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July 2009 online articles

Big Guns
Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC arms himself with digital cameras on Public Enemies

Terror on the Tracks
Tobias Schliessler, ASC confronts complex logistics on The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

DVD Playback
Reviews of current and upcoming DVD releases:

ASC Close-Up
Brief interviews with ASC members about their careers and inspirations. This month: Mark Irwin, ASC, CSC

Featured in the July Print Edition:

  • Chéri
  • The Hurt Locker
  • The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
  • Puppy Love
  • Moon
  • Séraphine
 
DVD PLAYBACK:
Featured Titles
An American in Paris (1951)
Cin: Alfred Gilks, ASC; John Alton
Dir:
Ashes of Time Redux (1994/2008)
Cin: Christopher Doyle, HKSC
Dir: Wong Kar-wai
 

AUGUST ’09 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Julie & Julia
  • Angels & Demons
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
  • The Cove
Departments:
  • Short Takes: Carousel
  • Post Focus: to Technicolor’s DP Lights system
  • Production Slate: Stingray Sam and Cinegear’s ASC/BSC panel
  • ASC Close-Up: Aaron Schneider, ASC

SEPTEMBER ’09 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Inglourious Basterds
  • The Baader-Meinhof Complex
  • Mesrine
  • ASC Camera Assessment Series, Part 2
Departments:
  • Short Takes: Love/Hate
  • Post Focus: Restorations of The Red Shoes (1948) and Mr. Hulot’s Holiday (1953).
  • Production Slate: District 9, and North Face
  • ASC Close-Up: Alexander Gruszynski, ASC