Barry J. Spinello
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Barry J. Spinello | |
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| Born | January 17, 1941 Brooklyn, US |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, director, Animator |
| Known for | Experimental animation, portrait documentaries, scripting |
| Notable work | Sonata for Pen Brush and Ruler, Soundtrack, & A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo |
Barry J. Spinello (born January 17, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter,[1][2] and film editor. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1975.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Barry J. Spinello, who attended Midwood High School and graduated from Columbia University, He spent two years in Florence to pursue painting. He shot his first film, Broken Soldiers, sponsored by the Church Council, using a camcorder. In 1968, during the Ann Arbor Film Festival, the Berkeley Film Society screened Spinello's short film, Sonata for Pen, Brush and Ruler, in the Wheeler Auditorium.
Spinello's film Mel on Wheels (1981) won the Ribbon Award at the American Film Festival and the Chris Plaque Award at the Columbus Film Festival.
The New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York keeps three early film images by Spinello in its collection for preservation purposes.
Filmography
[edit]- 1968: Sonata for Pen, Brush and Ruler (short film; also producer, author and editor)
- 1969: Soundtrack[5] (short film; also producer, author + editor)
- 1970: Six Loop Paintings (short film; also producer, writer + editor)
- 1972: Daily Routine in the Life of Dave Harvey[6] (documentary; also producer, writer, editor + camera)
- 1973: Goatman of Briones (short film; also producer + editor)
- 1973: Film Graphics Abstract Aspects of Editing (documentary short film; also producer and author)
- 1974: Making Pottery (short film; also author)
- 1975: A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo[7] (documentary short film; also producer)
- 1976: It's the Difference (documentary)
- 1977: Counseling the Terminally Ill: Three Lives (documentary; also producer and author)
- 1978: A Force of Five Thousand (documentary; also editor)
- 1979: Oxnard Robot (documentary short film; also editor)
- 1981: Mel on Wheels (documentary short film; also producer)
- 1983: Postcard from Paris (documentary; also producer)
- 1995: Peter Andrews Putnam (documentary short film; also producer, author, editor + camera)
- 2013: Towards (short film; also producer, writer + editor)
Controversy
[edit]In 1994, Spinello sued Amblin Entertainment, over his script Adrian and the Toy People. He claimed that Amblin Entertainment's film "Small Soldiers" was based on his script "Adrian and the Toy People". He lost the case.[8][9]
Awards and recognition
[edit]In 1975, he was nominated for his film A Day in the Life of Bonnie Consolo in the category "Best Short Film".[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Spinello v. Amblin Entertainment, 29 Cal. App. 4th 1390, 34 Cal. Rptr. 2d 695 (1994): Case Brief Summary". Quimbee. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ Dean, Roger T.; McLean, Alex, eds. (2018-02-05). The Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Music. Oxford Handbooks Online. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-022699-2.
- ^ a b "1975 Academy Award Nominations by Film". www.atogt.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ a b "The 48th Academy Awards | 1976". www.oscars.org. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ "Canyon Cinema, What Next? [1973]", Canyon Cinema, University of California Press, pp. 162–164, 2019-12-31, retrieved 2025-06-21
- ^ Warren, Mary E. (1981-08-01). "Design for Independent Living: The Environment and Physically Disabled People". The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 35 (8): 535–536. doi:10.5014/ajot.35.8.535b. ISSN 0272-9490.
- ^ "Films you saw in school: a critical review of 1,153 classroom educational films (1958-1985) in 74 subject categories". Choice Reviews Online. 51 (11): 51–5898-51-5898. 2014-06-18. doi:10.5860/choice.51-5898. ISSN 0009-4978.
- ^ "SPINELLO v. AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT". www.coursehero.com. Retrieved 2025-06-20.
- ^ Sobel, Lionel S. (April 1983). "Entertainment Law Reporter. Vol. 16, No. 1, June 1994". International Journal of Legal Information. 16: 10–13. doi:10.1017/s073112650001458x.