-
John's Bailiwick
Robert Frank in His Own Words
Anyone who has judged Robert Frank's The Americans as a dispassionate outsider’s view of humanity is likely to find the documentary Leaving Home, Coming Home almost unbearably personal and empathic.
-
TheFilmBook
Loyalty, Progress and Art in Amsterdam
Reflecting upon the ASC motto at IBC in Amsterdam, after an ASC panel, and a cruise celebrating the 100 years of American Cinematographer.
-
President's Desk
President’s Desk: Why We Don’t Fart in an Elevator
Our industry has adopted the opinion that, based on the legal argument of the “work for hire policy” and the contractual clause that “signs over all rights,” any principles of civility are out the window.
-
John's Bailiwick
Steve Reich: WTC: 9/11, A Threnody for Four Strings
In 2009, the Kronos Quartet commissioned American composer Steve Reich to write a piece they would perform as a memorial to 9/11. A decade later, this piece is perhaps the most significant artistic work reflecting that tragedy.
-
Shot Craft
A Closer Look at Close-Up Attachments
Expanding upon the practical use of close-up adapters, commonly — although incorrectly — known as diopters.
-
John's Bailiwick
The Eye of Istanbul: Ara Güler
An international exhibition of Ara Güler's photography will open in New York Sept. 25. It will feature his images of Istanbul from the 1950s and 1960s as well as photographs of political and cultural celebrities he took on assignment.
-
President's Desk
President’s Desk: The Repeal of Moore’s Law
“In motion pictures, as in the semiconductor business, the road of ‘multiplying improvement’ seems to be approaching a dead end.”
-
Shot Craft
Lens Test: The Deakinizers
Jay Holben and cinematographer Kaity Williams test Otto Nemenz International's Deakinizer optics, which evoke the feeling of early still-photo portraiture lenses.
Subscribe Today
Act now to receive 12 issues of the award-winning AC magazine — the world’s finest cinematography resource.
Print Edition Digital Edition
