Visions of Light
8 /10 1 Votes
Cinematography Nancy Schreiber Duration Country Japan
United States | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Documentary, History Initial DVD release February 25, 1998 Writer Todd McCarthy Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Arnold Glassman
Todd McCarthy
Stuart Samuels Release date 1992 (1992) Directors Todd McCarthy, Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels Cast Vittorio Storaro , Conrad L Hall , Gordon Willis , Vilmos Zsigmond , Nestor Almendros Similar movies Cinematographer Style (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Visions of Light is a 1992 documentary film directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy and Stuart Samuels. The film is also known as Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography.
Contents
The film covers the art of cinematography since the conception of cinema at the turn of the 20th century. Many filmmakers and cinematographers present their views and discuss why the art of cinematography is important within the craft of filmmaking.
Synopsis
The film is the equivalent of a walk through a cinema museum. The doc interviews many modern-day directors of photography and they illustrate via examples their best work and the scenes from films that influenced them to pursue their art.
Many known cinematographers are interviewed, including: Néstor Almendros, John Bailey, Conrad Hall, Michael Chapman, László Kovács, and others.
They discuss their craft and pay homage to the cinema pioneers like Gregg Toland, Billy Bitzer, James Wong Howe and John Alton. The practitioners also explain the origins behind many of their most indelible images in cinema history.
Cinematographer interviews
Filmography
The filmmakers discuss the following films:
Reception
Visions of Light has an overall approval rating of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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References
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