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Visions of Light is a american film of genre Documentary released in USA on 24 february 1993 with Ernest R. Dickerson

Visions of Light (1992)

Visions of Light
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Released in USA 24 february 1993
Length 1h32
OriginUSA
Genres Documentary,    Historical
Rating76% 3.8411653.8411653.8411653.8411653.841165

Visions of Light is a 1992 documentary film directed by Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy and Stuart Samuels. The film is also known as Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography.

The film covers the art of cinematography since the conception of cinema at the turn of the 20th century. Many filmmakers and cinematographers present their views and discuss why the art of cinematography is important within the craft of filmmaking.

Synopsis

The film is the equivalent of a walk through a cinema museum. The doc interviews many modern-day directors of photography and they illustrate via examples their best work and the scenes from films that influenced them to pursue their art.

Actors

Ernest R. Dickerson

(Self)Michael Chapman

(Self)Vittorio Storaro

(Self)Sven Nykvist

(Self)Caleb Deschanel

(Self)
And :
Néstor Almendros
William A. Fraker
Haskell Wexler
Gordon Willis
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