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Visions of Light

The Art of Cinematography

17 Sep 1992
  • Japan
  • United States of America
92 mins
6.99
48 votes
  • Documentary
  • History
articleOverview personCast
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.
  • 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
  • NĂ©stor Almendros

    as Self
  • Charles Rosher Jr.

    as Self
  • Vilmos Zsigmond

    as Self
  • Stephen H. Burum

    as Self

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