October 2009 online articles

Pitch Perfect
Christopher Manley, ASC sells the drama on Mad Men

Presidents Desk
ASC President Michael Goi on advanced technology

DVD Playback
Reviews of current and upcoming DVD releases:

ASC Close-Up
Brief interviews with ASC members about their careers and inspirations. This month: Lowell Peterson

Featured in the October Print Edition:

  • Bronson
  • Bright Star
  • Surrogates
  • The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
  • Georgia O’Keeffe
 
DVD PLAYBACK:
Featured Titles
Gaumont Treasures (1897-1913)
Cin:
Dir:
Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Cin: Sacha Vierny
Dir: Alain Resnais
St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)
Cin: Stephen H. Burum, ASC
Dir: Joel Schumacher
 

NOVEMBER  ’09 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • The Box
  • The Damned United
  • Antichrist
Departments:
  • Short Takes: Synesthesia
  • Post Focus: digital restoration of footage from the Apollo 11 space mission and moon landing.
  • Production Slate: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, and Cairo Time
  • Filmmakers’ Forum : Controversy surrounding the recent Blu-ray DVD of The French Connection
  • ASC Close-Up: Anastas Michos, ASC

DECEMBER ’09 HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Nine
  • Broken Embraces
  • Brothers
  • The Fantastic Mr. Fox
Departments:
  • Short Takes: "We Are ODST" ad for the Halo videogame
  • Post Focus: Zoic Studios' Zeus system.
  • Production Slate: Red Cliff, and The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
  • Filmmakers’ Forum : ASC member David Stump’s overview of "The IED Experience," a completely immersive live-action training environment for the U.S. Army
  • ASC Close-Up: Paul Ryan, ASC