March 2011 | News
In Memoriam: Gene Polito, ASC (1918-2010)
The Emmy-nominated cinematographer died on Nov. 28, 2010, at the age of 92. His credits include the features Westworld and Prime Cut and TV series Lost in Space and It Takes a Thief....more
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January 2011 | Podcasts
Valhalla Rising / Nicolas Winding Refn / Morten Søborg
American Cinematographer’s Jim Hemphill interviews director Nicolas Winding Refn about how shooting Valhalla Rising in the remote Scottish Highlands impacted his creative vision, and he discusses using the Red camera with cinematographer Morten Søborg....more
December 2010 | Podcasts
Howl / Edward Lachman, ASC
Edward Lachman, ASC, talks about the concepts behind visualizing the work of artists Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg, especially on the indie Howl....more
October 2010 | Podcasts
Knight and Day / Phedon Papamichael, ASC
Phedon Papamichael, ASC discusses the complexities of shooting the big-budget, effects-filled Tom Cruise movie, Knight and Day, comparing this large and highly technical shoot with some his previous, smaller films....more
September 2010 | Podcasts
Lost / John Bartley, ASC, CSC
John Bartley, ASC, CSC discusses his work on the J.J. Abrams series Lost — including the peculiarities of shooting on location in Hawaii and working a show with multiple cinematographers....more
August 2010 | Podcasts
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) / Victor J. Kemper, ASC
Victor J. Kemper, ASC reviews his work on the 1973 film The Friends of Eddie Coyle, starring Robert Mitchum and shot entirely on location in Boston and Connecticut, with fellow ASC member Richard Crudo....more
June 2010 | Podcasts
Killers / Russell Carpenter, ASC
Russell Carpenter, ASC, discusses shooting the action-comedy Killers, directed by Robert Luketic....more
June 2010 | Podcasts
How To Make It In America / Steven Fierberg, ASC
Steven Fierberg, ASC discusses setting the look the HBO series on location in New York, his career in New York's lower East side and choosing digital or photochemical....more