
ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers We've got a Podcast interview in the works featuring ASC members Rodney Taylor & Lance Acord. Stay tuned!

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers LA Fans: ASC members Vilmos Zsigmond & James Chressanthis will be on hand for a Q&A at UCLA's screening of Chressanthis' documentary "No Subtitles Necessary" Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. www.cinema.ucla.edu

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers ASC members Dion Beebe, Steve Poster, Stephen Goldblatt & Roger Deakins join fellow cinematographers Greig Fraser & Eric Steelberg for a roundtable discussion.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
How do you define great cinematography? Roger Deakins: I'm open to suggestions! (Laughs.) No. If it tells a story. If it's a seamless mix with all the other elements of the film. I've got this thing against images that strike you as being wonderful for their own sake. ...

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers Congratulations to ASC members David Boyd ("Get Low"), Dante Spinotti ("Public Enemies") & Vittorio Storaro ("I, Don Giovanni") for having their films selected for the Main Competition at Camerimage. The festival opens Nov. 28 in Lodz, Poland.
www.pluscamerimage.pl
Międzynarodowy Festiwal Sztuki Autorów Zdjęć Filmowych. Odbywający się w Łodzi, największy na świecie festiwal filmowy poświęcony sztuce operatorów filmowych.

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers ASC members Dean Cundey, Anastas Michos & Ed Lachman will serve on the jury for the Main Competition at Camerimage this year along with cinematographers Igor Luther & Phil Meheux, BSC, & production designer Alan Starski.

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers Congratulations to John Flinn III, ASC, who will be honored with the ASC's Career Achievement in Television Award on Feb. 27. Flinn's credits include "Saving Grace," "Babylon 5," "Hill Street Blues" and "Magnum P.I."

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers Before Jeff Bridges presented Gordon Willis, ASC, with his honorary Oscar, Caleb Deschanel, ASC, who had interned with Willis as a student at AFI, toasted his mentor:
www.oscars.org
Oscar-nominee Caleb Deschanel toasts Honorary Oscar Recipient Gordon Willis at the 2009 Governors Awards ceremony, held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® on November 14, 2009.

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers A clip from last night's Oscar ceremony:
www.oscars.org
Oscar-nominee Jeff Bridges presents the Oscar Statuette to Gordon Willis at the 2009 Governors Awards ceremony, held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center® on November 14, 2009.

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers "No Subtitles Necessary," a documentary about ASC members Laszlo Kovacs & Vilmos Zsigmond, is coming to PBS:
www.nytimes.com
“No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos,” to be shown Tuesday on “Independent Lens” on PBS, is an account of the long friendship between two influential filmmakers.

Rafael Puentes
It's a honor be part of this select group ! Cinematography.
ralphpuentes.com

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers An NPR interview with Mr. Willis from 2002:
www.npr.org
The Academy Awards aren't until February, but cinematographer Gordon Willis is receiving his honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement award this fall. Willis is the visual mastermind behind classic films like Annie Hall, The Godfather, and Pennies From Heaven. ...

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers A great appreciation.
www.movieline.com
Gordon Willis is the best cinematographer America ever produced. There. I said it. If he'd only shot the Godfather trilogy, Manhattan, Zelig and All the President's Men (let alone Pennies From Heaven, Interiors, Klute and Broadway Danny Rose), he'd have...

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers Here's a better interview with Mr. Willis about this weekend's Academy Awards event:
www.hollywoodreporter.com
During a 30-year career studded with landmark films -- including the "Godfather" trilogy -- Willis has never received a competitive Oscar and was nominated just twice, for "Zelig" in 1983 and "The Godfather: ...

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers A short interview with Gordon Willis, ASC, about this weekend's Oscar ceremony:
theenvelope.latimes.com
| The Dish Rag| Pop & Hiss| Notes on a Season| The Circuit| Buzzmeter

ASC: The American Society of Cinematographers We've posted a short video of the Clubhouse renovation that is currently underway. The work will be finished sometime this spring!
www.theasc.com
American Society of Cinematographers Web Site, American Cinematographer Online: The electronic version of the premier journal of motion picture film and digital production techniques






















