Visions of Light (1992)
1h 32m
Running Time
September 17, 1992Release Date
Visions of Light (1992)
1h 32m
Running Time
September 17, 1992Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Ernest R. Dickerson
Self
Conrad L. Hall
Self
Michael Chapman
Self
John Bailey
Self
Allen Daviau
Self
Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Caleb Deschanel
Self
Charles Lang
Self
Lisa Rinzler
Self
Arnold Glassman
Director
Todd McCarthy
Director
William A. Fraker
Self
Stuart Samuels
Director
Nancy Schreiber
Cinematographer
Néstor Almendros
Self
Charles Rosher Jr.
Self
Stephen H. Burum
Self
Harry L. Wolf
Self
Sven Nykvist
Self
Robert Wise
Self
László Kovács
Self
James Wong Howe
Self (archive footage)
Haskell Wexler
Self
Vittorio Storaro
Self
John A. Alonzo
Self
Victor J. Kemper
Self
Owen Roizman
Self
Gordon Willis
Self
Bill Butler
Self
Michael Ballhaus
Self
Frederick Elmes
Self
Sandi Sissel
Self
Karen Grossman
Additional Photography
Terry Lawler
Executive Producer
Yoshiki Nishimura
Executive Producer
Mariko Hirai
Associate Producer
Irene Ohno
Associate Producer
Deborah Rhein
Set Dresser
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Wiki.
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.