Roger Tilton

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Roger Tilton
BornJanuary 14, 1924
East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
DiedMay 22, 2011
San Diego, California
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, documentarian
Known for Omnimax; Garden Isle
SpousePat 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]

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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

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." [13] 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

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 [21] YesYesNo
1958Seven Guideposts to Good Design [22] YesYesYes
1967Revolution in Industrial Power [23] YesYesNo
1968Shelter: The Psychological Aspects of Disaster Nursing [24] YesYesYes
1973Garden Isle [25] YesNoNo
1973Standing Up Country [26] YesNoNo
1975Viva Baja [27] YesNoYes
1979The Force [28] YesNoYes
1981Pilots North [28] YesNoYes
1985 Spiker [29] YesYesNo

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