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President's Desk
President’s Desk: The Nine Lives of the Cat!
“What baffles me to this day is that other manufacturers have seemed to adopt the idea of a well-balanced camera only reluctantly and never completely.”
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John's Bailiwick
World War I Centennial: Camerimage, Torun to Bydgoszcz
On Nov. 11, a Sunday morning, Carol and I were walking along the embankment of the River Brda in Bydgoszcz, Poland. At precisely 11 a.m., nearby church bells rang out not only as a call to mass, but also to honor the moment when, 100 years earlier, the Great War of 1914-1918 came to its bloody end.
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Shot Craft
Diffusion Confusion, Part 2: Alternative Diffusion
For those who can’t afford commercially sold diffusion materials, there are plenty of alternatives that you can use. We’ll take a look at some of them here, compared to the “real stuff.”
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President's Desk
President’s Desk: Parts Unknown
“It’s always fascinating to absorb the various opinions, concerns, ways of working and more from cinematographers around the world. There’s an interesting parallel between each region’s unique approach to cinematography and the variety of food that’s served in these places.”
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John's Bailiwick
Egon Schiele and Elsa Koditschek
Even in the tangled, still evolving record of what happened to the possessions of Europe’s Jews during and after World War II, the story of Elsa Koditschek's Egon Schiele painting is an uncommon one.
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Shot Craft
Smoke and Fog
Looking to accentuate a scene with atmospherics? Here's the details on various approaches.
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John's Bailiwick
Artemisia Gentileschi: An Avenging Brush
The life and work of the extraordinary artist Artemisia Gentileschi assume even more relevance today, in this era of redefined male and female sexual behavior.
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Parallax View
The Future of Cinematography (Part 1 of 2)
Discussing the impact of new technologies on the power of the cinematographer to control images.
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