Search - Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Suitable for Children Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 05/09/2000 Format: DVD - Black and White,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 32 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 8 Genres: Visual Arts, Film, TV & Radio, Film & Television History, Media Studies

The film equivalent of a stroll through the Louvre, the documentary Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography collects interviews with many of modern-day Hollywood's finest directors of photography and is illustrated by examples of their best work as well as scenes from the pictures which most influenced them. A who's-who of cinematographers -- Nestor Almendros, John Bailey, Conrad Hall, Laszlo Kovacs, Sven Nykvist, Vittorio Storaro, Haskell Wexler, Gordon Willis, Vilmos Zsigmond and others -- discuss their craft with rare perception and insight, paying homage to pioneers like Gregg Toland, Billy Bitzer and John Alton and explaining the origins behind many of the most indelible images in movie history; from Citizen Kane to The Godfather and from Sunrise to Night of the Hunter, many of the truly unforgettable moments in American film history are here in all their brilliance and glory. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Néstor Almendros
John A. Alonzo
Michael Ballhaus
Stephen H. Burum
Sven Nykvist
Vittorio Storaro
Haskell Wexler
Gordon Willis

Explore the wonderful world of motion picture photography with some of the most renowned cinematographers in film history in this fascinating DVD from Image Entertainment. Presented in both 1.78:1 widescreen and standard 1.33:1 full-screen and accompanied by an English Dolby Digital Mono audio track, film buffs will delight in taking a rare behind-the-scenes look at the intricate process of how some of their favorite films were captured on celluloid. Interviews with such noted directors of photography as Greg Toland (Citizen Kane) Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now), and William Fraker (Rosemary's Baby) discuss the process behind capturing their many memorable images, incorporating images from over 125 feature films in this fascinating retrospective. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide