Joan Hutton

Joan Hutton is a Canadian cinematographer, with work featured in 36 films. She is best known for her work in Wrestling with Shadows (1998), The Famine Within (1990), The Spring and Fall of Nina Polanski (1974) and the TV series The Newsroom.[1][2] Hutton was the first female president of the Canadian society of Cinematographers and the first women to be given the ability to place 'csc' after her name, which represents being a full member.[3]

Early life and Education

Joan Hutton was born and raised in southern Ontario's Toronto area. For some time she attended W. Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury, NY, graduating in 1965 and then went on to begin her secondary education with studying commercial photography.[1] Later Hutton enrolled in film studies at Toronto's Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, graduating in 1974.[1] After studying at Ryerson, Hutton began working as a camera assistant where she discovered her interest in cinematography.[1]

Career

In 1974, Joan Hutton joined the Canadian Society of Cinematographers as an affiliate member.[4] In 1980, Hutton founded a production company called High Road Productions with Paul Jay.[1] During Hutton's time here, she did work for CBC, TVOntario, CTV and the Discovery Channel.[1] High Road Productions was a milestone in Hutton's career because it allowed her to gain experience in the field of cinematography shortly after school. After years with the firm Hutton stepped away to pursue other opportunities. In the years to follow Hutton worked on many different projects in the industry, she shot films, documentaries and TV.[1] Hutton started in the film industry as a camera assistant, then became a camera operator, and then later a director of photography (also known as a cinematographer). In 1991, Hutton became president of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, where she eventually was awarded CSC in 1994.[2][5] She remained president of CSC until 2014, when her time with the society came to an end.

The Newsroom

The Newsroom is a TV comedy-drama that aired for 3 seasons on CBC in 1996–97, 2003–04 and 2004–05, and followed with a two-hour TV movie called Escape From The Newsroom in 2002.[6] Hutton's work in this show depicts a "naturalist" style, where she uses long takes and an un-mounted handheld camera to avoid appearing like a typical TV drama, where everything is evidently staged.[7] Throughout the filming of the series, Hutton often had to figure out her framing as she filmed, but she made sure that her lighting was on point by ensuring lighting mechanisms were hidden, yet the light was visible for shots and characters.[7] She also used a 12V Kino Flo fixture which was attached to her, it was used to provide light no matter where the action took her and the camera.[7] Hutton used a digital betacam to film the show and although she made sure there was always proper lighting, she didn't want there to be too much light, which would make the show appear unnatural.

Filmography

Hutton holds 36 credits in various films.[8]

Cinematographer credits:

Camera and Electrical Department credits:

Director credits:

Producer credits:

Self credits:

Awards and Nominations

Awards Won:

Nominations

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Eichhorn, Paul (2001). "Joan Hutton: living and learning behind the lens, shot by shot". Take One.
  2. 1 2 "Joan Hutton | Canadian Society of Cinematographers | ZoomInfo.com". ZoomInfo. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  3. ↑ "CSC - History". csc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  4. ↑ Kondruss, Guido. "A Conversation with Joan Hutton CSC" (PDF). csc.ca. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "CSC Member - Joan Hutton csc". www.csc.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  6. ↑ "The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)".
  7. 1 2 3 27, Mark Dillon May. "Hutton dons disco boots for Newsroom". Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  8. ↑ "Joan Hutton". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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