American Cinematographer Magazine ( March 2024 )

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American Cinematographer Magazine ( March 2024 )

TheMarch 2024issue shines a spotlight on this yearsASC Award honorees, featuring profiles ofLifetime Achievement AwardrecipientDon Burgess, ASC;Career Achievement in Television AwardrecipientSteven Fierberg, ASC;Presidents AwardrecipientAmy Vincent, ASC; andBoard of Governors AwardrecipientSpike Lee. Also featured are looks atfilm capture on LED wallsand the making of the music video forthe Polices Every Breath You Take.

• Presidents Desk:ASC President Shelly Johnsonreflects on the many contributions the lateVictor J. Kemper, ASCmade to the Society and to the art of cinema.

• ASC Lifetime Achievement AwardhonoreeDon Burgess, ASCreflects on his career including his longstanding collaboration with Robert Zemeckis and the critical personal and professional support he received from the very beginning.

• ASC Career Achievement in Television AwardhonoreeSteven Fierberg, ASCtraces his career from its humble beginnings in New York City to the creative highs of televisionsEntourage,The AffairandEmily in Paris.

• ASC Presidents AwardhonoreeAmy Vincent, ASCdiscusses the synergy that drives her work and whymentorshipandeducationare at the heart of it.

• A portrait ofASC Board of GovernorshonoreeSpike Lee featuring observations from ASC cinematographersErnest Dickerson,Ellen Kuras, andNewton Thomas Sigel, among others illuminates why the Societys recognition is well deserved.

• ASC associate member/ACtechnical editorJay Holbenreports on a recent test ofshooting film on LED walls.

• Short Takes:Daniel Pearl, ASCpens this account of shooting the music video forthe Polices Every Breath You Take,a classic of the genre.

• In Memoria:A tribute toJohn Bailey, ASChighlights the blog he wrote forACfor 12 years, and a tribute toVictor J. Kemper, ASCincludes an appreciation by friend and colleagueRichard Crudo, ASC.

• New Products & Services:A look at some noteworthy tools forvirtual production.

• Wrap Shot: Martin Scorsesereceives the1995 ASC Board of Governors Award.