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Title of publication:
AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER.
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00027928

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Date of filing:

October 9,1997

Frequency of issue: Monthly. Annual subscrip¬
price: $40.00

tion

Paramount's Star Trek- The Motion

Number of issues

Picture, for which he

Location of known office of publication:
N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90028.

was

nominated for

Academy Award. Much of his work
was done for Boss Film, headed by Rich¬
an

ard Edlund, ASC.
Stewart's

subsequent credits
as a director of photography for special
visual effects include the special edition
of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, for
which new sequences were filmed in

1980; Ridley Scott's Blade Bunner(1882),
which is

David K. Stewart, ASC, a leading vi¬
sual effects director of photography, died
on October 16, at the age of 60. He had
devoted more than half his life making
motion pictures.
Stewart was born in

especially memorable for its
scenes of the Los Angeles of the future;
and The Outsiders (1983) for Zoetrope.
Yuricich and Stewart teamed up to film
the remarkable multi-image effects for
Trumbull's controversial production
Brainstorm (1983).

titles, rotoscoping and traveling mattes.
In 1971, Stewart began work¬

ing for Robert Abel Films,

a

Hollywood

company whose innovative commercials
and visual effects were gaining wide¬

spread attention. For the next five years
he was involved in the design and pho¬
tography of commercials utilizing sophis¬

greater challenge was The Abyss

Stewart invented circular sliteffects. He was also a gifted water¬
colorist and has been listed in every edi¬
tion of Who's Who in Entertainment.
"Dave always expected a lot
from his crew," recalled Pat, his
wife of 37 years. "He'd call up the
scan

ticated motion-control, slit-scan and
streak techniques, earning several Clio
Awards along with way. After leaving
Abel Films, he worked almost entirely in
theatrical features, although he did no¬
table work on Universal's expensive TV
series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Stewart began his feature film
career in 1976-77, beginning with the
UFO photography for Steven Spielberg's
Close Encounters of the Third Kind. On
this and subsequent productions, he
worked closely with visual effects heavy¬

camerapeople over and over
again if they'd measured up. He could
be extremely tough on them - storm¬
ing off the stage and then showing up
20 minutes later to get them laughing.
One time he even wore a frilly apron!
He would say things like, 'You can't do
this? It's impossible? I know you can do
it, and imagine how you'll feel when
they see that you've done the virtually
impossible!' Then he'd tell the crew
exactly how to do it."
Dave Stewart is survived by
his wife, Pat; two sons, Stephen Jeffrey
and Benjamin David; two grandchildren,
Taylor and Daniel, and a sister, Jeannie.

weights Douglas Trumbull and Richard

Services

Yuricich, ASC, who remained his close

Haven, San Fernando, California, fol¬
lowed by a wake at his home.
♦

friends. He became

director of

photog¬
raphy in 1979 during the filming of
a

Known bondholders, mortgages, and other
security holders owning or holding 7 per cent
of total amount of bonds, mortgages
same as above.

or more
or

other securities:

Extent and nature of circulation:Tota\ numbers
of

copies printed (net press run): average number
copies each issue during preceding 12 months,
32,311; actual number copies of single issue pub¬
lished nearest to filing date, 33,500.
of

Paid circulation: Sales

through dealers and

car¬

months, 11,075; actual number of copies single is¬
sue published nearest to filing date, 11,098.

even

Oxberry camera stand. The "downshooter" camera stands were utilized for
the production of animated films, main

Names and address of publisher: A.S.C. Hold¬
ing Corp., 1782 N. Orange Dr., Los Angeles, CA
90028; Publisher, Jim McCullaugh, Executive Edi¬
tor, Stephen Pizzello, 1782 N. Orange Dr., Holly¬
wood, CA 90028. Owner: A.S.C. Holding Corp.

massive challenge," but he came through
with outstanding space sequences. An

(1989), which featured some of the most
complex underwater effects ever at¬
tempted. His other gredits include Solar
Babies, Coneheads, The Hunt For Bed
October, Alien3 and Event Horizon.

an

headquarters or general busi¬
publishers: Same as above.

offices of the

Stewart called 2010 "1984's

He became an active member of the ASC
in 1984. He entered the field in 1966 as

assistant cameraman at Dickson-Vasu
Camera Service in Hollywood, operating

ness

1782

riers, street vendors and counter sales: average

Jeffersonville, Indiana, August 27,1937.

an

Location of the

published annually: 12

same

were

held October 20 at Glen

number

copies each issue during preceding 12

Paid circulation (mail subscriptions): average
number of copies each issue during preceding 12

months, 18,116; actual number of copies of single
issue published nearest to filing date, 18,196.
Total paid circulation: average number copies
each issue during preceding 12 months, 29,191;
actual number copies of single issue published
nearest to

filing date, 29,191.

Free distribution

by mail, carrier or other
(complimentary samples, and other
free copies): average number of copies each is¬
sue during preceding 12 months, 1,376; actual
number copies of single issue published nearest to
filing date, 3,000.
means

Total free distributions: average number of cop¬
ies each issue during preceding 12 months,1,376;
actual number
nearest to

copies of single issue published
filing date, 3,000.

Total distribution: average

number of copies each
during preceding 12 months, 30,567; actual
number of copies of single issue published near¬
est to filing date, 32,294.
issue

Copies not distributed (office

left

over,

Returns from news agents: average number of
copies each issue during preceding 12 months,
685; actual number of copies of single issue pub¬
lished nearest to filing date, 543.
Total press run: average

number of copies each
druing preceding 12 months, 32,311; actual
number of copies of single issue published near¬
est to filing date, 33,500.
issue

I
me

above

are

certify that the statements made by
correct and complete.
-

December 1997

use,

unaccounted, spoiled after printing): average
number of copies each issue during precedingl 2
months, 1,059; actual number of copies of single
issue published nearest to filing date, 663.

Jim

McCullaugh, Publisher

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