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Painting With Light
Langbeschreibung
"A wonderful introduction to the workings of the Hollywood system. We learn in rich and yet accessible detail about special effects, technical wizardry and gadgetry, lighting, make-up, the breakdown of crews, and filming strategies. The book is legendary and its reprint is a major event for film study."--Dana Polan, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword Film Noir's Sorcerer of Light: John Alton by John Bailey Preface Through a Lens Darkly: The Life and Films of John Alton by Todd McCarthy Filmography by Todd McCarthy and Dennis Jakob 1. Hollywood Photography 2. Motion Picture Illumination 3. Mystery Lighting 4. Special Illumination 5. The Hollywood Close-up 6. Outdoor Photography 7. Symphony in Snow 8. Ocean Voyage 9. Visual Music 10. The Portrait Studio 11. The Laboratory 12. Day and Night, Ladies, Watch Your Light 13. Motion Picture Theaters 14. The World Is a Huge Television Studio and We Are All Photographers
John Alton (born 1901) was one of the most renowned cinematographers of the postwar American cinema. In 1951 he won an Academy Award for his color photography of An American in Paris. He lives in Los Angeles. Todd McCarthy is chief film critic of Variety, co-editor of the King of Bs (1975), and writer and co-director of the award winning documentary, Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (1992).
ISBN-13:
9780520275843
Veröffentl:
2013
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.02.2013
Seiten:
191
Autor:
John Alton
Gewicht:
650 g
Format:
254x189x17 mm
Sprache:
Englisch