Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography Movie Review 1993

Excellent documentary on the way films look and how the art of photographing movies can contribute as much, if not more, than cast, director, and script. Scenes from 125 films, from "Birth of a Nation" to "GoodFellas" are shown, with commentary from a number of cinematographers, including Gordon Willis, William A. Fraker, Conrad Hall, Ernest Dickerson, Vilmos Zsigmond, and Michael Chapman, on how they achieved certain effects and their collaborations with the director of the film.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary, Filmmaking, Film History

Screenplay

Todd McCarthy

Cinematography

Nancy Schreiber

Director

Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Todd McCarthy

Producer

Arnold Glassman, Stuart Samuels, Kino International

Awards

N.Y. Film Critics 1993: Feature Doc.; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1993: Feature Doc.