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John V. Fante

  • Visual Effects
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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A documentary on the Phelophepa Train, a sixteen carriage train staffed with Doctors and medical students, that travels to the remote rural areas of South Africa and treats 45,000 people every year who would otherwise never see a doctor.
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Phelophepa: Train of Hope (2010)
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John V. Fante was born on 19 August 1947 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Innerspace (1987).
BornAugust 19, 1947
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    • Known for

    Lifeforce (1985)
    Lifeforce
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 1985
    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 1991
    Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    6.8
    • Visual Effects(ILM)
    • 1987
    Congo (1995)
    Congo
    5.3
    • Visual Effects(ILM)
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Stonekeep (1995)
      Stonekeep
      7.3
      Video Game
      • visual effects camera
      • 1995
    • Congo (1995)
      Congo
      5.3
      • miniature lava photographer: ILM
      • 1995
    • Jason Scott Lee, Bombay, Lowell, Shadow, Casey, Buck, and Teddy in The Jungle Book (1994)
      The Jungle Book
      6.1
      • plate photographer: India & USA
      • 1994
    • Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer in Wolf (1994)
      Wolf
      6.3
      • visual effects director of photography: SPI (as John Fante)
      • 1994
    • Bruce Willis and Jane March in Color of Night (1994)
      Color of Night
      5.2
      • visual effects camera
      • 1994
    • Ticks (1993)
      Ticks
      5.5
      • director of photography: miniature unit
      • 1993
    • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
      Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
      4.9
      • director of photography: visual effects unit
      • 1992
    • The Dark Side of the Moon (1990)
      The Dark Side of the Moon
      4.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1990
    • The Abyss (1989)
      The Abyss
      7.5
      • visual effects photographer (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters II (1989)
      Ghostbusters II
      6.6
      • visual effects camera operator: ILM (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
      Innerspace
      6.8
      • first unit effects cameraman: ILM
      • 1987
    • Star Tours (1987)
      Star Tours
      8.0
      Short
      • visual effects camera: ILM (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
      Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
      7.3
      • camera operator: ILM
      • 1986
    • Michael Jackson in Captain EO (1986)
      Captain EO
      6.3
      Short
      • visual effects camera: ILM
      • 1986
    • Lifeforce (1985)
      Lifeforce
      6.1
      • special visual effects crew
      • 1985

    Cinematographer

    • The Square of the Cube
      6.5
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Lucky
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • The Collector
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Ed Stoppard, Victoria Aitken, and Duncan Tinkler in Scooterman (2010)
      Scooterman
      8.1
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Lightning in a Bottle (1993)
      Lightning in a Bottle
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • Joseph Campanella in An Empire Conquered (1991)
      An Empire Conquered
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 1991
    • Original Intent (1990)
      Original Intent
      3.6
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 1990
    • Terror Night (1989)
      Terror Night
      4.8
      • Cinematographer (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Death House (1988)
      Death House
      4.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 1988
    • The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils: Sucker for Love (1984)
      The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils: Sucker for Love
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1984
    • The Mediterranean (1982)
      The Mediterranean
      • Cinematographer
      • 1982
    • Porklips Now (1980)
      Porklips Now
      6.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1980
    • Hardware Wars (1978)
      Hardware Wars
      6.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1978
    • Inside Motor City Limits
      • Cinematographer
      • 1971

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Virgin Galactic (2010)
      Virgin Galactic
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2010
    • Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
      Shake Hands with the Devil
      7.6
      • director of photography: second unit, Rwanda (as John Fante)
      • 2007
    • Francis Capra and Shaquille O'Neal in Kazaam (1996)
      Kazaam
      3.1
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1996
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
      Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
      7.2
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1991
    • Anthony Michael Hall and Michael Paré in Into the Sun (1991)
      Into the Sun
      5.1
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1991
    • Bill Pullman in Brain Dead (1990)
      Brain Dead
      5.9
      • director of photography: second unit (as John Fante)
      • 1990
    • Robot Jox (1989)
      Robot Jox
      5.5
      • director of photography: additional photography, USA (as John Fante)
      • 1989
    • Puppet Master (1989)
      Puppet Master
      5.5
      Video
      • director of photography: second unit (as John Fante)
      • 1989
    • Keith Richards in Keith Richards: Take It So Hard (1988)
      Keith Richards: Take It So Hard
      5.2
      Music Video
      • vfx director of photography
      • 1988

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    Phelophepa - Train of Hope
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    Phelophepa - Train of Hope

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • John Fante
    • Born
      • August 19, 1947
      • San Francisco County, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Louisa G. WrightJuly 19, 1978 - ? (divorced)
    • Other works
      Contributed to Francesco Borseti's book "It Came from the 80s!" Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (2016) ISBN-10: 1476666040, ISBN-13: 978-1476666044
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      • 4 Articles

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