Inspiration and insights for students of cinematography from Richard Crudo, ASC, Ron Dexter, ASC, Hiro Narita, ASC, and Brian Melton, Award-Winning Cinematographer, 2007 ASC Heritage Award…
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4 Best Pieces of Advice for Student Cinematographers
Tip # 1
“I encourage students to watch all kinds of movies – not just the ones they automatically like. The internet has tons of information, too. I tell them to talk to people who are working, get on the phone, email people, write letters. You can’t be shy – be aggressive!”
~Richard Crudo, ASC
Read more in this interview conducted by Jacqueline B. Frost, “Richard Crudo, ASC on ‘Being a Working Cinematographer’“. Richard Crudo, ASC, President of the American Society of Cinematographers from 2003-2006, has been shooting films for over twenty years. He began his career as an assistant cameraman in New York working with master cinematographers Gordon Willis and Michael Chapman. He also worked as a Steadicam operator on Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever and as a camera operator on Donnie Darko. His credits include American Pie, Outside Providence, American Buffalo, Federal Hill, as welll as Brooklyn Rules with Alec Baldwin and Freddie Prinze, Jr., Marker with Steven Seagal, and My Sexiest Year with Frankie Muniz and Harvey Keitel. He often collaborates with director Michael Corrente. In this candid Q&A, Mr. Crudo shares his advise and insights for students, talks about the collaborative relationship between director and cinematographer, and much more.
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