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President's Desk
President’s Desk: Via Della Luce
In Rome, I was guided through the Via Della Luce — the “Street of Light” — and I was smiling.
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John's Bailiwick
Parasite and Bong Joon-ho
When 50-year-old South Korean director Bong Joon-ho walked onto the stage of the Dolby Theatre for the final award at the 92nd Academy Awards Feb. 9, the audience rose to its feet, lauding him for the fourth time that night as if by reflex — except that the shrieks of surprise and delight came from the heart.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: 99 Sizes
With the recent surge in the development and production of large-sensor digital cameras and all the format and lens choices, we are looking at an unprecedented number of options.
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TheFilmBook
Les Misérables - Authentic, Communal, Cinematic
Notes on the stunning Oscar-nominated film and its director Ladj Ly, with comments from cinematographer Julien Poupard, AFC
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John's Bailiwick
Berg and Kentridge: Wozzeck, Met Opera Live in HD
Many recent Metropolitan Opera productions have been tailored more to the Live in HD audiences in theaters than the in-house audience at the Met. The productions directed by William Kentridge, including the latest, Wozzeck, have been especially ambitious.
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Shot Craft
Where Do You Put the Camera?
How you frame the shot, where you place the camera, and what subjects you choose to show in the frame — those are the nouns, verbs, adverbs and prepositions of the language of motion pictures.
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: Film School Misery
“I found, in most instances, film school teaching was not always reaching an acceptable level of education.”
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John's Bailiwick
The Academy 2019 International Feature Film Shortlist
A look at the 10 films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature of 2019 — and one notable omission.
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