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that is
beauty? Where
l/[/ do I see it ? How do I
create
it? I have
believe that
come
to
practice the art
of cinematography is to realize
that you are on an endless
journey of observation,
to
meditation and creation. What
be the tiny
tremor of emotion in an actor's
face, or a vast, trackless
landscape that human
moves me
may
emotion tries to survive in.
How shall I compose
that
lonely figure in the landscape?
How shall I glance the light off
that face, and with what color
or
contrast? How shall I
move
the camera?
American
Cinematographer
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asks the
I look to AC to admire the
work
of colleagues and fellow
artists, to gain insight into
their
thoughts and motivations
they answer the
question: What is beauty?"
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James Chressanthis, ASC
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