Visions of Light(Movie, 1992)

Name: Visions of Light
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1992
Duration: T01:32:00
Rating: 3.6

1h 32min | Genre: Documentary

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 20 votes)

Visions of Light (also known as Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography) is a 1992 documentary film directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy and Stuart Samuels. The film covers the art of cinematography since the conception of cinema at the turn of the 20th century. It features numerous filmmakers and cinematographers as interview subjects, presenting their views and discussing the importance of cinematography in the craft of filmmaking. ()

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About Visions of Light

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

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Production countries: Japan, United States of America (USA)

Made by: American Film Institute (AFI), NHK

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Dutch (NL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 02/24/1993 (World premiere: 09/17/1992)

Cast: Ernest Dickerson, Michael Chapman, Caleb Deschanel, John Bailey, Sven Nykvist, Robert Wise, Haskell Wexler, Vilmos Zsigmond, Victor J. Kemper, Michael Ballhaus, László Kovács, Charles Lang, Owen Roizman, Stephen H. Burum, John A. Alonzo, Gordon Willis, Allen Daviau, Bill Butler, Frederick Elmes, Néstor Almendros, Lisa Rinzler, William A. Fraker, Sandi Sissel, Charles Rosher Jr.

Director: Todd McCarthy

Screenwriter: Todd McCarthy

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography"

Keywords: cinema history

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