Visions of Light

Visions of Light (1992)

The Art of Cinematography

  • Genre: Documentary, History
  • Release Date: 1992-09-17
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 46 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: AFI
  • Production Country: Japan, United States of America
  • Directors: Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels.
star 6.9/10
From 46 Ratings

Trailer

Summary

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.

Is Visions of Light on Disney Plus?

Unfortunately the movie Visions of Light is not yet available on Disney Plus.

  • Ernest R. Dickerson

    as Self

  • Michael Chapman

    as Self

  • Allen Daviau

    as Self

  • Caleb Deschanel

    as Self

  • Lisa Rinzler

    as Self

  • Conrad L. Hall

    as Self

  • William A. Fraker

    as Self

  • John Bailey

    as Self

  • Néstor Almendros

    as Self

  • Charles Rosher Jr.

    as Self

  • Vilmos Zsigmond

    as Self

  • Stephen H. Burum

    as Self

  • Harry L. Wolf

    as Self

  • Charles Lang

    as Self

  • Sven Nykvist

    as Self

  • Robert Wise

    as Self

  • László Kovács

    as Self

  • James Wong Howe

    as Self (archive footage)

  • Haskell Wexler

    as Self

  • Vittorio Storaro

    as Self

  • John A. Alonzo

    as Self

  • Victor J. Kemper

    as Self

  • Owen Roizman

    as Self

  • Gordon Willis

    as Self

  • Bill Butler

    as Self

  • Michael Ballhaus

    as Self

  • Frederick Elmes

    as Self

  • Sandi Sissel

    as Self

  • Todd McCarthy

    as Self (uncredited)
Production Arnold Glassman Co-Producer
Production Mariko Hirai Associate Producer
Production Terry Lawler Executive Producer
Production Yoshiki Nishimura Executive Producer
Production Irene Ohno Associate Producer
Production Stuart Samuels Executive Producer
Editing Arnold Glassman Editor
Art Deborah Rhein Set Dresser
Directing Arnold Glassman Director
Directing Todd McCarthy Director
Directing Stuart Samuels Director
Writing Todd McCarthy Writer
Camera Karen Grossman Additional Photography
Camera Nancy Schreiber Director of Photography

Related Movies