John Spotton
Born: 1927-08-08 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 1991-03-03
Known For: Camera
Biography
John Spotton was a Canadian filmmaker, cinematographer, and editor associated with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He played a pivotal role in developing the Direct Cinema movement, contributing to documentaries that emphasized naturalistic and unobtrusive filming techniques. Spotton's notable works include Buster Keaton Rides Again (1965), a documentary capturing the making of Keaton's short film The Railrodder, and Memorandum (1965), which explores the Holocaust's impact on survivors. His contributions significantly influenced documentary filmmaking in Canada and beyond.
Filmography
1988
- Peep and the Big Wide World ... (Executive Producer)
1985
- Final Offer ... (Executive Producer)
- Pitchmen ... (Executive Producer)
1984
- Abortion: Stories from North and South ... (Producer)
1983
- Thanks for the Ride ... (Producer)
- Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis ... (Executive Producer)
- Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community ... (Executive Producer)
1979
- A Pinto for the Prince ... (Director)
- Viking Visitors to North America ... (Producer)
1974
- Circus World ... (Cinematography)
1973
- Kainai ... (Director of Photography)
1967
- Memorandum ... (Director)
1966
- Never a Backward Step ... (Director)
- The White Ship ... (Editor)
1965
- Buster Keaton Rides Again ... (Director)
- High Steel ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- Nobody Waved Goodbye ... (Editor)
- Legault's Place ... (Director of Photography)
- The Hutterites ... (Editor)
1963
- Toronto Jazz ... (Director of Photography)
1962
- Runner ... (Director of Photography)
- Lonely Boy ... (Editor)
1961
- The Days of Whisky Gap ... (Editor)
- Circle of the Sun ... (Director of Photography)
1960
- I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling ... (Editor)
1959
- City Out of Time ... (Editor)
- The Back-breaking Leaf ... (Editor)
1958
- Pilgrimage ... (Producer)
- A Day in June ... (Camera Operator)
- Railroaders ... (Director of Photography)
1957
- What Do You Think About... Being Different ... (Director of Photography)
1953
- The Story of Peter and the Potter ... (Director of Photography)
1952
- The Puppeteers ... (Director of Photography)