American Cinematographer Magazine ( October 2023 )

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American Cinematographer Magazine ( October 2023 )

TheOctober 2023issue presents coverage ofOppenheimerandAll That Breathes; a look atgenerative AI in filmmaking; updates from theASC Motion Imaging Technology Council; and a special focus onlightingfor horror and tensionthat includes the featuresThe Blackening,Talk to Me,The Exorcist: Believer,Saw XandThe Nun II.

• Presidents Desk:ASC President Shelly Johnsonconsiders the filmmaking family that sets this profession apart from many others.

• Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC, directorChristopher Nolanand key collaborators discuss using custom optics, 65mm film negative, macrophotography visual effects and other tools to create experiential cinema forOppenheimer.

• Cinematographers and leading technologists Don Burgess, ASC;Michael Goi, ASC, ISC; ASC associate memberMichael Cioniof Strada;Gary KoepkeandPinar Seyhan Demirdagof Cuebric;J. Weddingof Orbital Studios; andFelix Jorgeof Narwhal Studios weigh in onartificial intelligence, with a spotlight ongenerative AI, and its ramifications for filmmaking.

• ACpresents a 20th-anniversary update from theASC Motion Imaging Technology Council(MITC), whose ongoing investigations currently include virtual production and in-camera visual effects, HDR for theatrical presentation, workflows, display technologies, optics standards, lighting advances, and AI.

• Roy H. Wagner, ASCoffers insights intothe art oflighting for horror and tension followed by a series of pieces on the fright-inducing lighting work of cinematographersTodd A. Dos Reis, ASC (The Blackening);Aaron McLisky, ACS (Talk to Me);Michael Simmonds (The Exorcist: Believer);Nick Matthews (Saw X); andTristan Nyby (The Nun II).

• CinematographersBen Bernhard, BVKandRiju Dasdetail their work on the ASC Award-winning documentaryAll That Breathes, directed byShaunak Sen.

• Shot Craft: How to make the most ofpractical lights.

• Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature new memberSimon Dennis, ASC, BSC; nominees for the2023 ASC Student Heritage Awards; anASC HDR workshopat Sony; and a wrap-up of theAugust ASC Master Class.

• Wrap Shot: The nuclear test at Yucca Flat, a historic moment filmed byHarry Perry, ASC.