Visions of Light

Visions of Light by Stuart Samuels

7.00

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. Dickerson

Ernest R. Dickerson as Self

Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman as Self

Allen Daviau

Allen Daviau as Self

Caleb Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel as Self

Lisa Rinzler

Lisa Rinzler as Self

Conrad L. Hall

Conrad L. Hall as Self

William A. Fraker

William A. Fraker as Self

John Bailey

John Bailey as Self

Néstor Almendros

Néstor Almendros as Self

Charles Rosher Jr.

Charles Rosher Jr. as Self

Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos Zsigmond as Self

Stephen H. Burum

Stephen H. Burum as Self

Harry L. Wolf

Harry L. Wolf as Self

Charles Lang

Charles Lang as Self

Sven Nykvist

Sven Nykvist as Self

Robert Wise

Robert Wise as Self

László Kovács

László Kovács as Self

James Wong Howe

James Wong Howe as Self (archive footage)

Haskell Wexler

Haskell Wexler as Self

Vittorio Storaro

Vittorio Storaro as Self

John A. Alonzo

John A. Alonzo as Self

Victor J. Kemper

Victor J. Kemper as Self

Owen Roizman

Owen Roizman as Self

Gordon Willis

Gordon Willis as Self

Bill Butler

Bill Butler as Self

Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus as Self

Frederick Elmes

Frederick Elmes as Self

Sandi Sissel

Sandi Sissel as Self

Todd McCarthy

Todd McCarthy as Self (uncredited)

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