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Patrick Creadon (born May 1, 1967) is an American film director and writer, primarily known for his work in documentary film. His film ''Wordplay'', a profile of ''New York Times'' crossword editor Will Shortz, premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and became the second-highest grossing documentary of that year.〔http://lastheplace.com/2007/05/14/will-shortz-an-evening-with-the-puzzle-master〕 His second film, ''I.O.U.S.A.'', an examination of America's debt problem which forecast the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival〔http://www.sundance.org/festival/press_industry/releases/pdf/2008_SFF_Announces_Films_In_Competition.pdf〕 and was later named one of film critic Roger Ebert's Top 5 documentaries of the year.〔http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081205/COMMENTARY/812059997/1023〕 Since 2006, Creadon is one of only a handful of filmmakers to release multiple films that were ranked within the Top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time. The other filmmakers are Werner Herzog (''Encounters at the End of the World'', ''Cave of Forgotten Dreams'') and Academy Award winners Michael Moore (''Sicko'', ''Capitalism: A Love Story''), Charles H. Ferguson (''No End in Sight'', ''Inside Job''), and Davis Guggenheim (''An Inconvenient Truth'', ''It Might Get Loud'', and ''Waiting for 'Superman''' ).〔http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm〕 ==Career== Creadon began his career as a child actor in Chicago. He starred in the made-for-television special ''Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn'' alongside Anthony Michael Hall and Cynthia Nixon.〔http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084570/〕 Creadon started his filmmaking career as a cameraman and producer in Chicago on ''The 90s'', regularly shooting and editing pieces for the critically acclaimed weekly documentary showcase. The series was presented on PBS by WTTW/Chicago and KBDI/Denver.〔http://www.pajiba.com/interviews/interview-with-patrick-creadon.php〕 ''The Arizona Republic'' called ''The 90's'' "the best show on television." At 22 years old, Creadon was one of the youngest cameramen in the history of PBS. In 1993, he moved to Los Angeles after being accepted to the AFI Conservatory, where he earned his master's degree in cinematography. His thesis film ''Tendrils'' (on which he served as Director of Photography) was nominated for a student Academy Award in 1997.〔http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS145869+19-Jan-2009+PRN20090119〕 As a cameraman, his work has appeared on every major network, including NBC, CBS, ABC, MTV, VH1, and ESPN. He has also done work for Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, Sony, Universal Studios, and Disney.〔 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「Patrick Creadon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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