AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
The International Journal Of Film And Electronic Production Techniques
Technical Monthly Magazine from Los Angeles ,United States

- First issue: 1920
- "The magazine the pros read"
- Covers the technical part of movie making.
- Published in Hollywood by the American Society of Cinematographers
- Bi-monthly publication from November 1920 (Vol. 1, no 1) to March 1922 (Vol. 2, no 28).
- From March 1922 (Vol. 3, no 1) to present, monthly publication.
- 106 colour A4 pages.
- American Cinematographer in Facebook.
- Published by ASC Holding Corporation
- Website: www.theasc.com/magazine

• A Darker Side of Fantasy, Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC creates Gothic comedy in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
• Cinemtaic Impressionism, Bruno Delbonnel, AFC enlists for the epic World War I drama, A Very Long Engagement.
• Genius Hits the Road, Pawel Edelman, PSC hits all the right notes with Ray.
• Man of a Thousand Faces, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers allows Peter Levy, ASC, ACS to explore the true nature of an elusive actor.
• Departments
  • Global Village: Flying Daggers
  • Production Slate: Closer, Beyond the Sea

• Warrior King, Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC accompanies Oliver Stone into battle on Alexander.
• The World on a String, Bill Pope, ASC shoots a true mini-epic: the marionette action movie Team America: World Police.
• All Aboard, Filmmaking hurtles into the digital future on The Polar Express.
• Humble Beginnings, The tale of Southern California_s first film studio.
• Channeling Great Images, A list of 2004_s Emmy-nominated cinematographers.
• Departments
  • Production Slate: Roar: Lions of the Kalhari, Bugs!
  • Short Takes: Like It
  • Points East: Tarnation

• A Retro Future, Eric Adkins pays homage to serial cliffhangers with Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
• Soul Searching Sleuths, Peter Deming, ASC tackles karmic comedy in I Heart Huckabees.
• Inside Baseball, Shane Hurlbut lights America_s national pastime for Mr. 3000.
• Masters of Light, Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC offers insights on the art of motion-picture lighting.
• Saving Cinema, Frame by Frame, Members of the Association of Moving image Archivists outline their mission.
• Departments
  • Production Slate: A Dirty Shame, Dig!
  • Points East: Undertow

• Kick-Starting a Revolution, The Motorcycle Diaries, shot by Eric Gautier, AFC, charts a transformative trip through South America.
• A World Apart, Marcel Zyskin and Alwin Kuchler, BSC team on the multinational production Code 46
• At Sea in Japan, In an excerpt from his new book, Andy Laszlo, ASC recalls an innocent query that wreaked havoc on the set of the 1980 miniseries Shogun
• A Man of Many Hats, Ronald Neame, BSC reflects upon his diversified career.
• Reflections: Two Brothers, Jean-Marie Dreujou, AFC supervises the digital intermediate on an HD/35mm hybrid.
• Departments
  • Production Slate: I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Zelary

• Unnatural Surroundings, Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC goes into the woods for the supernatural thriller The Village.
• Hell on Wheels, Paul Cameron and Dion Beebe, ACS take hi-def video to extremes on Collateral.
• "He is a True Artist", The legendary Cecil B. DeMille assesses the cinematographer.
• The Founding Fathers, Fifteen unusual cameramen came together in 1919 to create the ASC.
• Shaping Cinematography_s "Magazine of Record," American Cinematographer surveys 85 years of continuous publication.
• Good as Gold, Panavision celebrates its 50th anniversary.
• Departments
  • Production Slate: The Saddest Music in the World

• Nowhere Man, The Terminal reteams Janusz Kaminski ASC and Steven Spielberg.
• Murder 01, Simon Duggan, ASC takes on a sci-fi spectacular with I, Robot.
• A Tale of Two Tigers, Jean-Marie Dreujou, AFC shoots on hi-def video for exotic family film Two Brothers.
• Helping Hands, Donald M. Morgan, ASC heads into surgery for HBO_s Something the Lord Made.
• Persistence of Vision, Top women cinematographers share their insights and experiences.
• Departments:
  • Production Slate: Delovely, Lakshya

• A Wizard Comes of Age, Michael Seresin, BSC conjures Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
• Masters of Disaster, Ueli Steiger, ASC unleashes global chaos in The Day After Tomorrow.
• Better Halves, Rob Hahn, ASC reprograms The Stepford Wives.
• Out for Blood, Director Mikael Salomon, ASC recruits Ben Nott, ACS to shoot the telefilm Salem's Lot
• Perception is Everything, Bangkok, Thailand hosts a special cinematographers Day.
• Departments
  • Global Village: Zatoichi
  • Production Slate: American Family, America_s Heart & Soul

• Monster Hunter, Allen Daviau, ASC returns to the big screen with Van Helsing
• The Mind of a Madman, Helter Skelter, shot by Don FlauntLeRoy, ASC, reexamines the infamous manson murders
• Independent Artistry, AC reviews some of the best shot projects from the Sundance Film Festival
• Images That Linger, a complete list of the 2003 ASC Award Nominees
• Cinematographers in the Spotlight, a photographic recap of the ASC Awards weekend
• Advancing the Art Form, This year's recipients of the Academy Sci-Tech Awards
• Departments
  • Production Slate: Homework, My Big Fat Independent Movie
  • Points East: Open Water

• Forget Me Not, Ellen Kuras, ASC heads down memory lane for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Memoirs of a Gangsta, Director Ernest Dickerson, ASC and cinematographer Matthew Libatique, ASC join forces on Never Die Alone
• Holding the Fort, Dean Semler, ASC, ACS sets his sights on The Alamo
• One Spirit, Hidalgo puts Shelly Johnson, ASC in the saddle
• Inner Demon, Hellboy, shot by Guillermo Navarro, ASC, brings a cult hero to the big screen
• The Case for Film Dailies, Top cinematographers emphasize the importance of sharply defined dailies
• Departments
  • Global Village: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring
  • Production Slate: Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Noi
  • Short Takes: Everything is Everything, Sizzling Kung Fu Mice

• Lifelong Lessons, Miroslav Ondricek, ASC, ACK earns Lifetime Achievement Award
• An Effect on His Peers, Visual-Effects artist Howard Anderson Jr., ASC is feted by fellow ASC members
• Salvaging Cinema, The ASC salutes historian/preservationist Kevin Brownlow
• A Savior's Pain, Caleb Deschanel, ASC brings an artist's eye to The Passion of the Christ
• A Harrowing Hybrid, Touching The Void blends drama and documentary
• Pole Position, NASCAR 3D: An Imax Experience puts viewers in the driver's seat
• Livin' Large, Mayor Of The Sunset Strip recounts the life and times of a legendary rock 'n' roll deejay
• Departments
  • The Post Process: Editing Documentaries Under the Gun
  • Production Slate: Music From the Inside Out, Great Orchestrations and Historic Machinations
  • Short Takes: The Night Before
  • Points East: Warhol Factory Filmmaker Comes to Light

• Honoring (Reluctant) Vanguard, Michael Chapman, ASC Earns His peers' Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
• On the Clock, Time is of the Essence on the TV Series 24 , Photographed by Rodney Charters, CSC.
• Under the Knife, Christopher Baffa Shoots Nip/tuck with Surgical Precision
• Haunted Grounds, David Connell, ACS Lends Macabre Ambience to the horror Miniseries Kingdom Hospital
• Lighting the World. John Newby, ASC analyzes the use of freely roaming handheld Cameras on Boomtown.
• Departments
  • Production Slate: A Matchmaker and a Casebreaker.
  • Short Takes: Southern Siblings and a Chinese Irishman.
  • Filmaker's Forum: Breaking Sitcom Rules on Arrested Development.

• Envisioning an Empire, ASC Transports Viewers to feudal Japan in The Last Samurai.
• The Fate of Middle-Earth, ACS Caps the Lord of the Rings trilogy with The Return of the King.
• A Long Walk Home, John Seale, ASC, ACS, shoots a big-screen Version of the bestselling novel Cold Mountain.
• Flights of Fancy, Peter Pan allows Donald McAlpine, ASC, ACS to embrace his inner child.
• Lighting Vermeer. Eduardo Serra, ASC, AFC, evokes the Dutch Master's work in Girl With a Pearl Earring.
• Departments
  • The post process: Cinerama Adventure Gets a Collaborative
  • Finish.
  • Production Slate: A battle of Wills and a Brazen Act of Charity.
  • Short Takes: Hook, Line and Sinker.
  • Filmaker's Forum: Channeling Tokyo for the Lost in Translation.