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EXCEPTIONAL GIFT OPTIONS
FOR YOUR CINEMATOGRAPHER
THE CINE LENS MANUAL
Detailing 300 lens
families, this uniquely
comprehensive hardback
reference was written
by ASC associate Jay
Holben and ASC member
Christopher Probst for all
individuals with an interest
in motion-picture optics
- cinematographers,
directors, visual-effects
artists, camera assistants,
animators, technical
journalists, historians,
students, instructors and
rental-house technicians.
Its 836 pages cover 140
years of cinema-lens
history, supplemented with
1,500 full-color illustrations
that include photographs,
diagrams and graphics.
DIGITAL
CINEMATOGRAPHY:
FUNDAMENTALS, TOOLS,
TECHNIQUES, AND
WORKFLOWS
Today's successful
cinematographer
must be equal parts
artist, technician and
businessperson. This book
empowers the reader
to correctly choose the
appropriate camera and
workflow for their project
from today's incredibly
varied options, and to
understand the ins and
outs of implementing
those options. Veteran
cinematographer David
Stump, ASC has updated
this second edition with
the latest technology
for cameras, lenses and
recorders, and also added
a new section on future
cinematographic trends.
SELECTED TABLES,
CHARTS AND FORMULAS
FOR THE STUDENT
CINEMATOGRAPHER
This 154-page excerpt
from the American
Cinematographer Manual
was designed for student
filmmakers and had
been updated to include
key aspects of digital
cinematography. Edited by
Academy Award-nominated
cinematographer Stephen
H. Burum, ASC, it covers
basic cinematographic
principles and includes
the actual tables,
charts and formulas
used by professional
cinematographers. Other
chapters from the AC
Manual that are most
relevant to student
filmmakers are also
included.
OUR FIRST 100 YEARS
This album-size 204page
hardback book
chronicles the history
of the American Society
of Cinematographers
in celebration of the
organization's centennial
(1919-2019), with profiles
on its 15 founders and
many outstanding
members who have
photographed classic
feature films, television
shows and other
motion-picture projects.
Illustrated with hundreds
of behind-the-scenes
images - restored by
Charlie Lieberman, ASC
and printed in duotone
for exceptional image
quality - Our First 100
Years details the artistic
influences, creative
collaborations and
technologies that helped
shape the past century of
motion-picture history.
CONVERSATIONS WITH
DARIUS KHONDJI
This is one of the only
books of its kind to
be fully devoted to
the life and work of a
cinematographer, offering
a journey through the
past 50 years of cinema
with an iconic director of
photography who helped
revolutionize the art form
through his work on both
Hollywood films and arthouse
movies in Europe
and Asia. Darius Khondji,
ASC, AFC has shot films
for many of the greatest
directors in contemporary
cinema, including David
Fincher (Seven), Bernardo
Bertolucci (Stealing
Beauty), Jean-Pierre
Jeunet and Marc Caro
(Delicatessen, The City
of Lost Children), Bong
Joon-ho (Okja) and Nicolas
Winding Refn (Too Old to
Die Young).
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