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Visions of Light

The Art of Cinematography

7.019921h 32mReleased50 votes

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.

Director:
Stuart Samuels, Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy
Country:
JapanUnited States
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Cast

  • 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

  • No photo

    Charles Rosher Jr.

    Self

  • Vilmos Zsigmond

    Self

  • Stephen H. Burum

    Self

  • No photo

    Harry L. Wolf

    Self

  • Charles Lang

    Self

  • Sven Nykvist

    Self

  • Robert Wise

    Self

  • László Kovács

    Self

  • James Wong Howe

    Self (archive footage)

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