Release Date

17 Sep, 1992

Runtime

01:32: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

The Art of Cinematography

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.

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Actors

Ernest R. Dickerson

Michael Chapman

Allen Daviau

Caleb Deschanel

Lisa Rinzler

Conrad L. Hall

William A. Fraker

John Bailey

Néstor Almendros

Charles Rosher Jr.

Vilmos Zsigmond

Stephen H. Burum

Harry L. Wolf

Charles Lang

Sven Nykvist

Robert Wise

László Kovács

James Wong Howe

Haskell Wexler

Vittorio Storaro

John A. Alonzo

Crew

Mariko Hirai

Arnold Glassman

Terry Lawler

Irene Ohno

Yoshiki Nishimura

Stuart Samuels

Deborah Rhein

Arnold Glassman

Arnold Glassman

Stuart Samuels

Todd McCarthy

Todd McCarthy

Karen Grossman

Nancy Schreiber