Details
- Release: Sep 17 1992
- Runtime: 92 min
- Language: English
- Budget: N/A
- Revenue: N/A
Overview
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.
Credits
Robert Wise
Self
Sven Nykvist
Self
Owen Roizman
Self
Michael Chapman
Self
Ernest R. Dickerson
Self
Conrad Hall
Self
Caleb Deschanel
Self
John Bailey
Self
Allen Daviau
Self
Gordon Willis
Self
Frederick Elmes
Self
Vittorio Storaro
Self
Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
László Kovács
Self
Haskell Wexler
Self
Michael Ballhaus
Self
William A. Fraker
Self
John A. Alonzo
Self
Bill Butler
Self
Todd McCarthy
Self (uncredited)