No backdrop available
Poster for Notman's World

Notman's World

1989

Overview

This documentary short is a portrait of Canadian photographer William Notman. Photography was still in its infancy when he opened his first studio in Montreal in the late 1850s. He rapidly turned his art, and a budding technology, into a highly successful business. Within 5 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.

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1989
Original language
English
Production
ONF,NFB,ONF | NFB
Director
Albert Kish
Cinematography
Barry Perles
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
Notman's World (1989) | Kinocult