Visions of Light

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Visions of Light

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Directed by Arnold Glassman
Todd McCarthy
Stuart Samuels
Produced by Terry Lawler
Yoshiki Nishimuri
Written by Todd McCarthy
Cinematography Nancy Schreiber
Editing by Arnold Glassman
Distributed by Kino International
Running time 92 minutes
Country Japan /
United States
Language English
IMDb profile

Visions of Light (1992) is an American and Japanese documentary, directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, and Stuart Samuels. The film is also known as Visions of Light: the Art of Cinematography.[1]

The film covers the art of cinematography since the conception of cinema at the turn of the 20th century. Many filmmakers and cinematographers present their views and discuss why the art of cinematography is important within the craft of filmmaking.


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Synopsis

The film is the equivalent of a walk through a cinema museum. The doc interviews many modern-day directors of photography and they illustrate via examples their best work and the scenes from films that influenced them to pursue their art.

Many known cinematographers are interviewed, including: Nestor Almendros, John Bailey, Conrad Hall, Michael Chapman, László Kovács, and others.

They discuss their craft and pay homage to the cinema pioneers like Gregg Toland, Billy Bitzer, and John Alton. The practitioners also explain the origins behind many of their most indelible images in cinema history.

Cinematographer interviews

Filmography

The filmmakers discuss the following films:

Awards

Wins

Nominations

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Visions of Light at the Internet Movie Database.

External links


Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visions_of_Light"

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