Background
Chittock, John Dudley was born on May 29, 1928 in London. Son of James Hiram and Phyllis Ruth (Milner) Chittock.
editor journalist film producer
Chittock, John Dudley was born on May 29, 1928 in London. Son of James Hiram and Phyllis Ruth (Milner) Chittock.
Student, Southwest Essex Technology College, Walthamstow.
With London Stock Exchange. From assistant editor to executive editor Focal Press, 1954-1958. Founder, senior partner Films of Industry, 1958-1962.
Visiting lecturer Central Polytechnic Film School, 1962-1963. Independent film producer/director, since 1962. Film and video columnist, correspondent The Finance Times, 1963-1987.
Founder, public Screen Digest, 1971-1996, editor, 1971-1974, editorial chairman, 1974-1996. Founder, public Training Digest, 1978-1987. Consultant editor Television journal., 1978-1982, chairman Grierson Memorial Trust, 1989-2000, chairman Kraszna Krausz Foundation, since 1996.
Film and/or television advisor numerous organizations including Pergamon Press, Rolls-Royce, Shepperton Studios, International Wool Secretariat. Chairman Screen Digest Ltd. Chairman NVC Cable Ltd., 1983-1986.
Chairman numerous conferences. Lecturer in field.
Founder, organizer Export by Film campaign (Finance Times, Central Office of Information, British National Export Council, Board of trade), 1963, producer associate film Reaching Overseas Audiences. Founder, trustee Grierson Memorial Trust, since 1974, chairman, 1989-2000. Member fundraising committee British Film Institute Museum of Moving Image, 1981-1983.
Member photography, film and television board Council National Academy Awards, 1981-1986. Advisory committee National Museum Photography, Film and television, 1984-1997. Deputy chairman British Screen Advisory Council, 1986-1990.
Chairman Films on television Committee, 1988-1990. Trustee Kraszna-Krausz Foundation, since 1985, chairman, since 1996. Fellow Royal Photographic Society, British Kinematograph, Sound and television Society (Merit award 1996), Royal television Society, Royal Society Arts.
Member British Federation of Film Societies (chairman 1969-1978, vice president since 1978), Film and Video Press Group (chairman 1976-1978, president 1979-1989), British Industrial and Science Film Association, Association Cine, television and Allied Technicians/BECTU, Society Motion Picture and television Engineers (life member), Suffolk Preservation Society, Royal Automobile Club.
Married Joyce Kate Winter, August 23, 1947.