John Luther Schofill, Jr.

John Luther Schofill, Jr. (1941-), American film maker, professor of film, and lover of classical music.

Biography

John was born January 17, 1941 in Charleston, South Carolina, and raised on U.S. military reservations.

He graduated from the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University with a degree in Nuclear Engineering in 1962SCHOFILL,JOHN,L McCormick [http://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/1962/lost.html#mcc Class of 1962: 40th Reunion] ] and was accepted at Berkeley for graduate studies. While at Berkeley Schofill became involved in independent experimental film. As early as 1968 [1968, 22 Aug.] : [Schofill] , John, Berkeley, Cal. To Mr. [James] Broughton, Mill Valley, Cal. Asks to rent his own print of "Looney Tom." Typed Card Signed. 1 p.; 10.2 cm. [http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/literature/poetry/broughton1.html James Broughton Papers, Collection 1] ] John was running a weekly avant-garde film screening series on the Berkeley campus which allowed him to study hundreds of films. John was also a programmer at the Mendocino Art Center's Experimental Film Institute1969, 29 Jan.: [Schofill] , John, Berkeley, Cal. To James [Broughton] , Mill Valley, Cal. Thanks him for comments on X Film; would like to be programmer for Art Institute film series. Typed Card Signed. 1 p.; 10.2 cm [http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/literature/poetry/broughton1.html James Broughton Papers, Collection 1] ] [1969, 25 June] : [Schofill] , John, Medocino, Cal. To James [Broughton] , Mill Valley, Cal. Plans a Boughton program for film series at Mendocino Art Center's Experimental Film Institute. Typed Card Signed. 1 p.; 10.2 cm. [http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/literature/poetry/broughton1.html James Broughton Papers, Collection 1] ] .

Schofill became an accomplished film maker and ultimately directed three films and assisted with several others while at Berkeley. In 1968 John's work brought him to the attention of Stan Brakhage. John completed his Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering in 1969 and not long after graduation moved to Chicago to teach at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with Brakhage.

By 1974 he was an Assistant Professor at the instituteSchofill, John Luther, Jr. Film Maker, Assistant Professor of Film Making, school of the Art Institute of Chicago: 1974. [http://books.google.com/books?vid=LCCN75035001&id=gssOAAAAIAAJ&q=%22john+schofill%22%7C%22schofill+john%22&dq=%22john+schofill%22%7C%22schofill+john%22&pgis=1 Directory of Fellows, 1925-1974: How to Remake Your Head So You Can Live with it by Tony Velie, Leonard Fusselman, page 349] ] . That year he received a Guggenheim Fellowship which he applied to his study of the works of James Broughton, with whom he maintained a long correspondence until at least 1986Correspondence -- Schofill, John Luther (1970-March 1976) Correspondence -- Schofill, John Luther (April 1976-1986) [http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/literature/poetry/broughton2.html James Broughton Papers, Collection 2] ] . Just as he had in Berkeley John arranged an avant-garde film screening series and it was here that he met a kindred spirit, Beth, who became his second wife. John taught film making at the Art Institute for 17 years.

John and Beth left Chicago in 1990 when she joined the U.S. Air Force and became a Mandarin Chinese linguist. John is now avidly studying classical music, of which he owns more than 10,000 CDs, and working on an encyclopedia of classical music while Beth follows her Air Force career. As of March 2004 they were stationed at Misawa Japan [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QUY/is_2004_March/ai_n6135083 70 IW NCOs STEP to next level Spokesman Magazine, March, 2004 by Marilyn Holliday] ] .

Works

Author

* Thesis: "Measurement Of The Kinetics Of Oxidation Of Molybdenum By Means Of The Reacting, Rotating Disk Technique" (Nov 1969) Accession Number : AD0176009

Title : MEASUREMENT OF THE KINETICS OF OXIDATION OF MOLYBDENUM BY MEANS OF THE REACTING, ROTATING DISK TECHNIQUE.

Descriptive Note : THESIS,

Corporate Author : CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY LAWRENCE RADIATION LAB

Personal Author(s) : SCHOFILL,J. L. , JR.

Report Date : NOV 1969

Pagination or Media Count : 137 [http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0176009 Measurement Of The Kinetics Of Oxidation Of Molybdenum By Means Of The Reacting, Rotating Disk Technique] ] .
* Report: "Investigation Of The Convective-diffusion Limited Oxidation Of Molybdenum By The Rotating Disk Method" (Oct 1970) with D. R. OlanderAccession Number : AD0177109

Title : INVESTIGATION OF THE CONVECTIVE-DIFFUSION LIMITED OXIDATION OF MOLYBDENUM BY THE ROTATING DISK METHOD.

Corporate Author :

Personal Author(s) : OLANDER,D. R. ; SCHOFILL,J. L. , JR. ; .,

Report Date : OCT 1970

Pagination or Media Count : 10 [http://stinet.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0177109 Investigation Of The Convective-diffusion Limited Oxidation Of Molybdenum By The Rotating Disk Method] ] , Metallurgical Transactions, 1, (1970) 2775-2784 [http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/757424-HikaFZ/webviewable/757424.pdf Oxidation and Volatilization of TZM Alloy in Air] ] .

Director - filmography

* Die (1966) - 5 min (Won first prize at the 1968 University of Santa Clara Film Festival) [http://www.canyoncinema.com/S/Schofill.html Description of film "Die" by John Schofill] ]
* Filmpiece for Sunshine (1966-1968) - 23 min [http://www.cinovid.org/title/4020 Description of film "Filmpiece for Sunshine" by John Schofill] ]
* XFilm (1966-1968) - 14 min [http://www.cinovid.org/title/4021 Description of film "XFilm" by John Schofill] ]
* Portrait of the Poet as James Broughton, Part One (1974-1980) - 40 min [http://www.cinovid.org/title/4022 Description of film "Portrait of the Poet as James Broughton, Part One" by John Schofill] ]

These are all available from the [http://www.canyoncinema.com Canyon Cinema Cooperative] .

Cinematographer - filmography

* Black Panthers (1968) - 28 min [http://www.viennale.at/de/programm/filme/2135.shtml] ]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068506/ Dreamwood] (1972) - 45 min
* Spurt of BloodSPURT OF BLOOD: Performed in Berkley early `68, it lasted about an hour apparently, & included film sequences by John Schofill. [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0868405124&id=1MJF4K4JUGkC&pg=RA2-PA160&lpg=RA2-PA160&ots=Nc4Pycp6VD&dq=john+schofill&sig=rLL1HTLU5ndOKmWrvFAkRDfWg3E UBU Films: Sydney underground movies, 1965-1970 by Peter Mudie, page 160] .] - 1 hr

Quotes

Regarding the film Turn, Turn, Turn: "Absolutely stoned by the film. One of the most beautiful experiences of my film-watching consciousness.""Absolutely stoned by the film. One of the most beautiful experiences of my film-watching consciousness." John Schofill [http://www.angoleiro.com/fcoop.cgi?i=3527 Turn Turn Turn] ]

References

* [http://www.canyoncinema.com/S/Schofill.html John Luther Schofill]
* [http://people.wcsu.edu/mccarneyh/fva/S/JSchofill_work.html John Luther Schofill work]

External links

* [http://www.canyoncinema.com Canyon Cinema] , excellent source for experimental film rentals