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Through conversations held with fifteen of the most accomplished contemporary cinematographers, the authors explore the working world of the person who controls the visual look and style of a film. This reissue includes a new foreword by cinematographer John Bailey and a new preface by the authors, which bring this classic guide to cinematography, in print for more than twenty-five years, into the twenty-first century.

ISBN-13: 9780520274662

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 01-19-2013

Pages: 374

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

Dennis Schaefer is a film critic and wine specialist and the wine columnist for the Kansas City Examiner. Larry Salvato is a film critic, writer, and entrepreneur who divides his time between Kansas City and Santa Fe. John Bailey, a director of photography since 1978, serves on the Boards of Governors of the ASC, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the National Film Preservation Board.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Preface xvii

Introduction 1

1 Nestor Almendros 5

2 John Alonzo 23

3 John Bailey 47

4 Bill Butler 74

5 Michael Chapman 99

6 Bill Fraker 127

7 Conrad Hall 152

8 Laszlo Kovacs 175

9 Owen Roizman 194

10 Vittorio Storaro 219

11 Mario Tosi 233

12 Haskell Wexler 247

13 Billy Williams 267

14 Gordon Willis 284

15 Vilmos Zsigmond 311

Glossary 339

Index 345