Roger Tilton Explained

Roger Tilton
Birth Date:January 14, 1924
Birth Place:East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
Death Date:May 22, 2011
Death Place:San Diego, California
Occupation:Filmmaker, documentarian
Known For:Omnimax
Garden Isle
Spouse:Pat Tilton

Roger Tilton (1924-2011) was an American filmmaker and documentarian.[1] [2] Tilton has been recognized as a pioneer in the development of IMAX large screen film format due to his work in the Omnimax format in the 1970s and 1980s.[3] [4]

Background

Roger Tilton was born in East St. Louis in 1924.[5] During World War II, Tilton served as a combat merchant marine in the U.S. Navy. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, a Master of Arts from Columbia University, and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa. In the 1950s, Tilton taught film at Columbia University and the City College of New York.[6] [7]

Career

In the 1950s, Roger Tilton founded a film company named Roger Tilton Films, Inc. Roger Tilton was an innovator in the development of Omnimax film technology.[8] In 1968, Tilton was awarded at the Atlanta Film Festival.[9] In addition to his work in cinema, Tilton also directed advertisements for television.[10]

Jazz Dance

In his 1954 film Jazz Dance, Tilton attempted to illustrate jazz music through film.[11] In 2002, David Butler wrote that Tilton conceived Jazz Dance "as a response to the fact that 'so many films on jazz have been phony, plaster-of-Paris glamorizations of jazz. What is needed is a film which will let people experience real jazz.'"[12] The soundtrack to the film features American jazz musicians Willie "The Lion" Smith, Pee Wee Russell, and Pops Foster.

Pilots North

See main article: Pilots North. Tilton's 1981 documentary Pilots North discusses bush pilots in the Canadian North. Following its release, the Edmonton Journal wrote that Pilots North "recalls a bold era" with "breath-taking photography."[13] The Edmonton Journal also celebrated the film for depicting how "pilot navigators challenged the elements to supply and service the inhabitants of the [Canadian] North and open the way for present aerial routes linking Eastern and Western Canada with the North and Far South." Pilots North was narrated by Lanny Lee Hagen and Canadian aviator Stanley Ransom McMillan worked as a technical advisor for the film.[14] The score to the film was written by Canadian composer Tommy Banks.[15] [16] [17]

Spiker

See main article: Spiker (film). Tilton's 1985 feature film Spiker was a sports drama film centered on the United States Olympic volleyball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[18] [19] [20]

Personal life

Roger Tilton was married to Pat Tilton. Roger Tilton passed away on 22 May 2011.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer
1954Jazz Dance
1958Seven Guideposts to Good Design[21]
1967Revolution in Industrial Power[22]
1968Shelter: The Psychological Aspects of Disaster Nursing[23]
1973Garden Isle[24]
1973Standing Up Country[25]
1975Viva Baja[26]
1979The Force[27]
1981Pilots North
1985Spiker

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: Nunes. John. December 1, 1983. Spotlight on Filming in SD County; Film to Show the Long Road to Olympic Gold. 12–13. Escondido Times-Advocate.
  2. News: Urquidez. Dina. November 29, 1981. Local Stars Shine In Cavern Horror Flick. 5. Carlsbad Current-Argus.
  3. Web site: Gonzalez. Blanca. 2011-06-11. Producer/Director Was Pioneer In Omnimax films. 2020-08-11. San Diego Union-Tribune. en-US.
  4. News: December 1, 1983. Movies. 16–17. Escondido Times-Advocate.
  5. News: May 29, 2011. Roger Tilton - Obituary. San Diego Union-Tribune.
  6. Bowie. Theodore. Spring 1955. Art Film Roundup. College Art Journal. 14. 3. 193. 10.1080/15436322.1955.10795726 . 191629786 .
  7. Fiske McCullough. Jane. July 1957. Good Design on Film. Industrial Design. 4. 7. 17.
  8. August 1973. Unique New Space Theatre for a Spectacular Multi-Media Show. American Cinematographer. 54. 8. 988-989,1064-1065. . ProQuest.
  9. May 10, 1968. Tilton Films Score In Atlanta Festival. Back Stage. 9. 19. 7.
  10. December 30, 1983. Tilton Finishes Grocery Spot. Back Stage. 24. 51. 25.
  11. News: Hughes. Alice. August 31, 1954. A Woman's New York. 12. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  12. Book: Butler, David. Jazz Noir: Listening to Music from Phantom Lady to The Last Seduction. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2002. 978-0275973018. Westport, Connecticut. 10.
  13. News: July 20, 1982. Film Recalls A Bold Era. 79. The Edmonton Journal.
  14. Winter 1981. Roger Tilton Films Pilots North. Quorum Quotes: International Quorum of Film & Video Producers. 6–7.
  15. Web site: Banks. Tommy. 1981. Productions of music for the Documentary and Industrial Film entitled "Pilots North". The Provincial Archives of Alberta.
  16. Web site: Banks. Tommy. 1984. Pilots North - film soundtrack for Northlands. The Provincial Archives of Alberta.
  17. Web site: Audio Production Projects. 2020-08-24. The Works Active Media.
  18. News: December 13, 1983. Olympic Volleyball Team Film Subject. A7. San Pedro News-Pilot.
  19. News: January 20, 1984. Behind The Camera: Volleyball Movie Is Timed To Get An Olympic Boost. 2C. Detroit Free Press.
  20. News: Mulcahy. Susan. August 26, 1984. Stones' Families Growing: Team Work. 9F. St. Joseph News Press.
  21. Book: Educational Film Locator of the Consortium of University Film Centers and R. R. Bowker Company. R.R. Bowker. 1990. 9780835226240. 1787. 881300214.
  22. Web site: International Harvester Company Film Collection, circa 1930s-circa 1980s. 2021-02-27. digicoll.library.wisc.edu.
  23. Book: Educational Film Locator of the Consortium of University Film Centers and R. R. Bowker Company. R.R. Bowker. 1990. 9780835226240. 1797. 881300214.
  24. Book: Carr. Robert E.. Wide Screen Movies: A History and Filmography of Wide Gauge Filmmaking. Hayes. R. M.. McFarland & Company. 1988. 978-0899502427. Jefferson, North Carolina. 334.
  25. 1974. Standing Up Country. Film Making. Penblade Publishers. 12. 38.
  26. Book: Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series. Library of Congress Copyright Office. 1976. 96. Motion Pictures and Filmstrips: July-December 1975.
  27. Web site: San Diego Filmography. 2020-10-14. San Diego History Center San Diego, CA Our City, Our Story. en-US.

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