Herb A. Lightman
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Shadows: Experimental Film Venture
Looking at John Cassavetes’ directorial debut — a film pieced together on the fly that resulted in extensive critical praise.
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The Dramatic Photography of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Inspired camerawork is all-of-a-piece with brilliantly cinematic filmization of famous stage drama.
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The Pit and the Pendulum: A Study in Horror Film Photography
Discussing the set design and lighting techniques in horror filming with the makers of The Pit and the Pendulum.
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Panaflex Camera Debuts on The Sugarland Express
Long-awaited, the sleek new equipment arrives on location in Texas for the shooting of Universal’s ambitious road picture.
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Filming Planet Of The Apes
Cinematic artistry in every department makes science-fiction thriller an allegory for our times.
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On Location with Deliverance
AC’s editor ropes his way down into a 1,200' chasm to observe filming of a stark and violent tale that is a real “cliff-hanger” for cast and crew and, hopefully, will be for the audience, too.
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Photographing Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining
John Alcott, BSC details his collaborations with Stanley Kubrick and Steadicam creator/operator Garrett Brown while making the classic 1980 horror yarn.
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Filming 2001: A Space Odyssey
This archival 1968 article recounts American Cinematographer’s brief encounter with Stanley Kubrick — republished on the 50th anniversary of this classic film’s release.
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