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Shot Craft
Diffusion Confusion
Diffusion filters — also referred to as “gels” — are the most common tools for altering the quality of light sources. AC tested a number of regularly used diffusions and see what their exact effects really are.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: The Master of Light, Deconstructed
“Robby, wherever in the universe you are now, we miss you dearly.”
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John's Bailiwick
Tatsuya Nakadai: “The 8th Samurai,” Part 2: Goyokin
I have championed Goyokin since I first saw it in 1969. In 1984, I began preproduction in Japan on Paul Schrader's Mishima, about Japan’s greatest post-World War II writer. I asked the production office to set up a screening of Goyokin for the Japanese crew. No one recalled having seen the film.
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Shot Craft
Eye Lights
The eyes are where we most often look when we watch an actor’s performance, and where we find the truth in their portrayal.
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John's Bailiwick
Tatsuya Nakadai: “The 8th Samurai,” Part 1
To judge by his one-shot walkthrough as an extra in Akira Kurosawa’s landmark film Seven Samurai, there is no reason to imagine that Tatsuya Nakadai would come to be called “The Eighth Samurai.” In fact, this 85-year-old star of more than 150 movies has long considered himself a man of the theater.
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Filmmaker's Forum
Cielo: Consider the Stars
Writer-director Alison McAlpine, director of photography Benjamín Echazarreta, visual-effects cinematographer Mathieu Laverdière and visual-effects supervisor Philippe Toupin discuss the making of this award-winning documentary.
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Shot Craft
Working With Drones
Eric Austin, the director of media operations and chief pilot at M2 Aerials offers insight on getting started.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: The Blind Awakening
High dynamic range is among the latest and certainly one of the most game-changing technologies to impact our work as cinematographers. But is it a step forward or back?
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