Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.
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Visions of Light Cast
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Sven Nykvist
He was 70, 83 years old when he died
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Vittorio Storaro
He was 52, now 84 years old
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Robert Wise
He was 78, 91 years old when he died
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László Kovács
He was 59, 74 years old when he died
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Sandi Sissel
She was 43, now 75 years old
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Charles Lang
He was 90, 96 years old when he died
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John Bailey
He was 50, 46 years old when he died
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Michael Ballhaus
He was 57, 81 years old when he died
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Haskell Wexler
He was 71, 93 years old when he died
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Vilmos Zsigmond
He was 62, 85 years old when he died
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Gordon Willis
He was 61, now 93 years old
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Néstor Almendros
He was 62, 61 years old when he died
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Visions of Light Crew
