Visions of Light (1992)
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.
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Ernest R. Dickerson
as Self
as Self
Michael Chapman
as Self
as Self
Allen Daviau
as Self
as Self
Caleb Deschanel
as Self
as Self
Lisa Rinzler
as Self
as Self
Conrad L. Hall
as Self
as Self
William A. Fraker
as Self
as Self
John Bailey
as Self
as Self
Néstor Almendros
as Self
as Self
Charles Rosher Jr.
as Self
as Self
Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
as Self
Stephen H. Burum
as Self
as Self
Harry L. Wolf
as Self
as Self
Charles Lang
as Self
as Self
Sven Nykvist
as Self
as Self
Robert Wise
as Self
as Self
László Kovács
as Self
as Self
James Wong Howe
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Haskell Wexler
as Self
as Self
Vittorio Storaro
as Self
as Self
John A. Alonzo
as Self
as Self
Victor J. Kemper
as Self
as Self
Owen Roizman
as Self
as Self
Gordon Willis
as Self
as Self
Bill Butler
as Self
as Self
Michael Ballhaus
as Self
as Self
Frederick Elmes
as Self
as Self
Sandi Sissel
as Self
as Self
Todd McCarthy
as Self (uncredited)
as Self (uncredited)
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Mariko Hirai
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Arnold Glassman
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Terry Lawler
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Irene Ohno
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Yoshiki Nishimura
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Stuart Samuels
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Deborah Rhein
Set Dresser
Set Dresser
Arnold Glassman
Editor
Editor
Arnold Glassman
Director
Director
Stuart Samuels
Director
Director
Todd McCarthy
Director
Director
Todd McCarthy
Writer
Writer
Karen Grossman
Additional Photography
Additional Photography
Nancy Schreiber
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
