Notman's World

Kish, Albert, (film director.). Brind, William, (film producer.). Neale, Colin, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: William Notman was a man of rare talent. Photography was still in its infancy when he opened his first studio--in Montrǎl--in the late 1850s. He rapidly turned his art, and a budding technology, into a highly successful business. Within five years he was appointed Photographer to the Queen. Not content with doing mere portraiture, he saw photography as a means of documenting history. With the use of props in his studio, composite photographs, and calling on his background as a trained artist, Notman immortalized the people and places of Canada. But this film goes beyond the re-creation of the past to question how photographs shape our sense of history.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (29 min., 07 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2012.
Copyright: ♭1989

Content descriptions

General Note:	Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Albert Kish ; editing, Albert Kish ; cinematography, Barry Perles ; location sound recording, Hans Oomes, Yves Gendron ; animation camera, Pierre Landry, Robin L.P. Bain ; music, Chris Crilly ; music recording, Philippe Espantoso ; sound editing, Bill Graziadei, Diane Le Floc'h ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl ; producer, William Brind ; executive producer, Colin Neale.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Graeme Decarie, Nora Hague, Rosina Fontein.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1989.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Gold Apple Award - Category: Art History, 1991 Honorable Mention - Category: Arts and Culture , 1991
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).