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Dear Colleague:
Here's an advance look at the January 2006 issue
of American Cinematographer magazine,
which will hit newsstands during the thick of awards
season.
The New World (New Line Cinema)
Acclaimed cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC,
AMC (Sleepy Hollow, Ali, Lemony Snicket's A Series
of Unfortunate Events) teamed with director Terence
Malick on this visually stunning historical drama, which
concerns explorer John Smith (Colin Farrell) and the
clash between Native Americans and English settlers
in the 17th century. European correspondent Benjamin
B will detail the duo's artful collaboration on the
picture, which was shot on location in Virginia.
Memoirs of a Geisha (Sony Pictures)
Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS and director Rob Marshall
— the duo behind the Oscar-nominated musical Chicago
— joined forces again on this sumptuous period piece,
which stars Ziyi Zhang as a Japanese woman who rises
from humble roots to become a celebrated geisha. This
epic screen version of Arthur Golden's bestselling novel,
which climaxes during the World War II era, was shot
at locations in both Japan and the U.S. New York correspondent
Pat Thomson will elicit Beebe's insights about his role
on the production.
Brokeback Mountain (Focus Features)
Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC and director Ang Lee
lent a melancholy mood to this powerful drama, which
explores the passionate but taboo relationship that
develops between two young men: a ranch hand (Heath
Ledger) and a rodeo cowboy (Jake Gyllenhaal) who meet
in the summer of 1963 while herding sheep in the harsh,
high grasslands of Wyoming. The film is based on the
celebrated novella by E. Annie Proulx, who collaborated
on the screenplay with acclaimed Western writer Larry
McMurtry (Lonesome Dove). New York correspondent
John Calhoun will conduct an in-depth interview with
Prieto about his methods.
ASC Lifetime Achievement Award
Richard H. Kline, ASC will be presented with
the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th Annual
ASC Awards ceremony, to be held in Los Angeles on February
26, 2006. The Lifetime Award is the Society's highest
honor, presented annually to an individual cinematographer
who has demonstrated a commitment to excellence over
an entire career. Kline is certainly deserving of the
honor; he earned Academy Award nominations for Camelot
(1967) and King Kong (1976), and his impressive
list of credits also includes Hang 'Em High, The
Boston Strangler, The Andromeda Strain, Soylent Green,
The Fury, Star Trek — The Motion Picture, Body Heat
and Breathless. David E. Williams will interview
Kline about his rich and rewarding life behind the camera.
ASC President's Award
Also being honored at this year's ASC Awards gala is
Sherwood “Woody” Omens, ASC, who will receive
the ASC Presidents Award. The Presidents Award was created
to honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions
to advancing the art and craft of filmmaking.
Omens, a Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern
California, began his professional career shooting documentaries
and commercials. His narrative credits include History
of the World: Part I, Coming to America,
Harlem Nights, and the Emmy-winning telefilm
An Early Frost. He joined the ASC in 1985, and
two years later, he and fellow Society member Michael
Margulies organized the inaugural ASC Outstanding Achievement
Awards. David E. Williams will chat with Omens about his many
enduring accomplishments.
The December issue's departments will also offer
illuminating insights:
DVD Playback will present reviews of Rumble
Fish (1983), shot by Stephen H. Burum,
ASC; The Man Who Fell to Earth
(1988), shot by Anthony B. Richmond, ASC, BSC;
and a double disc that pairs two horror classics: I
Walked With a Zombie (1943), shot by J.
Roy Hunt, ASC, and The Body Snatcher
(1945), shot by Robert De Grasse, ASC.
Production Slate will include coverage of the
critically acclaimed drama Match Point,
shot by Remi Adefarasin, BSC for director Woody Allen.
Points East will present an interview with cinematographer
Anastas Michos, ASC about his work on the feature film
Freedomland.
Post Focus will present an overview of Kodak
Look Manager 2.0, a much-anticipated upgrade of
the company's image-control system for motion pictures.
We will also offer insights into the workflow used by
several television shows that are shot with the Thomson/Grass
Valley Viper Filmstream camera.
Filmmakers' Forum will present an informative
Q&A with cinematographer Oliver Stapleton, BSC about
his work on the lush period film Casanova,
shot in Venice Italy. Stapleton's interviewer will be
visual-effects expert Bill Taylor, ASC, who also lent
his expertise to the production.
ASC Close-Up will present a Q&A profile
of Society member John Simmons, who was recently
named chairman of the ASC Publications Committee.
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