M E M B E R P O R T R A I T John C. Newby, ASC “M ©photo by Owen Roizman, ASC y first memories of cinema are the downtown Cleveland film palaces showing Ben-Hur and Lawrence of Arabia — incredible 70mm color imagery projected onto a huge screen. Later, my brother took me to an ‘art-film’ theater to see the black-and-white vision of Orson Welles’ The Trial. From then on, I was hooked on cinematography. “I remember reading American Cinematographer between reel changeovers and arc trims while working as an IATSE projectionist in Boston. What a joy to project The Godfather and The French Connection and read the articles on how those films were made! “I have never stopped reading AC, and I believe the magazine is now the best it’s ever been. Cinematographers are not solely technologists, and AC strikes a healthy balance between artistic and technical dialogues. That’s the joy of cinematography: the blending of mechanical knowledge with the creative eye to form an illusory world.” — John C. Newby, ASC TO SUBSCRIBE BY PHONE: Call (800) 448-0145 (U.S. only) (323) 969-4333 or visit the ASC Web site W W W . T H E A S C . C O Mhttp://WWW.THEASC.COM http://WWW.THEASC.COM