Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Cinematography Page
|
Film Businesses Page
History of Cinema Page The Film Industry Page Reference & Technical Page | 
| people, A to Z |
"It's never as good as the dailies nor as bad as the first cut."
— Hollywood maxim
Cinematography entry at Wikipedia
list of Best Cinematography Oscar® winners & nominees at Wikipedia
A.M.P.A.S. Teachers Guide pages on Cinematography
Films About Cinematography
 | "No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos" [indep 2009] Lifelong friends László Kovács [1933-2007] and Vilmos Zsigmond used film school equipment to document the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, then volunteered to smuggle the footage out of the country. As refugees, they struggled to make it in Hollywood and finally broke into the mainstream during the 1970s. Co-produced, written & directed by James Chressanthis; multi-star cast of on-camera interviewees video/DVD not yet available; full credits from IMDb • official movie site |
 |
"Shooting Women" [indep 2008]
Written & directed by Alexis Krasilovsky; featuring Akiko Ashizawa, Sue Gibson, Marina Goldovskaya, Amy C. Halpern, Shu Shi Jun, Ellen Kuras, Hilda Mercado, Brianne Murphy, Agnès Varda & Vijayalakshmi home use DVD available at Women Make Movies website full credits at IMDb • director's official website |
 | "Double Exposures: Voice of The Camera" [indep March 2007] Produced & directed by Bruce Merwin; participants include Leonard Chapman, Ed Di Giulio, William A. Fraker ASC & BSC, Victor J. Kemper ASC, Fred J. Koenkamp ASC, Ben Kufrin, Tak Miyagishima & Owen Roizman ASC CustomFlix color DVD [3/2007] for $39.95 producer's movie site |
 | "Cinematographer Style" [T-Stop Aug 2006] After interviews with 110 cinematographers, snippets were edited into a coherent & brilliant & stunning course in the art & craft of cinematography. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Jon Fauer Docurama color DVD [9/2008] for $24.49 full credits from IMDb • official movie site |
 |
"Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography" [N.H.K./A.F.I. Feb 1993]
Co-directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy & Stuart Samuels; interviewees include Caleb Deschanel, William A. Fraker, Conrad Hall, James Wong Howe, László Kovács, Sven Nykvist, Vilmos Zsigmond, plus many more Image Ent. color DVD [5/2000] for $21.49 Fox color VHS [4/94] for $29.98 full credits from IMDb |
Kodak Australia Cinematography Master Class videos [2005]
2½-minute promo on YouTube featuring
Allen Daviau, Peter James, Denis Lenoir, Robby Müller & Sacha Vierny
Cinematographers
A thru F · G thru L · M thru R · S thru Z
"Hollywood Cameramen: Sources of Light" [1970] by Charles Higham
Indiana Univ Press pb [6/70] out of print/used
Thames & Hudson, Ltd. hardcover [6/70] out of print/used
 | "Masters of Light: Conversations With Contemporary Cinematographers" [1984] by Dennis Schaefer & Larry Salvato Univ CA Press 9x6 pb [1/86] for $27.50 Univ CA Press hardcover [1/84] out of print/used interviewees include Nestor Almendros, John Alonzo, John Bailey, Bill Butler, Michael Chapman, Bill Fraker, Conrad Hall, Laszlo Kovacs, Owen Roizman, Vittorio Storaro, Mario Tozi, Haskell Wexler, Billy Williams, Gordon Willis & Vilmos Zsigmond |
 | "Women Behind The Camera: Conversations With Camerawomen" [1997] by Alexis Krasilovsky Praeger 9¼x6 pb [4/97] for $32.95 Praeger 9¾x6½ hardcover [4/97] for $67.95 author credits at IMDb • author/director's official website "Women Behind The Camera" documentary film [indep 2007] Written & directed by Alexis Krasilovsky; won Spirit Award at Moondance Intl. Film Festival DVD available at official website; full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Contemporary Cinematographers On Their Art" [1998] by Pauline B. Rogers Focal Press 9¼x6 pb [1/98] for $35.67 interviewees include Thomas Ackerman, John S. Bartley, Donald Burgess, Dean Cundey, Roger Deakins, Stephen Goldblatt, Emmanuel Lubezki, Jo Mayer, Donald A. Morgan, Donald M. Morgan ASC, Dennis Muren, David Nowell & Salvatore Totino "More Contemporary Cinematographers On Their Art" [2000] by Pauline B. Rogers Focal Press 9¼x6 pb [6/2000] out of print/used interviewees include Mike Benson, Peter James, Daryn Okada, Neil Roach, Ward Russell, Nancy Schrieber, John Schwartzman, Dean Semler, Dante Spinotti, Ueli Steiger & Vilmos Zsigmond |
 | "Reflections: Twenty-One Cinematographers At Work" [2002] by Benjamin Bergery A.S.C. Press 11x9 pb [6/2002] for $79.95 interviewees include Henri Alekan, Yves Angelo, Stephen Burum, Raoul Coutard, Jordan Cronenweth, Allen Daviau, Frederick Elmes, Stephen Goldblatt, Jack Green, John Hora, Michael Hugo, Darius Khondji, Laszlo Kovacs, Denis Lenoir, Tony Pierce-Roberts, Steven Poster, Owen Roizman, Phillipe Rousselot, Vittorio Storaro, Haskell Wexler & Vilmos Zsigmond |
 | Stanley Kubrick favorite John Alcott [1931-86] of U.K. DVDs of John Alcott at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
| |
Truffaut favorite Néstor Almendros [1930-92] of Spain DVDs of Néstor Almendros at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
John A. Alonzo [1934-2001]
DVDs of John A. Alonzo at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
| |
John Alton [1901-96]
DVDs of John Alton at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
John Bailey
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Lucien Ballard [1908-88]
DVDs of Lucien Ballard at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Michael Ballhaus [b. 1935]
DVDs of Michael Ballhaus at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
his son Florian Ballhaus
DVDs of Florian Ballhaus at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
D.W. Griffith [1875-1948] favorite
G.W. 'Billy' Bitzer [1872-1944]
DVDs of G.W. Bitzer at Amazon • IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
 | "Billy Bitzer: His Story - The Autobiography of D.W. Griffith's Master Cameraman" [1973] by G.W. Bitzer FS&G pb [1/73] out of print/used |
Geoff Burton of Australia
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia {empty}
Stephen H. Burum
DVDs of Stephen Burum at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Bill Butler
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
| | Jack Cardiff [1914-2009] DVDs of Jack Cardiff at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
"[Jack Cardiff] made color into a genuinely and dynamically expressive element in filmmaking."
— director Martin Scorsese
 | "Magic Hour: An Autobiography" [1996] by Jack Cardiff Faber & Faber pb [8/97] for $20.93 Faber & Faber 9¾x6¼ hardcover [9/96] for $0.00 |
| | Russell Carpenter DVDs of Russell Carpenter at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Michael Chapman
DVDs of Michael Chapman at Amazon •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
William H. Clothier [1903-96]
DVDs of William Clothier at Amazon •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Truffaut & Godard favorite
Raoul Coutard of France
DVDs of Raoul Coutard at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Jordan Cronenweth [1935-96]
DVDs of Jordan Cronenweth at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Erich von Stroheim and Greta Garbo favorite
William H. Daniels [1901-70]
IMDb listing [1922-70] •
Wikipedia
EB's fansite for cinematographer William H. Daniels
Allen Daviau, ASC
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Coen Brothers favorite
Roger Deakins
DVDs of Roger Deakins at Amazon •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Pasolini favorite
Tonino Delli Colli [1922-2005] of Italy
DVDs of Tonino Delli Colli at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Caleb Deschanel
DVDs of Caleb Deschanel at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Christopher Doyle
DVDs of Caleb Deschanel at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Gabriel Figueroa [1907-97; Mexico & Hollywood]
IMDb listing •
official website •
Wikipedia
William A. Fraker
DVDs of William Fraker at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
first cinematographer Wm. Friese-Greene [1855-1921]
Friese-Greene's claims to have invented various methods for motion picture photography are considered
to be false; virtually all of his inventions and patents, including a stereoscopic {3-D} camera (1898),
were either impractical or unsuccessful in the marketplace, and he died a pauper. Yet he is honored
as a cinema pioneer in Britain, because many of his ideas were later manifested by others.
B.F.I. profile •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
 | "Friese-Greene: Close-Up of An Inventor" biography [1948] by Ray Allister Arno Press facsimile edition hardcover [3/72] out of print/scarce Marsland Publns hardcover [1948] out of print/used |
 | "The Magic Box" [Festival of Film 1951, U.K. & USA 1952] Produced by and for Britain's 1951 'Festival of Film', later released as a theatrical feature. Uses double flashback design to tell the story of the British portrait photographer obsessed with inventing a practical motion picture camera, and later a method for color cinematography. Directed by John Boulting; script by Eric Ambler, based on Ray Allister's biography; Technicolor cinematography by Jack Cardiff; with an all-star cast including Robert Donat {as Friese-Greene}, Margaret Johnston, Maria Schell, Richard Attenborough, Frederick Valk, Eric Portman, Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Michael Hordern, Michael Redgrave, Margaret Rutherford & Peter Ustinov Region 1 DVD or VHS not available • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at BFI |
William's son Claude Friese-Greene [1898-1943]
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
 |
"The Lost World of Friese-Greene" 3-part TV special [BBC-TV 2006]
Claude Friese-Greene and his friend Robin Haywood Booth embarked on an epic journey, calling it 'The Open Road', and from 1924 to 1926 they filmed Great Britain from Land's End to Scotland's John O'Groats, using a technique called Biocolour. Some eighty years later, the British Film Institute and BBC-TV revisited that journey • Co-produced & directed by Annabel Hobley; hosted by Dan Cruickshank Region 1 VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb |
Tak Fujimoto
DVDs of Tak Fujimoto at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
DVDs of Stephen Goldblatt at Amazon • IMDb listing
John Newton 'Jack' Green, ASC
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
 | Conrad Hall [1926-2003]
DVDs of Conrad Hall at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Sidney Hickox [1895-1982]
DVDs of Sidney Hickox at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
| | Magic Lantern's James Wong Howe [1899-1976] Page |
Alan Hume of U.K.
DVDs of Alan Hume at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
 | "A Life Through The Lens: Memoirs of A Film Cameraman" [2004] by Alan Hume & Gareth Owen McFarland & Co. 9¼x6¼ pb [5/2004] for $35.00 |
Peter James of Australia
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Darius Khondji from France
DVDs of Darius Khondji at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
| |
Fred J. Koenekamp
DVDs of Fred Koenekamp at Amazon • IMDb listing [1957-91] • Wikipedia |
László Kovács [1933-2007] from Hungary
DVDs of László Kovács at Amazon •
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
 | "New Wave King: The Cinematography of Laszlo Kovacs, ASC" [2002] by Ray Zone A.S.C. Press 9x7 pb [2/2002] out of print/used |
"Targets" [1968]
"Easy Rider" [1969]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Easy_Pieces [1970]
"Alex In Wonderland" [1970]
Dennis Hopper's "The Last Movie" [1971]
"The King of Marvin Gardens" [1972]
"Paper Moon" [1973] /tt0070510/
"For Pete's Sake [1974]
"Shampoo [1975] with a href=WarrenBeatty.htm target="_blank">Warren Beatty
"New York, New York" [1977] with Martin Scorsese
"The Last Waltz" [1978] with Martin Scorsese
"Ghostbusters" [1984]
"My Best Friend's Wedding" [1997]
"Miss Congeniality" [2000]
| | Charles Lang, Jr. [1902-98]
DVDs of Charles Lang, Jr. at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Andrew Laszlo from Hungary
DVDs of Andrew Laszlo at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
 | "Every Frame A Rembrandt: Art & Practice of Cinematography" [2000] by Andrew Laszlo, ASC Focal Press 9¼x6 pb [5/2000] for $27.99 |
| |
Ernest Laszlo [1898-1984] DVDs of Ernest Laszlo at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Denis Lenoir of France
DVDs of Denis Lenoir at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Emmanuel Lubezki of Mexico
DVDs of Emmanuel Lubezki at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
J. Peverell Marley [1901-64]
DVDs of J. Peverell Marley at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
Donald McAlpine of Australia
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
| | Chris Menges of U.K.
DVDs of Chris Menges at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
| | Hal Mohr [1894-1974]
DVDs of Hal Mohr at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Rachel Morrison
A.F.I. Conservatory grad; the first woman nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar®
– in 2018 for her work on the film "Mudbound" [2017]
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
Robby Müller of Holland & Germany
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
| | Ingmar Bergman favorite Sven Nykvist [1922-2006] from Sweden DVDs of Sven Nykvist at Amazon • IMDb listing [1942-2000] • Wikipedia |
Sven Nykvist wrote three books, including "Vördnad för ljuset
(Reverence For The Light)" [1997] and "Curtain Call" [1999]
 | "Light Keeps Me Company" [Sweden 2000, USA May 2001] Swedish title "Ljuset håller mig sällskap". Based on Sven's memories as evoked by a return to his birth-place, the remote village of Moheda in Sweden • Co-produced, co-written & directed by {Sven's son} Carl-Gustaf Nykvist; featuring Woody Allen, Bibi Andersson, Sir Richard Attenborough, Ingmar Berg-man, Jean Doumanian, Mia Farrow, Erland Josephson {also narrator}, László Kovács, Roman Polanski, Julia Roberts, Giuseppe Rotunno, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Stellan Skarsgård, Vittorio Storaro, Jan Troell, Liv Ullmann, Max von Sydow & Vilmos Zsigmond First Run Features color DVD [1/2002] for $16.35 First Run Features color VHS [1/2002] for $5.00 full credits at IMDb • First Run's official movie page |
Wally Pfister
DVDs of Wally Pfister at Amazon • IMDb listing • official website • Facebook page • Wikipedia
| | Ray Rennahan [1896-1980] DVDs of Ray Rennahan at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
won shared Best Color Cinematography Oscar for "Gone With The Wind" [1939]
Owen Roizman
DVDs of Owen Roizman at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
| |
Harold Rosson [1895-1988]
DVDs of Harold Rosson at Amazon • IMDb listing [1915-66] • Wikipedia |
married to actress Jean Harlow, 1933-34
nominated for Best Color Cinematography Oscar for "The Wizard of Oz" [1939]
Fellini favorite
Giuseppe Rotunno
DVDs of Giuseppe Rotunno at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
| | Philippe Rousselot
DVDs of Philippe Rousselot at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Takao Saitô
DVDs of Takao Saitô at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia
John Seale of Australia
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
| | Dean Semler
DVDs of Dean Semler at Amazon • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
| | Leon Shamroy [1901-74] DVDs of Leon Shamroy • IMDb listing [1926-70] • Wikipedia |
Dante Spinotti of Italy
IMDb listing •
Wikipedia
| |
Vittorio Storaro of Italy
IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Vittorio Storaro & son's proposal for Univisium 3-perf film format
 |
"Storaro: Writing With Light" by Vittorio Storaro Volume 1: The Light Aperture Bilingual 12x12¼ {6.25 lbs} hardcover [7/2002] out of print/rare Volume 2: The Colors Electa Bilingual 11¾x11¾ {6.75 lbs} hardcover [11/2003] out of print/rare Volume 3: The Elements Electa Bilingual Edition hardcover [11/2003] out of print/used |
| | Harry Stradling, Sr. [1901-70]
DVDs of Harry Stradling, Sr. • IMDb listing [1920-70] • Wikipedia |
his son Harry Stradling, Jr.
DVDs of Harry Stradling, Jr. at Amazon • IMDb listing [1944-88] • Wikipedia
| | Robert L. Surtees [1906-85]
DVDs of Robert Surtees • IMDb listing [1931-78] • Wikipedia |
his son Bruce Surtees
DVDs of Bruce Surtees at Amazon • IMDb listing [1966-2002] • Wikipedia
| | Gregg Toland [1904-48]
DVDs of Gregg Toland • IMDb listing [1926-48] • Wikipedia received 6 Oscar nominations [1936-1942]; won in 1940 |
Frank Borzage's melodrama "History Is Made At Night" [1937]
Oscar for Best B&W Cinematography for "Wuthering Heights" [1939]
nominated for Best B&W Cinematography Oscar for "Citizen Kane" [R.K.O. 1941]
Mario Tosi of Italy
DVDs of Mario Tosi at Amazon • IMDb listing [1950-82] • Wikipedia {empty}
| | Geoffrey Unsworth [1914-78] DVDs of Geoffrey Unsworth • IMDb listing [1939-80] • Wikipedia |
favorite of Alain Resnais & Peter Greenaway
Sacha Vierny [1919-2001] of France
IMDb listing • Wikipedia
| | Haskell Wexler DVDs of Haskell Wexler • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
"Latino" [1985] directed by Haskell Wexler
 | "Tell Them Who You Are" documentary [indep May 2005] The son of legendary Oscar-winning cinematographer & filmmaker Haskell Wexler shot documentary footage that reveals the relationship between father & son. Co-written & directed by Mark Wexler ThinkFilm color DVD [10/2005] for $28.49 full credits at IMDb |
 | "A Sense of Wonder" [indep 2008] Kaiulani Lee wrote and has been performing this one-woman stageplay since 1992, which depicts Rachel Carson's final months battling cancer while defending her book "Silent Spring" from ruthless chemical industry corporations • Film directed by Christopher Monger; shot in Maine by cinematographer Haskell Wexler P.B.S. Direct color DVD [7/2010] for $22.49 credits at IMDb • official movie site |
| | Billy Williams DVDs of Billy Williams • IMDb listing [1954-2000] • Wikipedia |
favorite of Woody Allen & Francis Ford Coppola
Gordon Willis
DVDs of Gordon Willis at Amazon • IMDb listing [1966-97] • Wikipedia
| | David Lean favorite Freddie Young [1902-98] of U.K. DVDs of Freddie Young • IMDb listing [1922-85] • Wikipedia |
 | "Seventy Light Years: A Life In The Movies" [1999] by Freddie Young Faber & Faber 9½x6¼ hardcover [9/99] out of print/many used |
| | Brian De Palma favorite Vilmos Zsigmond from Hungary DVDs of Vilmos Zsigmond • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
Cinema Formats
film formats pages at Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
'list of film formats' entry at Wikipedia
widescreen
![The American WideScreen Museum [est. 1996]](images/AmericanWideScreenMuseum.gif)
 | "This Is Cinerama" 60th Anniversary Edition [Cinerama Releasing Sept 1952] Original release was 116-minute film that combined three 35mm frames for a 2.59:1 widescreen format frame ratio, displayed on a very curved screen; also the first major film released in stereophonic sound; beginning b&w segment on the early history of film then jumps to widescreen: episodes include a roller coaster ride; "Aida" opera; Niagara Falls; canals of Venice, Italy; a bullfight; and finale of "Aida"; after the 'road show' intermission: Cypress Gardens water ski show and footage of America taken from TalMantz's B-25 camera bomber. "The 2011 restoration reformats the picture into a 3-dimensional computer graphic, [on] the trademarked Smilebox Curved Screen Simulation, to replicate the film's original theatrical viewing experience." • Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Gunther von Fritsch, Ernest B. Schoedsack & Michael Todd, Jr.; hosted by Lowell Thomas; listed on National Film Registry (2002) full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia Flicker Alley, LLC Blu-ray/DVD combo [9/2012] 2 disks for $39.71 Cooking Vinyl soundtrack CD [3/2009] 7 tracks for $15.99 Cooking Vinyl MP3 soundtrack album download [11/2016] 14 tracks for $8.99 |
"The History of Cinerama" [1985 thesis] by Thomas E. Erffmeyer
 | "Widescreen Cinema" [1992] by John Belton Harvard Univ Press 9x7½ pb [11/92] out of print/used |
 | "Cinerama Adventure" documentary feature [indep Sept 2003] Written, directed & narrated by David Strohmaier; featuring experts Rudy Behlmer, John Belton, Kevin Brownlow, Thomas Erffmeyer, Leonard Maltin & Howard Rust video/DVD not available • full credits from IMDb • official website |
 |
"Letterboxed: The Evolution of Widescreen Cinema" [2010] by Harper Cossar Univ Press of Kentucky 9x6¼ hardcover [12/2010] for $60.00 |
High-Definition & IMAX formats
Entertainment Technology Expo [formerly HD Expo est. 2001]
events held in New York City, Chicago & Los Angeles
![logo of IMAX Theatres [est. 1967] of Toronto & New York City](images/IMAXlogo.jpg)
The IMAX {Image Maximum} system originated at Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada; the first permanent
IMAX theater opened in Toronto in 1971; IMAX 3-D launched at Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The system uses 70mm by 48.5mm frames, projected in various ways to a gigantic screen that is usually
22 metres (72 ft.) wide and 16.1 metres (53 ft.) high; there are currently 320 IMAX theatres in 42 countries
{23 in Canada, 200+ in USA}.
IMAX company website • IMAX entry at Wikipedia
 | "IMAX Ultimate Collection" DVD box set [2009]
Imax color DVD set [1/2009] 20 disks for $83.99 includes "Blue Planet" [1990]; "China: The Panda Adventure" [2001]; "Cosmic Voyage" [1996]; "Deep Sea 3D" [2006]; "Destiny In Space" [1994]; "The Dream Is Alive" [1985]; "Fires of Kuwait" [1992]; "Galapagos: The Enchanted Voyage" [1999]; "Hail Columbia!" [1982]; "Hidden Dimension" [1997]; "Into The Deep" [1994]; "L5: First City In Space" [1996]; "Mark Twain's America in 3D" [1998]; "Mission To Mir" [1997]; "Mountain Gorilla" [1992]; "NASCAR 3D" [2004]; "The Secret of Life On Earth" [1993]; "Space Station 3D" [2002]; "Survival Island" [1996]; and "T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous" [1998] |
 | "The IMAX Space Collection" DVD box set [2001]
Imax color DVD set [10/2001] 5 disks for $35.99 includes 37-min. "Hail Columbia!" [1982] narrated by James Whitmore; 37-min. "The Dream Is Alive" [1985] narrated by Walter Cronkite; 40-min. "Blue Planet" [1990]; 40-min. "Destiny In Space" [1994] narrated by Leonard Nimoy; and 40-min. "Mission To Mir" [1997] narrated by August Schellenberg |
stereoscopic {3-D} formats
stereoscopy entry at Wikipedia
3-D film entry at Wikipedia
3-D Film Preservation Fund
Stereoscopic Displays & Applications Conference [Jan 2010 = #15] in San Jose, CA
more info (movies, books, glasses, hardware, links) on
Magic Lantern's Stereoscopic {3-D} Cinema Page
top of page •
history • books • selected 3-D movies • pioneers & experts • equipment • links
 | "Stereoscopic Photography: Its Application To Science, Industry & Education" [orig 1926, rev 1935 & 1950, republd 2007] by Arthur W. Judge Ghose Press 7½x5½ pb [3/2007] for $30.95 Ghose Press hardcover [11/2008] for $43.45 |
 | "3D Movie Making: Stereoscopic Digital Cinema From Script To Screen" [2009] by Bernard Mendiburu Focal Press pb [5/2009] for $44.95 |
Vittorio Storaro & son's 1998 proposal for Univisium 3-perf film format
Blu-ray® format
Blu-ray Disc entry at Wikipedia
Blue-ray Disc Assn. [est. 2002]
The Blu-ray Disc Store at Amazon
Brenden Fletcher's 'Blu-ray Blog' site
Books About Cinematography
 | "The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) The Rules of Cinematic Composition" [2010] by Gustavo Mercado Focal Press 9x9 pb [9/2010] for $18.45 |
 | "Cinematography For Directors: A Guide For Creative Collaboration" [2009] by Jacqueline B. Frost Michael Wiese Prodns 10x7 pb [8/2009] for $19.77 |
 | "Master Shots: 100 Advanced Camera Techniques to Get an Expensive Look on Your Low-Budget Movie" [2009] by Christopher Kenworthy Michael Wiese Prodns 7½x11 pb [1/2009] for $14.97 |
 | "Practical Cinematography" [orig 2000, 2nd edition 2005] by Paul Wheeler Focal Press 9¾x7½ pb [2/2005] for $26.56 |
 | "The Camera Assistant's Manual" [orig 1993?, 4th edition 2005] by David E. Elkins, SOC Focal Press 9x6¼ pb [1/2005] for $44.95 |
 | "American Cinematographer Manual" [orig 1980, 9th edition 2004] by Stephen H. Burum A.S.C. Press 7¼x4 hardcover [11/2004] for $99.95 |
 | "Making Pictures: A Century of European Cinematography" [2003] from Imago, edited by Richard Sears Abrams 11¼x9¾ {5.4 pound} hardcover [5/2003] for $40.95 |
 | "Cinematography: Image Making For Cinematographers, Directors & Videographers" [2002] by Blain Brown Focal Press 10x7 pb [10/2002] for $31.02 |
| |
"Every Frame A Rembrandt: Art & Practice of Cinematography" [2000] by Andrew Laszlo, ASC Focal Press 9¼x6 pb [5/2000] for $27.99 Andrew Laszlo's credits from IMDb |
 | "Cinematography: Screencraft (Illustrated)" [1999] by Peter Ettedgui Focal Press 12½x9¼ pb [8/99] out of print/used |
 | "Matters of Light and Depth: Creating Memorable Images For Video, Film & Stills Through Lighting" [1999] by Ross Lowell lighting for still & film & digital photography Lowel-Light Mfg 9x9 pb [4/99] for $28.95 |
 | "The Camera Assistant: A Complete Professional Handbook" [1995] by Douglas C. Hart Focal Press 9½x6½ hardcover [12/95] for $58.54 author credits at IMDb |
 | "Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques For Video Production" [1995] by Chuck B. Gloman & Tom Letourneau Focal Press 10x7 pb [3/2000] for $24.49 |
 |
"Painting With Light" [1995] by cinematographer John Alton
Univ of Calif Press 10x7½ pb [4/95] for $19.25 Univ of Calif Press hardcover [4/95] out of print/used John Alton [1901-96] credits from IMDb |
 | "The Professional Cameraman's Handbook" [orig 1981, rev 1993] by Sylvia & Verne Carlson Focal Press 4th edition 9x5¾ hardcover [12/93] out of print/used Focal Press 2nd edition 8¾x5¾ hardcover [8/91] out of print/many used |
 | "Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films" [1991] by William Darby Filmographies for 708 American and world cinematographers from 1915 through 1990 Scarecrow Press 9x6½ hardcover [12/91] for $146.30 |
 | "Five American Cinematographers: Interviews with Karl Struss, Joseph Ruttenberg, James Wong Howe, Linwood Dunn & William H. Clothier" [1987] by Scott Eyman
Scarecrow Press 8¾x5½ hardcover [10/87] out of print/scarce |
 | "Film Lighting: Talks With Hollywood's Cinematographers and Gaffers" [1986] by Kris Malkiewicz Interviews with gaffers {chief electricians} and cinematographers who know their business, including John Alonzo ASC, Caleb Deschanel ASC, Conrad Hall ASC, James Wong Howe ASC, Haskell Wexler ASC, Vilmos Zsigmond ASC, among others; book is divided into cinematography, lighting equipment, image manipulation, and studio & location lighting; with glossary Fireside Books 9x7 pb [8/86] for $15.61 |
 | "Cinematography: A Guide for Film Makers & Film Teachers" [1973] by Kris Malkiewicz Fireside Books 9¼x7½ pb [8/92] for $16.10 |
 | "The Work of The Motion Picture Cameraman" [1972] by Freddie Young Hastings House hardcover [1/72] out of print/used |
 |
"The Five C's of Cinematography: Motion Picture Filming Techniques" [1965 classic] by Joseph V. Mascelli Silman James Press 11x8½ pb [6/98] for $20.97 |
 American Cinematographer Magazine direct 1-year PRINT subscription {12 issues} for $29.95 direct 1-year DIGITAL subscription {12 issues} for $29.95 |
![Camera Operator Magazine [est 1992], from the Society of Camera Operators](covers/mCameraOperator.jpg) Camera Operator Magazine subscribe directly: 2 issues/year for $20.00 |
 Intl. Cinematographers Guild Magazine 1-year subscription via Amazon {12 issues} for $48.00 |
Image Gallery
L i n k s
Magic Lantern's Film Industry Page
Magic Lantern'sReference & Technical Page
Tim Tyler's cinematography.com website [est. 1998]
Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers [est. 1998]
Organizations
![British Society of Cinematographers [est. 1949]](images/BSClogo.gif){kind=small}
![American Society of Cinematographers [est. 1919]](images/ASClogo.gif)
![Society of CameraOperators [est. 1978]](images/SOClogo.gif)
![Japanese Society of Cinematographers [est. 1954]](images/JSClogo.gif)
![Intl. Cinematographers Guild [est. 1926, merged 1996] - I.A.T.S.E. Local 600](images/ICG600logo.gif)
![Australian Cinematographers Society [est. 1957]](images/ACSlogo.gif)
![IMAGO: European Federation of National Cinematographers Associations [est. 1992]](images/imago.jpg)
![Canadian Society of Cinematographers [est. 1957]](images/CSClogo.gif)
![German Society Of Cinematographers [est. 1980] aka 'Bundesverband Kamera'](images/bvkamera.jpg)
Argentinean Society of Cinematographers {requires Flash}
Austrian Assn. of Cinematographers [est. 1976]
Croatian Cinematographers Society [est. 1996]
Italian Society of Cinematographers A.I.C. [est. 1950]
Netherlands Society of Cinematographers
TV Cameramen [dot] com online magazine {based in Cyprus}
 | Clapboard Slate 12x11" display-only clapboard [undated] for $32.99 |
Cinematography Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
top of page • people, A to Z • cinema formats • technical books • documentary films • image gallery • links • organizations
˜ ˜
Online sales in association with 
Current Filmmakers •
XXth Century Directors •
Early Filmmakers
Foreign Cinema •
Favorite Films (and Why) •
The Movie Industry Page
Film Genres •
Movie Stars & Unknowns •
Movies: Great & Unsung
Film Festivals & Orgns •
History of Cinema •
Film Businesses Page
back to Reference & Technical Page
top of this page · back to Magic Lantern homepage