The American Society of Cinematographers [1] (in the Russian translation also known as the American Society of Cinematographers [2] ) ( English American Society of Cinematographers; ASC ) is an educational, cultural, professional organization founded in 1919 and still existing. The oldest and most honored society of cameramen [3] .
Content
- 1 Description
- 2 Founders [4]
- 3 Publications
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Description
ASC was formed on January 8, 1919 by the merger of the organizations Cinema Camera Club and Static Club of America [4] .
It is neither a trade union , nor a guild ; only cameramen and experts in special effects , at the invitation of existing members, can become members. As of June 2012, the Society has 302 filmmakers (their number is constantly growing) and more than 150 associate members [5] , the president (from June 6, 2012) is Stephen Lighthill ( English Stephen Lighthill ) [6] . Member of the Society has the right to add ASC letters after his name in film credits
ASC is the founder of the following awards [7] :
- Cinematography American Society of Cameramen Award for Best Cinematography
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Half-Hour Episodic / Pilot Television
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in One-Hour Episodic / Pilot Television
- Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture / Miniseries Television
- Governors Award
- President's award
- Television Career Achievement Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Award of distinction
Founders [4]
Phil Rosen | Walter L. Griffin | Arthur Edeson |
Publications
- American Cinematographer Magazine has been published from November 1, 1920 to the present.
- The American Cinematographer Manual [8] is the first publication in 1935 entitled The American Cinematographer Hand Book and Reference Guide . Reprinted 9 times until the end of the 1950s, in 1960 appeared under the current name American Cinematographer Manual , by 2004 it had already passed 9 reprints.
See also
- John Alton is the only person to voluntarily leave the Society.
- List of Presidents of the American Society of Cinematographers
- The British Society of Cinematographers
Notes
- ↑ Kinoslang - movie terms dictionary Archived June 23, 2012 to Wayback Machine at varietyrussia.com
- ↑ American Society of Cinematographers, USA Archival copy of April 2, 2013 on the Wayback Machine at okino.ru
- ↑ American Society of Cinematographers Award to FSU Film School Student (link unavailable) (link unavailable from 09/05/2013 [2215 days]) on film.fsu.edu
- ↑ 1 2 American Cinematographer: Founding Fathers on ascmag.com
- ↑ About ASC - official site
- ↑ Stephen Lighthill Elected President of the American Society of Cinematographers Archived June 10, 2012 to Wayback Machine at provideocoalition.com , June 6, 2012
- ↑ ASC at IMDB - 2012 Laureates
- ↑ American Cinematographer Manual on books.google.com ISBN 0935578013 , ISBN 9780935578010
Links
- Official site
- ASC on Facebook