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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vanity Fair</span> <ul> <li> Kick-Starting a Revolution, <span class='bodyitalic'> The Motorcycle Diaries, </span>shot by Eric Gautier, AFC, charts a transformative trip through South America. </li> <li> A World Apart, Marcel Zyskin and Alwin Kuchler, BSC team on the multinational production <span class='bodyitalic'>Code 46</span></li> <li> 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 <span class='bodyitalic'>Shogun</span></li> <li> A Man of Many Hats, Ronald Neame, BSC reflects upon his diversified career.</li> <li> Reflections: <span class='bodyitalic'> Two Brothers, </span>Jean-Marie Dreujou, AFC supervises the digital intermediate on an HD/35mm hybrid. </li><li> Departments <ul> <li> Production Slate: <span class='bodyitalic'> I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Zelary </span>

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

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

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