Visions of Light backdrop
Visions of Light poster
Trailer
Visions of Light
6.9
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1h 32m
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1992
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Released
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.

Cast
Ernest R. Dickerson poster
Ernest R. Dickerson
Self
Michael Chapman poster
Michael Chapman
Self
Allen Daviau poster
Allen Daviau
Self
Caleb Deschanel poster
Caleb Deschanel
Self
Lisa Rinzler poster
Lisa Rinzler
Self
Conrad L. Hall poster
Conrad L. Hall
Self
William A. Fraker poster
William A. Fraker
Self
John Bailey poster
John Bailey
Self
Néstor Almendros poster
Néstor Almendros
Self
Charles Rosher Jr. poster
Charles Rosher Jr.
Self
Vilmos Zsigmond poster
Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Stephen H. Burum poster
Stephen H. Burum
Self
Harry L. Wolf poster
Harry L. Wolf
Self
Charles Lang poster
Charles Lang
Self
Sven Nykvist poster
Sven Nykvist
Self
Robert Wise poster
Robert Wise
Self
László Kovács poster
László Kovács
Self
James Wong Howe poster
James Wong Howe
Self (archive footage)
Haskell Wexler poster
Haskell Wexler
Self
Vittorio Storaro poster
Vittorio Storaro
Self

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