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Top left: Anastas Michos, ASC leads a workshop at
Fletcher Camera & Lenses in Chicago. Top right, left
to right: Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC; AC contributor
Stephanie Argy; and Joe Van Dalsem, the creative
director of post for Paradise FX. Bottom: AC associate
editor Jon D. Witmer (left) interviews Salvatore
Totino, ASC, AIC.
was held at the Film Society of Lincoln
Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center,
introduced 25 emerging filmmaking
talents to Kuras and other prolific filmmakers
through one-on-one meetings, workshops,
case studies and pitching sessions.
Michos Visits Fletcher Chicago
Anastas Michos, ASC recently led
a cinematography seminar and workshop
at Fletcher Camera & Lenses in Chicago.
The event attractedlocal professionals as
well as students fromColumbia College,
DePaul, Tribeca Flashpoint Academy and
NorthwesternUniversity.
The idea for the seminar germinated
when Michos came to the Midwest
to shoot the feature Sparkle. Fletcher
handledthe logisticsfor the seminaron
short notice, enlisting local IATSE volunteer
crews (led by gaffer Tony Lullo) andCinespace
Chicago Film Studio, which provided
studio space and sets, Essanay Studio and
Lighting, which provided lighting and grip
equipment, and Eastman KodakCo.
Michos and camera operator Lukasz
Bielan showed clips, discussed theircreative
collaborationand then conducted a lighting
demonstration. “I love speaking about
what we do tostudents who, for geographical
or other reasons, might not have access
to the professional filmmaking community,”
Michossays. “New blood and fresh
perspectives are essential in our field. I’m
always aware that some of these students
will be working pros in a few short years.”
ASC Active at
Createasphere Expo
The Createasphere Entertainment
Technology Expo and Postproduction
Master Class recently wrapped in Burbank,
Calif.
Featuring educational sessions and
interactive panels, the Expo brought
together media experts and technical innovators
for two days of lively discussion.
Salvatore Totino, ASC, AICparticipated in
a keynote conversation moderated by AC
associate editor Jon D. Witmer; Totino
discussed his first forays behind the camera
and collaborations with such directors as
Oliver Stone and Ron Howard, and he also
screened some of his commercial and
music-video work before taking questions
from the audience. Later, along the Expo’s
“gear alley,” Rodney Taylor, ASC led a
“Shoulder to Shoulder” look at Sony’s F65
camera.
The invitation-only Postproduction
Master Class opened with the keynote “The
Critical Collaboration Between Cinematographer
and Editor,” with John Bailey, ASC
and his wife, Carol Littleton, ACE. The
Master Class also featured “The ASC Case
Study: A Dolphin Tale,” moderated by AC
contributor Stephanie Argy. The panel
featured Karl Walter Lindenlaub, ASC
and Harvey Rosenstock, ACE, who offered a
behind-the-scenes analysis of the film.
AC Wins 2 Folios
American Cinematographer recently
won two 2011 Folio “Eddie” Awards for
Editorial Excellence in its category, Business
to Business/Entertainment.
Senior editor Rachael K. Bosley won
the Bronze Eddie for Best Feature Article for
her March ’11 cover story on The Adjustment
Bureau.
The magazine also won the Silver
Eddie for Best Online Community for its
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/Amer
icanCinematographer), which had 61,700
fans at press time.
The awards were handed out Nov. 1
in New York.
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