Visions of Light
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.
Year: 1992
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Todd McCarthy
Cast: Ernest R. Dickerson, Michael Chapman, Allen Daviau, Caleb Deschanel, Lisa Rinzler, Conrad L. Hall
Crew: Mariko Hirai (Associate Producer), Arnold Glassman (Co-Producer), Terry Lawler (Executive Producer), Irene Ohno (Associate Producer), Yoshiki Nishimura (Executive Producer), Stuart Samuels (Executive Producer)
Runtime: 92 minutes
Release: Sep 17, 1992
IMDb: 6.99/10 by 48 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Japan, United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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