John Spotton

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John Spotton (January 1, 1927 - March 3, 1991) was a Canadian filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.

Spotton was a versatile artist whose variously was a director, producer, cinematographer and editor best known for his role in developing Direct Cinema genre of documentary and in the application of those techniques in narrative fiction films, in particular Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964) for which was cinematographer and editor.^[1]

An early member of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC), Spotton briefly working as a cameraman for a private company, joined the NFB in 1949 and worked there for the rest of his life with the exception of a two-year period in the 1970s when he worked with Potterton Productions. He was executive director of the NFB's Ontario Centre from 1982 until 1988.^[1]

He drowned at the age of sixty-four while on vacation in Cuba. The NFB's John Spotton Theatre in Toronto was named for him.^[1]

Filmography (selected)

Circle of the Sun 1960 (cinematographer)
Lonely Boy 1962 (editor)
Nobody Waved Good-bye 1964 (cinematographer, editor)
Buster Keaton Rides Again 1965 (director, cinematographer, editor)
The Railrodder 1965 (co-director uncredited)
Memorandum 1966 (co-director, cinematographer, editor)
Final Offer 1985 (executive producer)

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Czach, Liz. "John Spotton". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

External links

John Spotton Buster Keaton Rides Again and Memorandum (films streamed online)
John Spotton Collection National Film Board
John Spotton at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Spotton, John
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian film director
Date of birth	January 1, 1927
Place of birth
Date of death	March 3, 1991
Place of death

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