Visions of Light

92 min 1992 Published on, 1 year ago

7.0

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.

Country

Japan

Genre

Documentary History

Released

17 Sep, 1992

Main Cast

Ernest R. Dickerson , Michael Chapman , Allen Daviau , Caleb Deschanel , Conrad L. Hall

Supporting Cast

William A. Fraker , Néstor Almendros , Vilmos Zsigmond , Stephen H. Burum , Sven Nykvist

cinematographer filmmaking film production cinema history art documentary cinematography

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