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American Society of Cinematographers Search Articles Podcasts Videos Blogs Archive Español Store Your Account American Society of Cinematographers ❮ ❯ Celebrating Enduring Cinematography: The 35th Annual ASC Awards Mank, Two of Us, The Truffle Hunters, The Mandalorian, Motherland: Fort Salem, The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit take top honors in this year’s ceremony. Analyzing a Script Many cinematographers will testify that they try not to visualize the script on the first read. Instead, they will distill the script to the essence or heart of the story. Storaro Muses - An Illustrated Video A video edit of a Zoom discussion with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and his lighting designer daughter, Francesca Storaro. We discuss The Muses of Light, an innovative series of LED luminaries developed in collaboration with De Sisti -- and other lighting topics. Inside the New April Issue of AC This new edition will be released to our digital subscribers soon, and is currently in the mail for our print subscribers. Canon Creative Studio Presents: Sundance 2021 Standouts - Part 2 Examining a selection of the festival’s most interesting features, with an eye toward outstanding camerawork. Letter From the President: The Art of Light “Light transports viewers into those imaginary worlds they know do not exist but believe in anyway.” The Generic Lens Test Testing of this kind — which is adaptable to many different types of equipment — is part of how you build your mental Rolodex of tools. 1 Featured Video Clubhouse Conversations — 2021 ASC Awards: Feature Release Award Nominees All Videos Current Issue The Art of Light Volume 102, Issue 4 Subscribe New Products & Services New Products DoPChoice Releases Snapbag Kit for Cameo F-Series New Products Vitec Group Acquires Quasar Science New Products Panasonic Releases EL Zone All New Products & Services Clubhouse Conversations Clubhouse Conversations — 2021 ASC Awards: Feature Release Award Nominees Clubhouse Conversations: ASC Awards 2021: Episode of a One-Hour Non-Commercial Television Series Nominees Clubhouse Conversations – 2021 ASC Awards: Limited Series, Pilot, Motion Picture Made for Television Award Nominees Clubhouse Conversations — 2021 ASC Awards: Episode of a Half-Hour Television Series Nominees All Clubhouse Conversations Latest Articles New Products DoPChoice Releases Snapbag Kit for Cameo F-Series Feature ASC Board of Governors Award Honoree Sofia Coppola New Products Vitec Group Acquires Quasar Science New Products Panasonic Releases EL Zone New Products Creative Solutions Acquires Lightstream New Products Samyang Optics Unveils VDSLR MK2, Tiny Series Lenses All Articles AC Podcast Episode 107 Da 5 Bloods / Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC Episode 34 Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark / Oliver Stapleton, BSC Episode 62 The Crow (1994) / Dariusz Wolski, ASC Episode 80 Patriot / James Whitaker All Podcasts Collections A personal message from the Society President. Letter From the President Explore the tools and techniques of cinematography. Shot Craft Benjamin B writes about the art and technology of filmmaking. TheFilmBook Dive into AC's in-depth coverage. Features Get to know the artists and their work. Profiles Revisiting more than 100 years of cinema history. Historicals Conversations with cinematographers. Interviews Flashback Historical Imaging the Impossible — Mission: Impossible Historical The Man Behind Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Historical Gregg Toland, ASC — An Enduring Legacy Historical Hollywood Launches 3-D Film Production: Bwana Devil All Flashback AC Favorites September 1931 Sound Pictures in the Solution of Solar Eclipse Volume 12, Number 5 Video Michael Goi, ASC Says “Just Do It” Episode 32 Extremely Loud Incredibly Close / Chris Menges, ASC, BSC Blog President’s Desk: Tuxedo Time Shot Craft Lens Test: The Deakinizers TheFilmBook Loyalty, Progress and Art in Amsterdam Profiles Profile Russell Boyd, ASC, ACS: Vision Accomplished Profile From the ASC Open House: Ron Garcia, ASC Profile Alan Caso, ASC: Prestige Pioneer Profile Russell Carpenter, ASC: Passion for the Craft All Profiles Subscribe Today Act now to receive 12 issues of the award-winning AC magazine — the world’s finest cinematography resource. Print Edition Digital Edition Newsletter Connect © American Society of Cinematographers Terms of Use Privacy Policy Contact Advertising FAQ...