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Dear Colleague:
Here's an advance look at the September 2005 issue
of American Cinematographer magazine,
which will have a special focus on international
production.
Oliver Twist (Sony Pictures)
Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Pawel Edelman,
PSC (The Pianist) reteamed with acclaimed director
Roman Polanski on this ambitious retelling of the classic
Charles Dickens tale about a young orphan boy who is
recruited by a gang of pickpockets in 19th-century London.
Edelman will discuss his work on the film, which was
shot in the Czech Republic, with AC's European
correspondent, Benjamin B.
Rome (HBO)
Alik Sakharov, ASC (The Sopranos), Marco Pontecorvo,
AIC and Martin Kenzie were behind the camera on this
epic HBO miniseries, set during the last years of Julius
Caesar's reign and centering on the lives of two Roman
soldiers and their families. New York correspondent
John Calhoun will interview the cinematographers about
their approach to the project, which was shot on location
in Italy. The series is slated to begin airing on HBO
in September.
Innocent Voices (20th Century Fox)
ASC member Juan-Ruiz Anchia (Glengarry Glen Ross,
Confidence) traveled to Veracruz, Mexico to shoot
this drama for director Luis Mandoki (The Edge).
The story is set in El Salvador during the mid-1980s,
in the midst of the country's civil war, and concerns
a young boy who must decide between enlisting in the
army or join up with guerrillas. Anchia will discuss
his experiences on the show with Jean Oppenheimer.
The Beat That My Heart Skipped (Wellspring)
In this clever remake of James Toback's 1978 cult drama
Fingers, Roman Duris plays a former classical
pianist who is occasionally pressed into service as
a heavy to collect debts for his father. Cinematographer
Stephane Fontaine shot the project for director Jacques
Audiard (Read My Lips), frequently using a handheld
camera to capture scenes in one take. Parisian writer
Benjamin B will chat with Fontaine about his techniques.
Book excerpt: Image Control
As a special bonus feature, this issue of AC
will include an excerpt from the recently updated book
Image Control, written by esteemed ASC member
Gerald Hirschfeld (Fail Safe, Diary of a Mad Housewife,
Young Frankenstein). Like the book itself, this
excerpt will offer illuminating insights on achieving
technical and aesthetic control over motion-picture
imagery.
The August issue's departments will also offer
illuminating insights:
Global Village will present a piece on the surreal,
romantic sci-fi drama 2046, shot by cinematographers
Christopher Doyle, HKSC, Kwan Pung-Leung and Lai Yiu-Fai
for director Wong Kar-wai.
DVD Playback will review disks of three superb
international films: Jules and Jim (1962),
the French classic shot by Raoul Coutard; A Tale
of Two Sisters (1974), a South Korean horror
thriller shot by Mo-gae Lee; and Black
(2005), a sumptuously photographed Indian film shot
by Ravi K. Chandran.
Production Slate will lead off with a piece
on the Canadian drama Where the Truth Lies,
shot by Paul Sarossy, CSC for director Atom Egoyan.
A second article will detail the making of The
Lost City, a drama set in Havana, Cuba
that was shot by Emanuel Kadosh for writer/actor/director
Andy Garcia.
Short Takes will present an interview with cinematographer
Frey Hoffman about his work on a new music video
for the band Cruna that emulates the look of the 1974
comedy film Claudine, shot by ASC member Gayne
Rescher (who was consulted for the video).
Post Focus will offer a piece on the Nickelodeon
show LazyTown, which is shot on 24p video
in virtual environments staged at the Iceland-based
facility Hypercube.
Filmmakers' Forum will offer a piece penned
by cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, DFF, BSC about
his work on the film Dear Wendy.
The Samuelson Library will present
coverage of two books from David Samuelson's notable
collection: one on the origins of magnetic sound recording,
and another on the origins of color film stock.
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