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ASC Calls For Entries in the Student Heritage Award Competition The ASC is now accepting applications for the 2004 ASC Conrad L. Hall Heritage Award. The award is presented annually to one or more students in advanced classes at colleges and universities in the United States with qualified film school curriculums. Each year the Heritage Award is dedicated to the memory of a different cinematographer who made enduring contributions to advancing the art of filmmaking. The presentation will take place during the 18th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on Feb. 8, 2004, here at the Century Plaza Hotel. “This honor is designed to inspire the next generation of cinematographers, and help them pursue their dreams,” says Laszlo Kovacs, ASC, chairman of the Education Committee. “It also celebrates the memory of our most extraordinary artists. Conrad Hall was a giant among cinematographers and filmmakers.” Film school department deans and chairs are invited to recommend students for the award. Eligible students must be in their final year of school or have graduated within the past year. The winner(s) will be chosen by a jury of ASC members. The deadline for entries is noon, on Oct. 31. Conrad L. Hall, ASC earned ten Oscar nominations during a career that spanned five decades. He took top honors in 1969 for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, in 2000 for American Beauty, and in 2003 for Road to Perdition. His other nominations were for Morituri, The Professionals, In Cold Blood, Day of the Locust, Tequila Sunrise, Searching for Bobby Fischer and A Civil Action. Hall was born and raised in Papeete, Tahiti. His father was James Norman Hall, who co-authored Mutiny on the Bounty and other classic novels. His parents sent him to school at the University of Southern California with instructions to find a career. Serendipity led Hall into the film department and cinematography. He served a brief apprenticeship as an assistant cameraman and operator, earning his first narrative credits for the television series Stoney Burke and The Outer Limits. His first feature credit was for Wild Seed in 1965. He subsequently compiled such credits as Cool Hand Luke, Marathon Man, Without Limits, Black Widow, Fat City, Jennifer Eight and Class Action. Hall received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the ASC in 1993 and Camerimage International Festival of Cinematography in 1995. He also earned four ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards for a theatrical release (Tequila Sunrise, 1988; Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993; American Beauty, 2000; Road to Perdition, 2003). Hall died on January 4, 2003 in Los Angeles. He was 76 years old. For more information about applying for the 2004 ASC Conrad L. Hall Heritage Award, click here to download an application. |
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