Visions of Light1992

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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Cast

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Ernest R. Dickerson

Self

Michael Chapman

Self

Allen Daviau

Self

Caleb Deschanel

Self

Lisa Rinzler

Self

Conrad Hall

Self

William A. Fraker

Self

John Bailey

Self

Néstor Almendros

Self

Charles Rosher Jr.

Self

Vilmos Zsigmond

Self

Stephen H. Burum

Self

Harry L. Wolf

Self

Charles Lang

Self

Sven Nykvist

Self

Robert Wise

Self

László Kovács

Self

James Wong Howe

(archive footage)

Haskell Wexler

Self

Vittorio Storaro

Self

John A. Alonzo

Self

Victor J. Kemper

Self

Owen Roizman

Self

Gordon Willis

Self

Bill Butler

Self

Michael Ballhaus

Self

Frederick Elmes

Self

Sandi Sissel

Self

Todd McCarthy

(uncredited)

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