Bob Fisher

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A 3-D Journey Back to the Future: Behind Robert Richardson’s Work on Hugo

Martin Scorsese's Hugo takes audiences on a 3-D journey inside an underground train station in Paris during the 1930s. The…

12 years ago
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Roger Deakins Show True Grit

With more than 30 features under his belt, Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC is one of the world’s master cinematographers. While…

13 years ago
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Matty Libatique’s Swan Song

Matty Libatique, ASC was a still photography hobbyist in elementary school. He played the guitar in high school and dreamed…

13 years ago
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Film Rules

Leonard Shelby found himself unable to sleep, tormented by memories he’ll never have, terrified of a future he’d eventually forget.…

14 years ago
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László Kovács & Vilmos Zsigmond: No Subtitles Necessary

James Chressanthis, ASC has made many new friends since he produced and directed No Subtitles Necessary: László & Vilmos. The…

14 years ago
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The Taking of Pelham: Then and Now

The more things change, the more they stay the same. That's not a bad subtext for a conversation with Owen…

15 years ago
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How Peter Donahue Turned a Hobby into One Gigantic Career

While fairly new to shooting narrative cinema, cinematographer Peter Donahue is no stranger to capturing images. He began his obsession…

15 years ago
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Maryse Alberti Captures the Spirit of The Wrestler

Cinematographer Maryse Alberti’s career is like one of those old Mickey Rooney movies where a seemingly impossible dream comes true…

15 years ago
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John Bailey Holds Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

John Bailey, ASC is doing double duty in Utah this year as two of his movies, Brief Interviews With Hideous…

15 years ago
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Kevin and David Make a Porno

For writer-director Kevin Smith and cinematographer David Klein, the first time is a charm. But so is the second, and…

16 years ago
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William Fraker Dances with the Devil

Let’s begin by peeking behind the scenes at USC, where cinematographer William A. Fraker, ASC , BSC is guiding a…

16 years ago
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Shooting The Dark Knight

Flashback: Christopher Nolan is at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival for the premiere of Following, his first feature-length film. Though…

16 years ago
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Facing the Digital Dilemma

It was still the dawn of the motion picture industry in 1913 when a newspaper critic asked Sarah Bernhardt why…

16 years ago
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Robert Elswit: Blood, Sweat and Oscar

There Will Be Blood earned both Oscar and American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Award nominations for Robert Elswit, ASC—and…

16 years ago
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Roger Deakins Scores Two Oscar Nominations

Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC earned his sixth and seventh Oscar and American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Award nominations for…

16 years ago
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Janusz Kaminski on The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Janusz Kaminski earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his striking cinematography on Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the…

16 years ago
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Seamus McGarvey Talks Atonement

Though this year's Oscar ceremony may be Seamus McGarvey's first as a nominee, the cinematographer is certainly no stranger to…

16 years ago
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Stephen Goldblatt’s War on Film

Though he's best known for his work as an in-demand cinematographer, Stephen Goldblatt has also worked as a magazine photographer…

16 years ago
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ASC Nominees Earn Oscar Nods

Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC (The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford and No County for Old Men),…

16 years ago
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Vittorio Storaro Paints With His Camera

Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC was born in Rome in 1940, where his father was a projectionist at Lux Studios. He…

16 years ago
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ASC Shines Spotlight on Student Moviemakers

With a nod to the future of moviemaking, the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has chosen Andrew M. Davis of…

16 years ago
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The Legendary Laszlo Kovacs

I interviewed cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC for the first time about 30 years ago to talk about The Deer Hunter.…

17 years ago
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The Universal Language of Film Has a Mexican Accent

The Universal Language of Film Has a Mexican Accent Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki is proving that images speak louder than words…

17 years ago
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Guillermo Navarro’s Filmmaking Fairytale

Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro, ASC made history when he earned an Academy Award for Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth earlier this…

17 years ago