Please Order / Buy the Full Version: “Visions of Light: the Art of Cinematography (1992)” is an American and Japanese documentary, directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, and Stuart Samuels. The film covers the art of cinematography since the conception of cinema at the turn of the 20th century. Many filmmakers and cinematographers present their views and discuss why the art of cinematography is important within the craft of filmmaking. The film is the equivalent of a walk through a cinema museum. The doc interviews many modern-day directors of photography and they illustrate via examples their best work and the scenes from films that influenced them to pursue their art. Many known cinematographers are interviewed, including: Nestor Almendros, John Bailey, Conrad Hall, Michael Chapman, László Kovács, and others. They discuss their craft and pay homage to the cinema pioneers like Gregg Toland, Billy Bitzer, and John Alton. The practitioners also explain the origins behind many of their most indelible images in cinema history. Directed by Arnold Glassman Todd McCarthy Stuart Samuels Produced by Terry Lawler Yoshiki Nishimuri Written by Todd McCarthy Cinematography Nancy Schreiber Editing by Arnold Glassman Distributed by Kino International Running time 92 minutes Country Japan / United States Language English Ps. Nice link about the movie: www.archidose.org
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