August 2017
HistoricalRaw Cinematic Realism in the Photography of Bonnie and Clyde
Burnett Guffey, ASC sought a sense of photographic realism for this stylized depiction of the famed outlaws’ life of crime....more
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August 2017
HistoricalCreating The Night of the Hunter
Cinematographer Stanley Cortez, ASC recounts making one of the most visually striking motion pictures of all time....more
July 2017
HistoricalOf Narrow Misses and Close Calls: Raiders of the Lost Ark — Directing
Homage to a galaxy of Saturday matinee serial stars and their derring-do inspires a wild adventure flick with nonstop action all the way through. ...more
July 2017
HistoricalBeyond The Frame: Jurassic Park
Behind the scenes with Dean Cundey, ASC while shooting one of Steven Spielberg's biggest hits and most innovative productions....more
July 2017
HistoricalStar Trek 50 Part X — Enterprise Goes Back to the Future
The tenth entry in our 12-part retrospective series documenting 50 years of production and post on the Star Trek franchise. ...more
July 2017
HistoricalBeyond The Frame: The Tenant
Sven Nykvist, ASC brought an uncanny sense of paranoia and dread to this Roman Polanski drama....more
July 2017
HistoricalAlien and Its Photographic Challenges
Lighting a gigantic spaceship with low-ceilinged, four-walled sets and many special effects — plus the vast terrain of an alien planet, called for methods that were out-of-the-ordinary, to say the least....more
July 2017
HistoricalThe Filming of Alien
Ridley Scott talks about the hundreds of problems involved in taking an essentially fantastic idea and making it real on-screen....more
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