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)
1987
- No Way! Not Me ... (Executive Producer)
1985
- Final Offer ... (Executive Producer)
- Pitchmen ... (Executive Producer)
1984
- Abortion: Stories from North and South ... (Producer)
1983
- Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis ... (Executive Producer)
- Thanks for the Ride ... (Producer)
- Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community ... (Executive Producer)
1979
- Viking Visitors to North America ... (Producer)
- A Pinto for the Prince ... (Director)
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)
- The Hutterites ... (Editor)
- Legault's Place ... (Director of Photography)
1963
- Toronto Jazz ... (Director of Photography)
1962
- Lonely Boy ... (Editor)
- Runner ... (Director of Photography)
1961
- Circle of the Sun ... (Director of Photography)
- The Days of Whisky Gap ... (Editor)
1960
- I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling ... (Editor)
1959
- The Back-breaking Leaf ... (Editor)
- City Out of Time ... (Editor)
1958
- A Day in June ... (Camera Operator)
- Railroaders ... (Director of Photography)
- Pilgrimage ... (Producer)
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)