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AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
The International Journal Of Film And Electronic Production Techniques
Technical Monthly Magazine from Los Angeles ,United States


- First issue: 1920
- "The magazine the pros read"
- Covers the technical part of movie making.
- Published in Hollywood by the American Society of Cinematographers
- Bi-monthly publication from November 1920 (Vol. 1, no 1) to March 1922 (Vol. 2, no 28).
- From March 1922 (Vol. 3, no 1) to present, monthly publication.
- 106 colour A4 pages.
- American Cinematographer in Facebook.
- Published by ASC Holding Corporation
- Website: www.theasc.com/magazine

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Issue 1001
December 2002
A Fellowship in Peril: The epic Lord of the Rings trilogy continues with The Two Towers.
A Scandal in Suburbia: Far From Heaven pays homage to the films of Douglas Sirk.
DVD Playback: Reviews of current and upcoming DVD releases: Amadeus: Director's Cut, In the Mood for Love: Special Edition, Unforgiven: Special Edition.
Adaptation.
Interview with the Assassin.
Narc.
The 1967 documentary, Don't Look Back.


Issue 1000
November 2002
Die Another Day
  • No Holds Barred, Die Another Day Brings James Bond to The Big Screen.
  • Death Watch, Horrific Images Kill Viewers In The Ring.
  • Cold Call, a Man's Life Is Put on Hold By a Sniper In Phone Booth.
  • Family Plots, Six Feet Under Lends Mordant Wit to Mortuary Drama.
  • Espionage 101, a Coed Spy Lives In Alias.
  • Varied Visions, Emmy Voters Cast their Ballots for TV's Top Cinematographers.


  • Issue 999
    October 2002
    A Dynamic Portrait: An artists triumphs over adversity in Frida.
    A Familiar Fiend: Hannibal Lecter returns in Red Dragon.
    DVD Playback: Recent DVD Releases are reviewed: The Hustler, Pulp Fiction and A Beautiful Mind.


    Issue 998
    September 2002
    Ghost Ship
  • Voyage of The Damned, Ghost Ship Sails on Waves of Fear.
  • Expanding The Universe, George Lucas Discusses Digital Cinema and Star Wars: Episode II.
  • Brave New Worlds, Visual Effects Cinematographers Analyze their Work on Attack of The Clones.
  • A Deadly Connection, Feardotcom Tells a Tale of Internet Terror.
  • A Corpse for Christmas, Morgan Callar Leaves Scotland for Spain.
  • The Thrill of Cinerama, The Three-Camera Format Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary.


  • Issue 997
    August 2002
    Road to Perdition
  • Emotional Triggers, a Farther Steers His Son Away From Mob Life In Road to Perdition
  • Designs Upon The Earth, Hostile Aliens Make their Mark In Signs
  • Hardcore Action, XXX Jacks Up The Spy Genre to a New Level of Action
  • Sexy Beast, George Michael Is a Carnal King In His New Video
  • An Icon's New Gear, Two New Paul McCartney Videos Show The Star In Reflective Mood


  • Issue 996
    July 2002
    Minority Report
  • Criminal Intent, Minority Report Visits a Bleak and Ominous Future
  • A Chilling Chamber, High-Tech Jail Cell Deters Murders In Minority Report
  • A Mouse on The Move, Stuart Little 2 Continues a Mouse's Adventures
  • Illegal Aliens, Extraterrestrials Run Amok In Men in Black II
  • A Murderous Thirst, Aardan Animatons Brews a Fun and Frothy Ad
  • The Few, The Proud, a Marine Corps Campaign Challenges Potential Recruits
  • Scaring Up Laughs, Beastly Creatures Promote Mike's Hard Lemonade and Hard Iced Tea


  • Issue 995
    June 2002
    Spiderman
  • Spider's Stratagem, Don Burgess, ASC Takes on Spiderman.
  • Crawling The Walls, Effects Experts Get Spidey Swinging.
  • Broken Vows, Unfaithful Probes The Sin of Adultery.
  • Speaking In Tongues, Windtalkers Reveals Navajo Codes of World War 2.
  • Screen Gems, The ASC and Academy Honor 2001's Top Feature Cinematographers.
  • A Cameraman for All Seasons, a Look At The Legacy of Wilkie Cooper, BSC.
  • Production Slate: 'Divine Secrets of The Ya Ya Sisterhood', 'Gangster No. 1'.


  • Issue 994
    May 2002
    Insomnia
  • Sleepless In Alaska, Insomnia Finds a Detective Out of His Element.
  • Caught In a Quagmire, HBO's Path to War Tracks a U.S. Presidents Downfall.
  • A First Orbit for 3D, Space Station Takes Imax Cameras to The Final Frontier.
  • A Legacy of Invention, Cinematographers Continue to Lend an Artistic Eye to Post-Production.
  • No Flipping, The ASC Honors Television's Top Cinematographers.
  • An Elegant Evening, Snapshots From The 16th Annual ASC Awards.
  • The Wizards Behind The Curtain, The Academy SciTech Awards Honor The Industry's 'Best and Brightest'.
  • Production Slate: 'The Piano Teacher', 'Time Out'.


  • Issue 993
    April 2002
    Hotel
  • A Hostile Lodging, Hotel Tells a Disturbing Tale In DV Format.
  • A Master Sleuth, The 'French Sherlock Holmes' Tackles a Case In Vidocq.
  • Lessons In HiDef, The Education of Max Bickford Brings 24p to Primetime TV.
  • A Marriage Under Siege, High Crimes Teams Theo Van De Sande, ASC with Director Carl Franklin.
  • Sundance 2002: New Directions, This Year's Festival offered Eye-Opening Fare. Production Slate: 'Peak Experience'


  • Issue 992
    March 2002
    Panic Room
  • Home Invasion, Conrad W. Hall Helps David Fincher Push The Audience's Buttons with Panic Room.
  • The Man Behind The Mask, John Toll, ASC Plots Out a Key Sequence From Vanilla Sky.
  • Illuminating a Dark Deed, Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC Reconstructs The Murder Scene From The Man Who Wasn't there.
  • Hot on The Trail, Jonathan West, ASC and Michael Barrett Discuss their Work on C.S.I..
  • Lighting a Fast Track, Steve Mason, ASC, Acs Augments a High-Tech Rink In Rollerball.
  • Bringing Time to a Standstill, Tim Suhrstedt, ASC Captures a Frozen Moment In Clockerstoppers.
  • A Versatile Legacy, Douglas Slocombe, BSC Recalls His Illustrious Career. Production Slate: 'The Believer', 'Stolen Summer'.


  • Issue 991
    February 2002
    We Were Soldiers
  • Brothers In Arms, We Were Soldiers ' Copters In 'Nam.
  • A Demon From Above, an Airborne Entity Haunts The Mothman Prophecies.
  • A Dream Fulfilled, Laszlo Kovacs, ASC Earns The ASC Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Mr. Steadicam, Garrett Brown Receives The ASC Presidents Award.
  • Close Focus, Camera Assistants Discuss their Craft.
  • Acing The Shot, Operators offer Tips and Trade Secrets.
  • Illuminating Views, Gaffers Reveal their Tactics and Techniques.
  • A Firm Grasp of their Craft, Grips Detail Some of their Favorite Rigs. Production Slate: 'Lantana', 'What Time Is It there?'.


  • Issue 990
    January 2002
    Ocean's Eleven
  • Smooth Operators, Steven Soderbergh Goes for Broke with Ocean's Eleven.
  • Intellectual Angst, The Royal Tenebaums Analyzes a Clan of Eccentrics.
  • Ancestral Travels, The Shipping News Brings an Acclaimed Novel to The Big Screen.
  • Upstairs, Downstairs, Gosford Park Revives The Civilized Whodunit.
  • A Labor of Love (Sans Hate), The Night of The Hunter Is Restored to Its Full Visual Brilliance.
  • Production Slate: 'Frailty', 'The Dancing Cow'.

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