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May '98 Online Articles

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Gonzo Filmmaking
Cinematographer Nicola Pecorini head to the American desert to help director Terry Gilliam unleash Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Unholy Grail
Director Terry Gilliam applies his gleefully demented visual brilliance to the hallucinatory world of Hunter S. Thompson

Bravura Broadcasts
ASC applauds the year's finest television cinematography

Celebrating the Spirit of Invention
AMPAS honors ASC associate member Don Iwerks and others for their contributions to cinema technology

Initial Images
The art of constructing memorable main-title sequences is being revitalized through clever use of both production and post techniques

Caught: A Lost Classic
Legendary Director Max Ophuls and accomplished cinematographer Lee Garmes, ASC lent their skills to a widely-scorned 1949 picture that has proven its worth over time

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The Towering Challenge of Everest
The top of the world is conquered anew, this time by an intrepid team of filmmakers documenting the peak's majestic glory

Touching the Edge of Heaven
MacGillivray Freeman Films makes large-format history in the Himalayan "Death Zone"

Double Vision
Director Phil Joanou and cinematographer Marc Reshovsky combine a split-screen frame with experimental techniques for U2's arresting new video

The Big Picture
A new post process for large-format films transforms 2-D images into stereoscopic 3-D spectaculars

Effecting Dreamscapes for Ma Vie En Rose
The French facility Sparx creates a digital fantasyland for farcical tale