While the ASC strives to make its website as accessible as possible, the content here is many years old and online for archival and historical reasons. Unlike the rest of our website, it's not feasible to make it completely accessible. Please email us at webeditor@ascmag.com with any questions about this content, and for the latest American Cinematographer content, please visit ascmag.com.

---

• Renaissance Man
  AC celebrates the cinematic brilliance of Giuseppe Rotunno, ASC, AIC
  
  
• Shooting for Laughs
  Mordant humor brings Carlo's Wake to life
  
  
• More Trouble in Little China
  Cops cross the line in The Corruptor
  
  
• Of Loss and Hope
  The Deep End of The Ocean plumbs a family problem
  
  
• Two-Faced Treachery
  Good and evil collide in Dr. Jekell and Mr. Hyde
  
  
• Strokes of Genuis
  David Samuelson's personal survey of seminal technical developments
  
  
• Remaking A Classic Cover
  Digital Domain helps AC update an historic image
  
  
• Best-Shot Films: 1894-1949
  Your Top 50 selections from the half of the film history
  
  
• Best-Shot Films: 1950-1997
  Your Top 50 selections from the past five decades of film history
  
  

---

• Concerning Cinematography (AC November 1929)
  Ernst Lubitsch offers a director's take on cameramen
  
  
• British Cinematographer Talks of Hollywood (AC July 1939)
  Freddie Young, FRPS compares the American and British film industries
  
  
• James Wong Home Replies to Comment on Cameramen (AC December 1945)
  A legendry cinematographer's well-wrought retort
  
  
• The Future of Cinematography (AC October 1947)
  Leon Shamroy, ASC proves he's forward-thinking
  
  
• Assignment Overseas (AC October 1950)
  Joseph Ruttenberg, ASC, BSC travels "across the pond"
  
  
• What is a Director of Photography (AC May 1967)
  Charles G. Clarke, ASC defines the craft
  
  
• Cinematography for Blade Runner (AC July 1982)
  Jordan Cronenweth, ASC goes back to the future
  
  

---

• Production Slate
  Industry news, including informative articles on the latest and most interesting projects from every arena, including:
  • El Cid
  • The 1999 independent Spirit Award Nominees
  • U.S. International Festival
  
  
• New Products
  Briefs on the latest equipment and services
  
  
• Books in Review
  Monthly reviews of new books relating to motion picture production, by respected former AC editor George Turner.
  
  
• Wrap Shot
  "The Egyptian Theater is a physical embodiment of what the Cinematheque is all about"

---

• Envelope
  
  • Awards-Best Cinematographer
    
    
• Envelope
  
  • Emmy Awards-Best Cinematographer