"Simply put, Harry Mathias has done it again.
Film directors, producers, production designers, art directors, edi.
Exploring the path from our past to the future, this book is not only for cinematographers; it is for anyone who cares about telling dramatic stories visually to film audiences.
He outlines concrete plans to take the best path forward to a Digital imaging future, without leaving behind the photographic skills and lighting arts of films of the past.
Mathias is a very experienced film cinematographer, one who also is a pioneer of Digital Cinema cinematography.
It covers lighting, lens selection, image control methods, and much more--whether using Digital Cinema or (photochemical) film with today\'s technology-driven cinema.
This book teaches the vital new Cinematography skills that are needed to make great films in a Digital Cinema world. --William Mc Donald, UCLA Professor & Chair Department of Film, Television and Digital Media, said about this book.
Harry Mathias has the professional experience, technological savvy, and artistic integrity to connect the rich, foundational knowledge of past photographic systems to today\'s rapidly changing "technology of the month" attitude. "Just as he did with "Electronic Cinematography" 30 years ago, Mathias cuts through the web of misinformation and lays out a brilliant method to gain control over new and constantly changing imaging technologies without losing sight of the valuable lessons cinematographers have taught us for over 100 years.
This book discusses the big questions of the future of cinematography, in a Cinema that is increasing preoccupied with technology and not with artistic moving images.
What is next for cinema, is what this book is about. "The Death & Rebirth of Cinema" solidifies Mathias\'s standing as THE great translator of film-to-Digital imaging technology." The world\'s Cinema has mostly left behind its 100-year tradition of Cinematography on film, and begins its search for a new visual foundation. "Simply put, Harry Mathias has done it again
