David E. Williams
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Wrap Shot: Despair
Shooting the 1978 period drama with cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, ASC, BVK and director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
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Beyond The Frame: Sunset Boulevard
As much a black comedy as it is film noir, this Hollywood-set tale benefits greatly from stylish lighting by John F. Seitz, ASC.
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Beyond The Frame: Swingers
Said director-cinematographer Doug Liman about shooting with the Aaton 35-III, "When you have a camera this small, you don't have to tailor your shoot around the needs of the camera.”
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Beyond The Frame: The Wizard of Oz
The Technicolor process added a vivid visual magic to this classic fantasy tale.
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Beyond The Frame: American Graffiti
Where were you in ’62? Shooting the iconic 1973 coming-of-age California car-culture classic with director George Lucas.
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Flashback: The Cinematographer
In 1951, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences produced an informative short film about the complex role of the director of photography.
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Beyond The Frame: The Wrong Man
An unusual entry in the long collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Burks, ASC.
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Flashback: The Maltese Falcon
Writer-director John Huston’s essay on the importance of the “Picture Partners” — the director-cinematographer relationship.
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