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Visions of Light

The Art of Cinematography

1992★ 7.0 · 501h 32mDocumentaryHistory

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.

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Robert Wise
as Self

Caleb Deschanel
as Self

John A. Alonzo
as Self

Ernest R. Dickerson
as Self

Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self

Gordon Willis
as Self

James Wong Howe
as Self (archive footage)

John Bailey
as Self

Vittorio Storaro
as Self

Todd McCarthy
as Self (uncredited)

Conrad Hall
as Self

Michael Chapman
as Self

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