Visions of Light
The Art of Cinematography
Movie - 92mins
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.
Cast:
Bill
Butler
Michael
Ballhaus
Frederick
Elmes
Sandi
Sissel
Todd
McCarthy
Ernest
R.
Michael
Chapman
Allen
Daviau
Caleb
Deschanel
Lisa
Rinzler
Conrad
L.
William
A.
John
Bailey
Néstor
Almendros
Charles
Rosher
Vilmos
Zsigmond
Stephen
H.
Harry
L.
Charles
Lang
Sven
Nykvist
Robert
Wise
László
Kovács
James
Wong
Haskell
Wexler
Vittorio
Storaro
John
A.
Victor
J.
Owen
Roizman
Gordon
Willis
Bill
Butler
Michael
Ballhaus
Frederick
Elmes
Sandi
Sissel
Todd
McCarthy
Ernest
R.
Michael
Chapman
Allen
Daviau
Caleb
Deschanel
Lisa
Rinzler