Ernest R. DickersonSelfSavaraTV movie
Visions of Light
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.
DocumentaryHistory
Starring
Ernest R. Dickerson, Michael Chapman, Allen Daviau
Directed by
Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Todd McCarthy
About
Visions of Light
DocumentaryHistory
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.
The Art of Cinematography
Information
- Released
- Sep 17, 1992
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- Not rated
- Directed by
- Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Todd McCarthy
Production
- Studio
- AFI
- Studio
- NHK
Cast
People in this story
Ernest R. DickersonSelf
Michael ChapmanSelf
Allen DaviauSelf
Caleb DeschanelSelf
Lisa RinzlerSelf
Conrad HallSelf
William A. FrakerSelf
John BaileySelf
Néstor AlmendrosSelf
Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
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