September 24, 2006
Essential viewing for any cinephile. These are the masters.
Charles Lang,
Conrad L. Hall,
Gordon Willis,
Greg Toland,
John Bailey
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Motion picture photography, or cinematography, gets its due in this documentary. This film features DP (director of photography) camerawork in movies from the 1930s to the end of the 20th century, inc...( read more
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Directed by: Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Todd McCarthy
Release Date: February 24, 1993
DVD Release Date: May 9, 2000
Stats: 77 reviews
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September 5, 2009A very informative documentary on the art of cinematography. Should be seen by anyone interested in the history and/or process of filmmaking.
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February 1, 2008Perhaps not for the casual viewer, this doc is still a super interesting look into the director that is much overshadowed (subtle unintentional pun there) by the director of production, which is the director of photography. I'm torn, because I'm a huge fan of the dialogue-heavy t...( read more)
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