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John P. Tarver

Career

Active from 1992 to 2020, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fox Hunt
Fox Hunt
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John P. Tarver Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Pathos
    4.1, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Contemporary Setting 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • High Stakes 3
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Supernatural Horror 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Creature Feature 2
  • Mystery & Intrigue 2
  • Fast-Paced 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Receiver
Receiver (2020)

Cinematography

2010s

9 titles · average score 45
Toronto Hides Itself
Toronto Hides Itself (2019)

Cinematography

Once Upon a Crime: The Borrelli – Davis Conspiracy
Once Upon a Crime: The Borrelli – Davis Conspiracy (2014)

Director of Photography, Associate Producer

Clara's Deadly Secret
Clara's Deadly Secret (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Seance
Seance (2012)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Metal Tornado
Metal Tornado (2011)
GoodWatch score 32

Associate Producer

Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

Mothman
Mothman (2010)
GoodWatch score 32

Director of Photography

Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal
Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

Director of Photography

El Dorado
El Dorado (2010)

Camera Supervisor

2000s

14 titles · average score 45
Screamers: The Hunting
Screamers: The Hunting (2009)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Kaw
Kaw (2007)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography

Earthstorm
Earthstorm (2006)
GoodWatch score 31

Director of Photography

...So Goes the Nation
...So Goes the Nation (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Shallow Ground
Shallow Ground (2005)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer, Director of Photography

Target
Target (2004)
GoodWatch score 34

Director of Photography

LArceny
LArceny (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Clover Bend
Clover Bend (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Cover Story
Cover Story (2002)
GoodWatch score 33

Director of Photography

Night Class
Night Class (2001)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Dying on the Edge
Dying on the Edge (2001)

Director of Photography

Seventeen Again
Seventeen Again (2000)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

1990s

17 titles · average score 48
The Art of Murder
The Art of Murder (1999)
GoodWatch score 39

Director of Photography

The First 9½ Weeks
The First 9½ Weeks (1998)
GoodWatch score 40

Director of Photography

Serial Killing 101
Serial Killing 101 (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

Trekkies
Trekkies (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

Additional Photography

The Legend of Gator Face
The Legend of Gator Face (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

Director of Photography

Fox Hunt
Fox Hunt (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Director of Photography

Erotic Confessions: Volume 1
Erotic Confessions: Volume 1 (1996)

Director of Photography

Embrace of the Vampire
Embrace of the Vampire (1995)
GoodWatch score 40

Gaffer

Professional Affair
Professional Affair (1995)

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Sinful Intrigue
Sinful Intrigue (1995)
GoodWatch score 30

Gaffer

Dragon Fury
Dragon Fury (1995)
GoodWatch score 34

Second Unit Director of Photography

Two Brothers, a Girl and a Gun
Two Brothers, a Girl and a Gun (1993)

Director of Photography