John Spotton (January 1, 1927 â€" March 3, 1991) was a Canadian
filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.A versatile artist
who worked as a director, producer, cinematographer and editor,
Spotton was best known for his role in developing the Direct Cinema
genre of documentary and in the application of those techniques in
narrative fiction films, in particular Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964),
in which he served as cinematographer and editor.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.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.
filmmaker with the National Film Board of Canada.A versatile artist
who worked as a director, producer, cinematographer and editor,
Spotton was best known for his role in developing the Direct Cinema
genre of documentary and in the application of those techniques in
narrative fiction films, in particular Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964),
in which he served as cinematographer and editor.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.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.
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