PROFESSIONAL WORK
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NIGHTMARE AT THE FEAR FACTORY
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(Color, 16:9, DV24p, Feature Film)
Cinematographer
Directed by: David Rotan
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STANDING IN THE CURRENT
View Teaser Trailer
(35mm, 1.85:1, Color, Short Film)
Cinematographer
Directed by: Karl Bauer
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PEARL DIVER
(35mm Anamorphic 2.35:1, Color, 2004)
Cinematographer
Written & Directed by: Sidney King
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PIRATE KIDS: BLACKBEARD'S LOST TREASURE
(Color, 16:9, DV24p, Feature Film)
Cinematographer
Directed by: David Rotan
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EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
(16mm, Color, 95min., 2003)
Cinematographer
Written & Directed by: Lyle Laney
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SURFACING
1st Assistant Camera for Additional Photography in L.A.
Directed by Craig Zobel.
Cinematographer: Arledge Armenaki.
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PATRIOT (2000)
Columbia Pictures
Locations Production Assistant
Starring Mel Gibson.
Written by Robert Rodat.
Directed by Roland Emmerich.
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ITALIAN OVEN
(Television Commercial)
September 1999
Written, Directed and Edited by Aaron Rotan
Starring John Rotan.
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AGE TO AGE
(16mm, Feature, Color)
Additional Cinematographer
Written and Directed by Aaron Rotan
Starring Keith Harris.
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THE RUSSIAN ROOM
(16mm, 45min., Color)
Director of Photography/Camera Operator (12/97)
Written by Jeff Casper. Produced and Directed by Nance McQuigg.
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WATERPROOF
(35mm, Feature, Color)
Videographer (10/97-11/97) Shot Digital Video E.P.K. and Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
Written and Directed by Barry Berman. Starring Burt Reynolds, April Grace, Jane't Dubois, Whitman Mayo, Orlando Jones, and Anthony Lee.
Produced by Jonathon Cornick, Roland Joffe', and Frank Capra, Jr.
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THE LEGEND OF TWO PATH
(Super16mm, 30min., Color)
2nd Unit Director of Photography, "B" Camera Operator, 1st AC Steadicam BetaSP Videographer E.P.K and Behind-the-Scenes Documentary (8/97)
Director of Photography: Denis Maloney. Written by Carl Waldman. Directed by Harrison Engle.
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EDDIE
(Hollywood Pictures)
Office Production Assistant (7/95-9/95)
Exec. Prod.: Ron Bozman, Prod. Supr.: Michael Stroud, Prod. Coord.: Carol Ann Thomas
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THE PRICE OF HEAVEN
(a.k.a. Blessed Assurance)
(CBS/The SKPS Co.)
Set Production Assistant (5/95-6/95)
Exec. Prod.: Frank Konigsberg, Dir.: Peter Bogdanovich, 1st A.D.: Richard Schor
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THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
(20th Century Fox)
Stand-In/Photo Double "Col. Munro" Maurice Roeves (6/91-8/91)
Prod.: Hunt Lowry, Dir.: Michael Mann, 1st A.D.: Michael Waxman
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Inside The Magic: SPFX and Production Tour
(Disney/MGM Studios)
Disney Trainer/Tour Guide/Production Assistant (1/90-12/90)
The Walt Disney Co., Lake Buena Vista, FL. Trained new Disney Cast Members; Tour Guide; Production Assistant, Walt Disney Film and Tape
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| IT ALL STARTED BACK... |
The Rotan brothers have been
making movies for quite some
time. WBTV News Channel 3
, Charlotte, NC, featured their
early filmmaking efforts on
Carolina Camera.
John Carter hosts this memorable
segment, originally aired May
24, 1989 (George Lucas Day!) on
the 6:00pm news. See it here in
it's entireity.
Almost 10 years to the day,
WBTV Charlotte and the Rotans
re-unite for Live coverage of
the opening of Star Wars Episode
I: The Phantom Menace.
Live
Coverage, WBTV Charlotte,
May 19, 1999, 7:30a.m.
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| DEMO REEL |
View John's Demo Reel.
View latest work.
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| AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE |
BORIS
(16mm, 28min., Color)
Director of Photography (4/01)
Master Thesis Film, Written and Directed by: Francesca Galesi
Awards & photos!
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NOTE TO SELF
(35mm, 3min., Color)
Director/Cinematographer
Starring: Lucius Dillon Mary Jane Bostic, Ginie Deans, and Carrie Pittman
Editor Kelly Donnellan.
Music by Stephen Keown
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| N.C.S.A. SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING |
CHURCH OF DRUGS
(16mm, 20min., Color)
Director of Photography (3/96, 11/96)
Senior Thesis Film, Written and Directed by: Brian Sides
Independent Feature Film Market, Student Showcase Award Winner, 1997 |
LATE FOR CHURCH
(16mm, 11min., B/W)
Director of Photography (1/97)
Senior Thesis Film, Written and Directed by: Randy Gambill |
ALBERTA
(16mm, 18min., Color)
Director of Photography (3/96, 1/97)
Senior Thesis Film, Written and Directed by: Chad Benton |
DOOR TO DOOR
(16mm, 15min., B/W)
Director of Photography (12/96)
Senior Thesis Film, Written and Directed by: Beth Petty |
CHOCOLATE'S BAD FOR THE DOG
(16mm, 15min., Color)
Director of Photography (11/96)
Senior Thesis Film, Written and Directed by: Kristin Loheed
Independent Feature Film Market, Student Showcase Award Winner, 1997 |
| EDUCATION |
American Film Institute,
Los Angeles, CA
M.F.A. Cinematography, December 2001
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North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking, Winston-Salem, NC
B.F.A. Filmmaking; Concentration: Cinematography, May 1997
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
John Rotan
E-Mail: jrotan@mac.com
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| COMING ATTRACTIONS |
Experience the latest Rotan feature film by John's writer, director, photographer, brother- Aaron Rotan. Click on graphic to view movie trailer.
Then... check out the latest WBTV story by John Carter on the making of Age To Age.
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Age To Age
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