Film · 1992
Visions of Light
1h 32mDirected by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels
- Documentary
- History
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
Ernest R. DickersonSelf
Michael ChapmanSelf
Allen DaviauSelf
Caleb DeschanelSelf
Lisa RinzlerSelf
Conrad HallSelf
William A. FrakerSelf
John BaileySelf
Néstor AlmendrosSelf- Charles Rosher Jr.Self
Vilmos ZsigmondSelf
Stephen H. BurumSelf
Details
- Director
- Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels
- Writer
- Todd McCarthy
- Cinematography
- Nancy Schreiber
- Editor
- Arnold Glassman
- Release
- September 17, 1992
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Language
- English
- Studio
- AFI, NHK
- TMDB score
- 7.0 / 10 from 50 votes
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