Visions of Light
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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Ernest R. Dickerson
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Michael Chapman
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Allen Daviau
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Caleb Deschanel
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Lisa Rinzler
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Conrad L. Hall
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William A. Fraker
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John Bailey
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Néstor Almendros
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Charles Rosher Jr.
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Vilmos Zsigmond
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Stephen H. Burum
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Harry L. Wolf
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Charles Lang
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Sven Nykvist
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Robert Wise
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László Kovács
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James Wong Howe
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Haskell Wexler
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Vittorio Storaro
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John A. Alonzo
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Victor J. Kemper
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Owen Roizman
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Gordon Willis
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Bill Butler
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Michael Ballhaus
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Frederick Elmes
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Sandi Sissel
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Todd McCarthy
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