- Behind-the-scenes story of the movie cameraman who transforms lifeless film into thrilling screen entertainment. It gives a glimpse of the intricate machinery inside a movie camera and then shows the cinematographer's activity on the set.
- A profile of and salute to the cinematographer: his many responsibilities on the set, his background and apprenticeship, his tools, and his artistry. The cinematographer is responsible for how things in a movie will look: make up and costumes are done to anticipate his work. We look at his tools: cameras, lenses and filters, equipment for tracking shots, and lights. He's responsible for 1001 elements, a team of artisans, and, most important, how light will enhance a film's mood and characterizations. The short closes with a look at difficult shots: underwater, from the air, in storms, and from scaffolding.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
- The moving film camera is arguably the most important piece of equipment in the making of motion pictures, and as such the cameraman, also known as the director of photography or cinematographer, one of the most important people in transforming the vision of the director and producer to film. The cinematographer has a hand in almost all aspects of film-making, from the screenplay to make-up to set design, as it all must be able to be captured on film properly. To become a director of photography takes much training partly through an apprenticeship. A cinematographer is both a technician and an artist, the latter role which brings that certain difference to different types of motion pictures. Light is his primary medium to create these different moods.—Huggo
- One of the shorts in "The Movies and You" public relations series produced in cooperation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It presents the behind-the-scenes story of the movie cameraman who transforms lifeless film into thrilling screen entertainment. The spectator is given a glimpse of the intricate machinery inside a movie camera and then is shown the cinematographer's activity on the set. He is the man responsible for coordinating all elements of film production. Among the stars shown in well photographed scenes from their important pictures are Ray Milland, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
- Directors of photography are members of the American Society of Cinematography. Producers and directors rely on them to integrate costumes, make-up, sets, and all production operations. Besides knowing how to operate cameras, lenses, dollies and lighting equipment, cinematographers must be artists in using light in ways most appropriate to the subject. The film includes several illustrative scenes, mostly concerned with lighting problems, from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and Great Expectations (1946).
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