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TheFilmBook
Storaro Muses - An Illustrated Video
A video edit of a Zoom discussion with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and his lighting designer daughter, Francesca Storaro. We discuss The Muses of Light, an innovative series of LED luminaries developed in collaboration with De Sisti -- and other lighting topics.
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Shot Craft
The Generic Lens Test
Testing of this kind — which is adaptable to many different types of equipment — is part of how you build your mental Rolodex of tools.
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Letter From the President
Letter From the President: The Art of Light
“Light transports viewers into those imaginary worlds they know do not exist but believe in anyway.”
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Letter From the President
Letter From the President: The [Virtual] Production Future
“While the technology of VP is recent, the idea of in-camera compositing is as old as moviemaking itself.”
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Shot Craft
Analyzing a Script
Many cinematographers will testify that they try not to visualize the script on the first read. Instead, they will distill the script to the essence or heart of the story.
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TheFilmBook
Nomadland Director Chloé Zhao - Extended Interview
In this in-depth interview, director Chloé Zhao discusses Terrence Malick, her filmmaking approach, people playing themselves, the themes of
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Letter From the President
Letter From the President: One Big Planet
“It is worth noting that the ASC is an international organization with members in dozens of countries, as well as the first such organization devoted to cinematography.”
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TheFilmBook
Nomadland - New Naturalism - Light as Nature
Nomadland by director Chloé Zhao, with cinematography by Joshua James Richards, as an extension of New Naturalism, a movement first created by Terrence Malick and Emmanuel Lubezki
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