Cinematographer Style
| Cinematographer Style | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jon Fauer |
| Produced by | Jon Fauer |
| Screenplay by | Volker Bahnemann Jon Fauer |
| Story by | Jon Fauer Volker Bahnemann |
| Music by | Florian Schlagbauer Thomas Schlagbauer Christian Bischoff |
| Cinematography | Jeff Laszlo; Brian Heller; Jon Fauer, ASC |
| Editing by | Matthew R. Blute |
| Studio | T-Stop Productions |
| Distributed by | New Video |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cinematographer Style is a 2006 documentary by Jon Fauer, ASC, about the art of cinematography. In the film, he interviews 110 leading cinematographers from around the world, asking them about their influences and the origins of the style of their films. This is the first major English-language documentary on cinematography since Visions of Light (1993).
Cinematographer Style is about the art of how and why films look the way they do—the influence of style, technique and technology on each other, and the art and craft of filmmaking.
'Cinematographer Style' is a feature documentary about the universal art of visual story-telling. Director Jon Fauer, ASC visited with 110 cinematographers from 15 countries, who have worked in all sectors of the industry, including feature films, television, documentaries, commercials and music videos. Shot on 35mm film, the interviews were edited down to a 90-minute story.
The lesson of this film is that there are no rules for memorable cinematography. It is an art—like painting, writing, literature or music. No two artists express themselves in the same way. The film is also intended for writers, directors, producers, actors and others who collaborate with cinematographers, and also for journalists and film buffs. ARRI, Kodak, Technicolor, and many other organizations and individuals volunteered their support and services.
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Rare and arresting insights from the crème de la crème of today’s top motion picture photographers. Sheigh Crabtree, The Hollywood Reporter
Outstanding doc. Fauer did a terrific job exposing the modus operandi of cinematographers and the logic behind their work without exposing a single foot of celluloid from their movies. Steve Chagollan, Features Editor, Special Reports Variety
One hundred and ten world-class cinematographers' thoughts on their widely discussed but little understood art-plus-craft are packed into 86 minutes in "Cinematographer Style." Doc is strikingly contained to talking-heads shots—often closely held—of the lensers, who rep the cream of the English-language film world. The open and gracious manner of the subjects confirms what some already know: That no group in the film biz matches lensers as a collection of classy, level-headed folks. Tech-heads may chirp about lack of inside baseball chatter, but documentary (aimed for eventual DVD release) is rightly directed toward a general audience of movie lovers. Robert Koehler, Variety
'Cinematographer Style' appeals to both the die-hard fan and the newcomer to our art. Rather than presenting a dry recitation of facts or figures, the film frees up the leading figures of cinematography to discuss their passion from a variety of perspectives. Their insights are profound and often humorous, their temperaments irresistibly charming. I highly recommend it." Richard P. Crudo, ASC Past President of the American Society of Cinematographers
'Cinematographer Style' is great. The structure is very good. I can imagine the difficulty of selecting only the segments of each one of us that you decided essential to produce a portrait of each one while creating a unique story around the figure of the Cinematographer. It is wonderful to see and hear so many colleagues and friends. It is without any doubt an important document. It is very exciting to know so many artists, their thoughts, their desires to express themselves in a modern art form like Cinematography. It is very educational. Our personal Style is coming from inside, in expressing ourselves through that personal style we are learning the meaning of our life.
I'm sure that any one of us is missing something of himself, the desire is always to express a little more deeply himself. I personally miss a little something, very personal, in order to be more clear about our Style. A sentence that I'm sure I said during the interview, the fact that any how every one of us ...in expressing ourselves we are answering our main personal questions. We are using Cinematography to know ourselves, to try to understand who we are. Our personal Style is coming from inside, in expressing ourself through that personal style we are learning the meaning of our life.
Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC
A fantastic job putting all the "WHAT I THINK" people together. Excellent work. A very difficult task, indeed! Gordon Willis, ASC
