User:Martinshushu/Martin Pitts, Director/Cameraman

Martin Pitts is a documentary filmmaker in the American "cinema verite" method. Pitts is known as a Director/Cameraman in sports topics, and he is one of the founders of the Music Video form. Pitts works include The Science of Hitting with Ted Williams (1973), Ted Williams and the Atlantic Salmon (1975) and the National Sports Emmy Nominated, Jockey (1979). In 1978 he was widely recognized as the director of the Bee Gees lead video for their album, Too Much Heaven that was donated to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). As Producer Pitts was honored as Producer with the CMA Peoples Choice Award for Best Video, Randy Travis Forever and Ever Amen in 1987. Martin Pitts was born in Nashville, Tennessee July 4, 1945. He is a graduate of Tulane University of New Orleans with Majors in Political Science and Economics. From PhD graduate work in Economics at Tulane, Pitts came to writing and acting for stage. Then he moved to Miami with CBS and the Wometco Theater Company. Pitts later founded his own independent production companies located in Miami and in Los Angeles. He directed full length documentary shows and documentary segments for all major networks in the USA, in the UK and Japan. Pitts wrote, staged and directed original plays with the Writers and Directors Unit of the Actors Studio. Pitts taught for UCLA Extension, the USC film school, the American Film Institute, and for the IAFT in Cebu, Philippines. Recently Pitts consulted on a stage production of "Much Ado About Nothing" in Los Angeles. 1 Filmography of Martin Pitts 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External Links [edit]Filmography of Martin Pitts Director: The Science of Hitting with Ted Williams (1973) Ted Williams and the Atlantic Salmon (1975) Carnival in Hong Kong (1976) Viva Miss Universe Mexico (1978) Too Much Heaven with The Bee Gees (Music Video 1978) Jockey (1979) The S. S. Norway (1980) Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You with Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack (Music Video 1983) Jump For My Love with The Pointer Sisters (Music Video 1985) The Full Moon Show Series for Japan Satellite Broadcasting Tokyo: Memphis & the Mississippi Delta Blues with Robbie Robertson and Willie Dixon (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1989) New Orleans The Crescent City with Robbie Robertson and the Neville Brothers (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1990) Los Angeles & Hollywood with Robbie Robertson and Los Lobos (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1990) New York & the Tri State Link with Robbie Robertson and Dion (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1990) Miami & the Caribbean with Robbie Robertson and Ziggie Marley (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1990) Georgia On The Mind with Robbie Robertson and R.E.M. (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1990) California Dreaming with Robbie Robertson and Ray Manzarek (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1991) Nashville with Robbie Robertson and Alabama (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1991) Chicago with Robbie Robertson and Alabama (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1991) New York: Scat To Rap with Robbie Robertson and KRS 1 (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1991) Austin & the Texas Beat with Robbie Robertson and Lyle Lovett (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1991) The Allman Brothers Band Special with Robbie Robertson and Dickey Betts (Music Documentary Video Arts Japan 1992) Shoot Em Up Movies with L.A. Reid and Babyface (Music Video 1993) The Special Olympics Segments for Special Broadcast NBC and Smith-Hemion Productions (1995) Phish: The Clifford Ball (MTV & DVD Release 1997) The Bee Gees Live For ABC and Peter Jennings New Years Broadcast (1999-2000) The show was given a George Peabody Award. Barry Gibb in Concert Benefit for Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (2005) American Legends Martin Pitts Interviews with Artists [edit]Further reading IMDB Martin Pitts [edit]References http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/history/1970sn.shtml http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5110630363987265025# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6003102842758064582# http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3779114997386398530# http://martinshushu.blogspot.com/ [edit]External links Categories: American documentary filmmakers | American film directors | People from Nashville, Tennessee | Tulane University alumni