February 2026

Stephen Pizzello and the “Greatest Job Ever”

This article will appear in American Cinematographer's March 2026 issue. For full access to our archive, which includes more than 105 years of essential motion-picture production coverage, become a subscriber today. When American Cinematographer Editor-in-Chief Stephen Pizzello was asked by Michael Redman to discuss his career for the author’s 2018 book The Best Jobs in the Film Industry: Straight Talk From Successful Film Pros, he was initially surprised but realized, upon reflection, that “for a movie nerd, this really is the greatest job ever.” A lifelong cineaste, Pizzello has held leadership roles at AC for more than three decades, starting in 1991 as an assistant editor under editor George Turner and his wife, Jean, the associate...more