Visions of Light (1993)

Movie"The Art of Cinematography"
Audience Score
70
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
DirectorsArnold GlassmanTodd McCarthyStuart Samuels

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 24th, 1993
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Stuart Samuels, Terry Lawler, Yoshiki Nishimura
Production Companies:American Film Institute AFI NHK