CINEMATOGRAPHER’S STYLE

DOCUMENTARY, US, 2006, 86 minutes

Director/Writer: Jon Fauer
Producer/Cinematographer: Volker Bahnemann
Special appearance by cinematographer Ellen Kuras

If you’ve ever wondered about the art of cinematography, this film will introduce you to 110 leading practitioners from 15 countries, explaining how and why the movies look the way they do. These cinematographers have worked in all sectors of the industry: feature films, television, documentaries, commercials and music videos. They explain that there are no rules for artful cinematography. It is an art like painting, writing literature or composing music. This film will provide insights into the art of visual storytelling that may never have entered your mind, and it will leave you with a ravenous appetite for the movies. Art or craft, cinematography has not been very open to women, as this film makes evident. Ellen Kuras (one of the 110 cinematographers) will introduce the film and lead the Q and A.

• 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival: Official Selection

[Sponsored by Kodak Entertainment Imaging]

Ellen Kuras studied still photography at Rochester’s Visual Studies Workshop and at the Rhode Island School of Design; she also has a degree in Anthropology and Semiotics from Brown and was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. Now an award-winning cinematographer, her credits include DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY, much of Spike Lee’s work, PERSONAL VELOCITY, COFFEE AND CIGARETTES, SIX FEET UNDER and ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND.