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John Spotton (January 1, 1927 - 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.〔 ==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) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Spotton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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