American Cinematographer Magazine ( July 2023 )

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American Cinematographer Magazine ( July 2023 )

• • TheJuly 2023issue presents a special focus on television/streaming production, which includes reporting on the seriesDead Ringers,Poker FaceandSchmigadoon!, and a discussion ofaspect ratios for home exhibition. Also featured is a spotlight on visual effects, with a piece ontheevolving collaborationbetween cinematographers and VFX artists, and a profile ofJohn Dykstra, ASC. Alongside this coverage are a tribute to the lateWilmer Bill Butler, ASCand an expandedNew Products & Servicesdepartment.

    • CinematographersJody Lee Lipes, ASCandLaura M. Gonalvesshare their approach to a heightened reality for the dramatic seriesDead Ringers.
    • Director of photographyJon Joffin, ASC, showrunner/co-creatorCinco Pauland Company 3 colorist/ASC associate memberJill Bogdanowiczdiscuss creating a three-strip Technicolor look for Season 2 of the musical-comedy seriesSchmigadoon!
    • CinematographersSteve Yedlin, ASC;Jaron Presant, ASC; andChristine Ngexplain how they each found unique angles for Rian Johnsons seriesPoker Face, an affectionate homage to 1970s detective shows.
    • ASC membersDariusz Wolski,Robert Legato,Greig FraserandMagdalena Grka, as well as VFX supervisorPaul Lambert, offer their perspectives on the evolving art of visual effects, a topicACwill explore further in a new periodic column,The VFX Perspective.
    • Trailblazing cinematographer and visual-effects expertJohn Dykstra, ASClooks back on his storied career.
    • Shot Craft: A look at the wider world ofaspect ratios for home exhibition.
    • In Memoriam:ACremembersWilmer Bill Butler, ASC.
    • Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature the election of ASC PresidentShelly Johnson,1st Vice PresidentCharlie Lieberman, 2nd Vice PresidentJohn Simmons, 3rd Vice PresidentPatti Lee, TreasurerCharles Minsky, SecretaryDejan Georgevichand Sergeant-at-ArmsChristopher Chomyn, and new Board of Governors membersJohn Bailey,Patrick Cady,Minsky,Eric SteelbergandMandy Walker, as well as alternate Board membersKarl Walter Lindenlaub,Georgevich,Denis Lenoir,Steven PosterandMark Irwin. Also included in Clubhouse News isWalkers double victory at the 2023 Fujinon Fujifilm Australian Cinematographers Society National Awards, in addition toEast Coast Lens DayandEducation & Outreachwith the University of North Carolina.
    • Wrap Shot: David CronenbergsDead Ringers(1988), shot byPeter Suschitzky, ASC.

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