Visions of Light
1992
The Art of Cinematography
- Arnold Glassman,Todd McCarthy,Stuart Samuels
- 1h 32m
- September 17, 1992 · Japan, United States of America
Overview
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 17, 1992
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Japan, United States of America
- Production
- American Film Institute (AFI),NHK,AFI
- Cast
- Ernest R. Dickerson,Michael Chapman,Allen Daviau,Caleb Deschanel,Lisa Rinzler,Conrad Hall,William A. Fraker,John Bailey,Néstor Almendros,Charles Rosher Jr.and 19 more
- Writer
- Todd McCarthy
- Cinematography
- Nancy Schreiber
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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