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