'm being sarcastic, but I'm actually not, like... I just think I'm sort of better than anybody else and... I finally get a chance to admit that."
- — introducing himself in CJG@E3, part 1
Jonathan "Jon" Christopher James Graham, also known as Jon CJG and formerly as DigitalPh33r, is a Canadian writer, director, cinematographer, editor and composer; best known for creating the web series Arby 'n' the Chief as well as other machinima shows such as Deus Ex Machina, Hard Justice, and One Life Remaining.
In 2016 he began production of See Me After Class, a memoir podcast focusing on life during and after school.
Biography[]
Jon was born in May 31st, 1988 in Glasgow, Scotland[citation needed], to Lesley-Anne and Barry Dominic Graham.[1] He moved to Vancouver, BC, Canada very early in his childhood and currently lives there. Jon has said that one of the earliest moments that sparked his interest in filmmaking was a video with toys made by his dad.[2]
Since 2007, Jon has been releasing various machinima videos on YouTube, with modest success. A major breakthrough in his career was the release of Master Chief Sucks at Halo, which was shortly followed by Master Chief Sucks at Halo 2. After the latter was released, Jon was contacted by Machinima Inc. and offered a contract to create more videos for the network.
The first work of Jon's distributed by Machinima Inc. was Master Chief Sucks at Halo 3, and later Arby 'n' the Chief. Simultaneously with Arby 'n' the Chief, Jon has released various other shows like Deus Ex Machina, Hard Justice and One Life Remaining, most of which focused more on dramatic elements.
From 2011 to 2015 Jon has studied at Capilano University in Vancouver. In 2015, he received a BFA degree in Motion Picture Arts.[3]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Abnormality | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2007 | Megaman Goes to Willamette | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2007 | Playin' With the Chief | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2007 | "OMG Resident Evil 5 is Racist" | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2007 | Road to Voi | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2007 | Master Chief Sucks at Halo | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2007–present | Arby 'n' the Chief | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects; voices himself, Scott Loveheart, Josh Butterballs, Trent Donnovich, Clyde, Eugene Black, various other characters |
| 2007 | Deus Ex Machina | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2008 | It's a Wonderful Live | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2008 | Final Moments | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2008 | DigitalPh33r's Guide to Making Halo 3 Machinima | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2008 | Hard Justice | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2009 | One Life Remaining | Writer, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, sound design, visual effects, various voices |
| 2011 | Rooster Teeth Shorts | Himself (Guest; Two Episodes) |
| 2013 | Moment of Reflection | Writer, director, editor |
| 2013 | Black Hole | Writer, director, editor |
| 2014 | Film and You | Writer, director; Cameron Shuttersnap |
| 2015 | Wyblowski's Redemption | Writer, story editor, voice |
Voice Acting[]
During Seasons 1 - 4, The Movie and Endgame, Jon voiced nearly every character in the series aside from the odd few, voiced by Daniel Laszlo, and the main characters. Starting with Season 5 he obtained better voice acting support, having a much wider cast in the show; however he still chooses to voice a few characters.
Trivia[]
- Jon revealed on his blog on December 3, 2011 that he is a smoker.
- Jon has worked with Rooster Teeth before and has even starred in three Rooster Teeth shorts called Star Struck, Oh My God It's GARY BUSEY and A Pirate's Life.
- Jon got only 65% on his final assignment for one of his film classes, as revealed in the commentary for the episode "Severance". The reason for this is because the teacher considered his script too violent.
- Jon revealed on his June 16, 2012 blog update that he is a huge fan of the AMC show "Breaking Bad."
- Jon stated in his commentary for "Cradle to Grave" that his favorite movie is "2001: A Space Odyssey", crediting it for his understanding of subtext. This was mentioned subtly in the episode, "Silly Billies" through the Arbiter mentioning the same.
- Jon jokingly claimed in his Twitter feed that "CJ" in his name stands for "Clit Jiggler". The CJ in his name actually stands for Christopher James.
References[]
- ↑ Description at https://vimeo.com/49299239
- ↑ Story Mode interview
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