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

Apocalypto Dean Semler, ASC, ACS teamed with controversial director Mel Gibson on the filmmaker's first motion picture since the 2004 box-office sensation The Passion of the Christ. An ambitious epic set during the decline of the Mayan civilization, Apocalypto was shot in Mexico with Panavision's new high-definition Genesis camera. Semler will assess the camera's performance in rugged locations while detailing the production's formidable logistical challenges.

Children of Men, Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC shot this futuristic drama set in the year 2027, when humans can no longer procreate. When a woman becomes miraculously pregnant, a former activist (Clive Owen) agrees to help transport her to a sanctuary, where the birth of her child may help scientists prevent the extinction of humankind. Lubezki will discuss his use of handheld cameras and minimal lighting to create a visual aesthetic that borders on documentary.

Home of the Brave, Tony Pierce-Roberts, BSC worked with Thomson/Grass Valley's digital Viper FilmStream cameras on this drama about three soldiers struggling to readjust to life at home after returning from a long tour of duty in Iraq. In a detailed Q&A with the show's digital imaging technician, Joshua Gollish, Pierce-Roberts will assess the cameras' performance in the field while discussing his collaboration with director Irwin Winkler.

Global Village ventures into The Real Lost World, a documentary that explores Roraima, Venezuela, which served as the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famed fantasy novel The Lost World. It offers an overview of the high-definition video production, which was shot by a crew led by cinematographer Glenn Taylor. The show will air in HD on the Discovery Channel show Animal Planet.

DVD Playback  a reviews of Brazil (1985), shot by Roger Pratt, BSC; A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), shot by Jacques Haitkin; and Backdraft (1991), shot by Mikael Salomon, ASC.

Production Slate presents pieces on The Santa Clause 3, a holiday comedy shot by Robbie Greenberg, ASC, and Volver, an acclaimed Spanish drama shot by Jose Luis Alcane.

Points East presents an interview with cinematographer Antonio Calvache about his work on the East Coast drama Little Children.

Filmmakers' Forum steps into the boxing ring with an article on Rocky Balboa penned by the show's cinematographer, Clark Mathis.

Short Takes details cinematographer Frank Barrera's work on the short film El Viage.

New Products & Services offers a roundup of the year's most intriguing new motion-picture technologies, as well as a look at the Light By Numbers lighting-control system used on the feature Children of Men.

All the King's Men, Pawel Edelman, PSC (The Pianist, Ray) was behind the camera on this 1930s drama directed by Steven Zaillian

Marie Antoinette, Lance Acord (Lost in Translation) renewed his collaboration with director Sofia Coppola on this lavishly mounted period piece about the notorious Queen of France, who began her life as a naive Viennese girl before marrying King Louis XVI and ascending to the throne in 1774.

Global Village presents an interview with George Jesse Turner, who served as cinematographer on 49 Up, the latest installment in director Michael Apted's ambitious British documentary project, which has tracked the progress of a group of schoolchildren in a long-running series of films that began in 1964.

DVD Playback reviews a selection of atmospheric classics: Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler (1922), shot by Carl Hoffmann; Mr. Arkadin (1955), shot by Jean Bourgoin; and Seven Samurai (1954), shot by Asakazu Nakai.

Production Slate presents articles on Flyboys, a World War I fighter-pilot drama shot by Henry Braham, and The Science of Sleep, a whimsical French romance photographed by Jean-Louis Bompoint.

Points East presents an interview with cinematographer Eric Gautier, AFC about his work on the independent coming-of-age film A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, which is set primarily in Queens, New York.

Post Focus details a new series of Farmers Insurance ads featuring visual effects by Brickyard VFX; offer a behind-the-scenes look at the recent 4K digital intermediate performed with the da Vinci Resolve system for Ridley Scott's feature A Good Year; and present an overview of Autodesk's Lustre HD digital color-grading system.

Short Takes presents coverage of the Pipettes music video "Pull Shapes," shot by Fred Reed, and the short film The PowderPuff Principle, shot by Masanobu Takayanagi.

Filmmakers' Forum presents a piece about the recent documentary Cinematographer Style, co-written by the film's director, Jon Fauer, and one of the project's corporate sponsors, Arri, Inc. president and CEO Volker Bahnemann.

Miami Vice Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS was selected by director Michael Mann to shoot this action-packed feature based on the wildly popular television series that Mann executive-produced during the 1980s.

World Trade Center  Seamus McGarvey, BSC teamed with provocative director Oliver Stone on this fact-based drama about two Port Authority police officers (Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena) who become trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Snakes on a Plane Adam Greenberg, ASC was behind the camera on this action thriller, in which an assassin attempts to kill a witness in protective custody by releasing a crateful of snakes on a flight over the Pacific Ocean.

The August issue's departments will also offer illuminating insights:

• Global Village goes behind the scenes on the Sony Pictures Classics feature The House of Sand, shot in Brazil by cinematographer Ricardo Della Rosa.
• DVD Playback presents reviews of three memorable films from the 1970s: The Deer Hunter (1978) shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC; The Towering Inferno (1974), shot by Fred J. Koenekamp, ASC; and The Poseidon Adventure (1972), shot by Harold E. Stine, ASC.
• Production Slate includes coverage of Factotum, a literary drama shot by John Christian Roselund, and The Night Listener, a psychological thriller shot by Lisa Rinzler.
• Points East presents an interview with cinematographer Pascal Rabaud about his work on Idlewild, a musical drama set in the Prohibition-era South.
• Short Takes analyzes an eye-opening series of Snickers candy-bar commercials that were shot with the Dalsa Origin camera.
• Post Focus presents a discussion with visual-effects expert Gray Marshall about the collaboration between VFX supervisors and cinematographers.

Pathfinder Daniel Pearl, ASC was behind the camera for this epic adventure about a Viking boy who is abandoned by his clan during a battle with a Native American tribe.

A Scanner Darkly Cinematographer Shane F. Kelly teamed up with director Richard Linklater on this big-screen adaptation of Philip K. Dick's dark, bizarre sci-fi novel.

Faust (a.k.a. The Price Woman Pays) This historical article by Robert S. Birchard traces the torturous production of the silent film Faust, which was shot between the years 1916 and 1920.

The July issue's departments offers illuminating insights:

• DVD Playback Reviews of three fascinating foreign films: Michelangelo Antonioni's The Passenger (1975) shot by Luciano Tovoli, ASC, AIC; Luis Bu?uel's Viridiana (1961), shot by Jose F. Aguayo; and Michael Haneke's Funny Games (1997), shot by J?rgen J?rges.
• Production Slate includes coverage of Little Miss Sunshine, a 2006 Sundance Festival favorite shot by Tim Suhrstedt, ASC, and The Devil Wears Prada, a biting satire shot by Florian Ballhaus.
• Points East presents an interview with cinematographer Andrij Parekh about his work on Half Nelson, an indie drama about an inner-city high-school teacher (Ryan Gosling) who struggles to cope with his secret drug habit.
• Short Takes  presents an interview with cinematographer Max Goldman and Steadicam operator Larry McConkey about their work on a striking music video for the band Secret Machines.
• Post Focus offers details on the recent restoration of director Jean-Pierre Melville's classic war film L'Armee des ombres (Army of Shadows, 1969), with comments from cinematographer Pierre L'homme, who participated in the process.

• Mission: Impossible III
• The Proposition
• Brooklyn Rules
• American Gun

Departments:

• Global Village: 3 Needles
• DVD Playback: Midnight Cowboy (1969), Ryan's Daughter (1970), The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
• Production Slate: Silent Hill, Down in the Valley
• Points East: Man Push Cart
• Short Takes: Jordan Cronenweth Heritage Award

• Inside Man
• Lucky Number Slevin
• Red Riding Hood
• Wired to Win
• Sundance Film Festival

Departments:

• DVD Playback: An Unmarried Woman (1978), Mysterious Skin (2004), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
• Production Slate: Wassup Rockers, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• Points East: Lonesome Jim
• Short Takes: Before Dawn

• An Angry Young Man, Lance Gewer lends emotional intensity to the South African drama Tsotsi.
• Heart and Soul, Ellen Kuras, ASC captures a memorable concert performance in Neil Young: Heart of Gold
• Retro Sexy, Mott Hupfel frames an erotic icon in The Notorious Bettie Page
• A Master's Palette, Jack Cardiff, BSC recalls his stunning work with three-strip Technicolor
• A Style of Subtlety, Sydney Pollack is honored by the ASC for his filmmaking achievements

Departments:

• DVD Playback presents reviews of three visually stunning films that have been lovingly restored for home viewing: Lifeboat (1944), shot by Glen MacWilliams, ASC; The Tales of Hoffmann (1951), shot by Christopher Challis, BSC; and The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970), shot by Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC.
• Production Slate includes coverage of two inventive independent films: Trail of the Screaming Forehead, shot by Kevin Jones, and Formosa, shot by Tyler Oliver.
• Points East presents an overview of Roller Palace, a student project shot in high-definition video by a group of Boston University undergraduates.
• Short Takes presents a look at The Big Empty, a short film shot by esteemed ASC cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel, whose feature credits include Three Kings, X-Men and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
• Post Focus explores  new distribution options for independent films, and detail the innovative postproduction techniques that were used on the indie production Katiebird.
• ASC Close-Up presents a Q&A profile of Society member M. David Mullen, who has contributed stunning cinematography to a number of memorable indie films, including Twin Falls Idaho and Northfork.

• The Price Of Revenge,  Janusz Kaminski, ASC explores the aftermath of the 1972 Olympic Games massacre in Munich.
• A Rake's Progress, Casanova allows Oliver Stapleton, BSC to exploit the scenic splendors of Venice, Italy
• High-Key Highlights, Gilbert Taylor, BSC earns the ASC International Award for his distinguished contributions to cinematography
• The Doyen of Direct Cinema, The ASC honors groundbreaking documentarian Frederick Wiseman with an Award of Distinction.

Departments:

• DVD Playback will present reviews of three all-time classics that have been lovingly restored for home viewing: King Kong (1933), shot by ASC members Edward Linden, J.O. Taylor and Vernon L. Walker; The Wizard of Oz (1939), shot by Harold Rosson, ASC; and Ben-Hur (1959), shot by Robert L. Surtees, ASC.
• Production Slate will include coverage of Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story, shot by Marcel Zyskind, and The White Countess, shot by Chris Doyle, HKSC.
• Points East will present an interview with cinematographer Terry Stacey about his work on the feature film Winter Passing.
• Short Takes will offer cinematographer Robin Holder's assessment of the Arriflex D-20 camera, which he recently used to shoot the Jeffron music video "Dance."
• Post Focus will present an overview of new monitor-calibration systems from Rising Sun and Ascent Media, as well as information on The Mill's use of 2K data scans and grain-management software for commercial projects.
• ASC Close-Up will present a Q&A profile of Society member and past president William A. Fraker, whose credits as a director of photography include the acclaimed Rosemary's Baby and Bullitt.

• Feminine Mystique,  Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS captures the essence of exotic allure with Memoirs Of A Geisha.
• Uncharted Emotions, Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC brings an instinctual, Lyrical approach to The New World. 
• Peaks and Valleys, Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC frames an emotional landscape of forbidden love in Brokeback Mountain.
• A Legacy Rewarded, ASC member Richard H. Kline earns the Society's Lifetime Achievement Award.
• Professor On the Set Woody Omens, ASC receives the Presidents Award from his peers

Departments:

• DVD Playback presents reviews of Rumble Fish (1983), shot by Stephen H. Burum, ASC; The Man Who Fell to Earth (1988), shot by Anthony B. Richmond, ASC, BSC; and a double disc that pairs two horror classics: I Walked With a Zombie (1943), shot by J. Roy Hunt, ASC, and The Body Snatcher (1945), shot by Robert De Grasse, ASC.
• Production Slate includes coverage of the critically acclaimed drama Match Point, shot by Remi Adefarasin, BSC for director Woody Allen.
• Points East presents an interview with cinematographer Anastas Michos, ASC about his work on the feature film Freedomland.
• Post Focus presents an overview of Kodak Look Manager 2.0, a much-anticipated upgrade of the company's image-control system for motion pictures. We will also offer insights into the workflow used by several television shows that are shot with the Thomson/Grass Valley Viper Filmstream camera.
• Filmmakers' Forum presents an informative Q&A with cinematographer Oliver Stapleton, BSC about his work on the lush period film Casanova, shot in Venice Italy. Stapleton's interviewer will be visual-effects expert Bill Taylor, ASC, who also lent his expertise to the production.
• ASC Close-Up presents a Q&A profile of Society member John Simmons, who was recently named chairman of the ASC Publications Committee