March 2021
Shot CraftAnalyzing a Script
Many cinematographers will testify that they try not to visualize the script on the first read. Instead, they will distill the script to the essence or heart of the story.
February 2021
TheFilmBookNomadland Director Chloé Zhao - Extended Interview
In this in-depth interview, director Chloé Zhao discusses Terrence Malick, her filmmaking approach, people playing themselves, the themes of Nomadland, American landscapes and her cinematographer Joshua James Richards
January 2021
Letter From the PresidentOne Big Planet
“It is worth noting that the ASC is an international organization with members in dozens of countries, as well as the first such organization devoted to cinematography.”
January 2021
TheFilmBookNomadland - New Naturalism - Light as Nature
Nomadland by director Chloé Zhao, with cinematography by Joshua James Richards, as an extension of New Naturalism, a movement first created by Terrence Malick and Emmanuel Lubezki.
December 2020
Letter From the PresidentCreation of the Image
“Much will change as a result of 2020. Some things will disappear, others will return modified by lessons learned during these past months: different, but better.”
December 2020
Letter From the PresidentDocumentaries Are Stranger Than Fiction
With the “creative non-fiction” of documentaries to light the way, telling us stories about ourselves, some that may be hard to watch, we learn so much about our world, and how to live in it together.
November 2020
Shot CraftLight Quality 101
The primary characteristics of light that a cinematographer must learn to master are intensity, color and quality. Here we’ll take a look at the fundamentals of quality.
October 2020
Letter From the PresidentIcebox Problems
“Even as productions are finally ramping up again, we are going back on set in full Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), with each of us bringing our own 6-foot radius of isolation.”
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