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24 February 1993 (USA) morePlot:
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography)... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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3 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Entertaining and informative documentary on cinematography. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ernest R. Dickerson | ... | Himself (as Ernest Dickerson) |
| Michael Chapman | ... | Himself |
| Allen Daviau | ... | Himself |
| Caleb Deschanel | ... | Himself |
| Lisa Rinzler | ... | Herself |
 | Conrad L. Hall | ... | Himself (as Conrad Hall) |
| William A. Fraker | ... | Himself |
| John Bailey | ... | Himself |
| Néstor Almendros | ... | Himself (as Nestor Almendros) |
| Charles Rosher Jr. | ... | Himself (as Charles D. Rosher) |
| Vilmos Zsigmond | ... | Himself |
| Stephen H. Burum | ... | Himself |
| Harry L. Wolf | ... | Himself (as Harry Wolf) |
| Charles Lang | ... | Himself (as Charles B. Lang) |
| Sven Nykvist | ... | Himself |
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UK:92 minLanguage:
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Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Most of the interviews with Cinematographers were shot using early HDTV production equipment, in order to introduce HDTV to Hollywood Cinematographers. NHK-Japan provided the equipment, hoping that American Cinematographers would start using the new technology. moreFAQ
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This is a great documentary, of interest to any student of film or anyone who wants to deepen their appreciation of movies. The film showcases some great cinematographers (Caleb Deschanel, Conrad Hall, Gregg Toland, etc.) chronologically, giving a brief history of film at the same time -- it interviews the cinematographers at it shows countless clips from all sorts of film.
My only complaint is that, despite the work from several foreign cinematographers, the films are mostly American (this doc was made after all by the AFI), and so it skips out some great legendary international films (from Kurosawa, Bergman, etc.) that deserve equal attention.