October 2019
Letter From the PresidentPresident’s Desk: Optical Unconsciousness
When we talk about lenses for cinematography, most cinematographers are knowledgeable and opinionated.
October 2019
TheFilmBookLoyalty, Progress and Art in Amsterdam
Reflecting upon the ASC motto at IBC in Amsterdam, after an ASC panel, and a cruise celebrating the 100 years of American Cinematographer.
October 2019
Letter From the PresidentPresident’s Desk: Why We Don’t Fart in an Elevator
Our industry has adopted the opinion that, based on the legal argument of the “work for hire policy” and the contractual clause that “signs over all rights,” any principles of civility are out the window.
September 2019
Shot CraftA Closer Look at Close-Up Attachments
Expanding upon the practical use of close-up adapters, commonly — although incorrectly — known as diopters.
August 2019
Letter From the PresidentPresident’s Desk: The Repeal of Moore’s Law
“In motion pictures, as in the semiconductor business, the road of ‘multiplying improvement’ seems to be approaching a dead end.”
August 2019
Shot CraftLens Test: The Deakinizers
Jay Holben and cinematographer Kaity Williams test Otto Nemenz International's Deakinizer optics, which evoke the feeling of early still-photo portraiture lenses.
August 2019
Letter From the PresidentPresident’s Desk: Radical Optimism
What’s to come of our role as cinematographers? Will it diminish, or be robotized and made subservient to some master?
July 2019
Filmmaker’s ForumFilming With Firearms
Firearms experts and cinematographers form relationships that go beyond mutual respect. We share many characteristics. We want it good, we want it safe, we want it quick, and we want it within budget.
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