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Left to right: Peter Deming, ASC; John Schwartzman, ASC; Claudio Miranda, ASC; Robert Elswit, ASC.

Academy Sci-Tech Council Adds Members ASC members David Stump and Bill Taylor and ASC associates Ray Feeney, Josh Pines and Beverly Wood recently joined the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy governor Bill Kroyer and ASC associate George Joblove currently cochair the council, whose members also include ASC members Peter Anderson, Richard Edlund, John Hora and Daryn Okada, and ASC associates Craig Barron, Denny Clairmont, Milt Shefter and Garrett Smith. Lighthill, Deming Speak at Createasphere Createasphere recently presented its Fall Entertainment Technology Expo in Burbank, Calif., offering an array of educational panels, exhibitions and a “gear alley” that spotlighted new tools and technology. The event also featured the premiere of the Digital Process Workflow Lab, an integrated cloud environment involving Dell, Adobe, 5th Kind, Arri, Codex, FilmLight, Levels Beyond, Pixelflow, NewBlueFX, Technicolor, Quantum, Signiant and Scayl. ASC President Stephen Lighthill participated in a “Meet the Experts” session in the DPW Lab, which offered a look at the evolution of content creation, distribution and management. Additionally, Peter Deming, ASC participated in a conversation with AC contributor Jim Hemphill. The chat covered the arc of Deming’s career, from his first jobs as a loader and camera assistant to shooting for such directors as David Lynch, Wes Craven and Sam Raimi. Deming recently wrapped Raimi’s 3-D feature, Oz: The Great and Powerful.

ASC Hosts Breakfast The ASC Breakfast Club wrapped up its 2012 interview series with appearances by Society members John Schwartzman, Richard Edlund and Claudio Miranda. Each cinematographer sat in conversation with AC associate editor Jon D. Witmer and then took questions from the audience. Schwartzman screened clips from The Rock, Seabiscuit, The Rookie and Pearl Harbor; Edlund focused on clips from Ghostbusters, Multiplicity and Angels in America; and Miranda discussed scenes from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Tron: Legacy before sharing a few minutes of footage from The Life of Pi. For information about upcoming ASC Breakfast Club seminars, visit www.theasc.com. Elswit Leads Hamptons Master Class The recent Hamptons International Film Festival included a Kodak-sponsored master class with Robert Elswit, ASC. During the event, moderated by film critic David Frear, Elswit screened and discussed clips from Boogie Nights; Good Night, and Good Luck; Michael Clayton; and There Will be Blood. Lachman Joins NYFF Artists Academy The 50th New York Film Festival featured the debut of the NYFF Artists Academy, a filmmaker-development initiative that offered an immersive creative experience for 12 up-and-coming filmmakers. Ed Lachman, ASC joined writer/director Paul Schrader and avant-garde filmmaker Robert Lepage in sharing case studies and giving talks that delved into their creative processes and artistic collaborations.

Hurlbut Visits Hollywood DI Hollywood DI recently hosted a “Collaborative Workflow” open house on The Lot in West Hollywood. Participating companies included Aberdeen Systems, Assimilate, BlackMagic Design, Christy’s Editorial, Codex Digital, ColorFront, Dolby, FilmLight, LumaForge, MTI Film, Revolution Cinema Rentals, Solve Engineering, Sonnet Technologies and Sony Electronics. Shane Hurlbut, ASC presented two keynotes focused on camera etiquette, workflows, color correction and accessories for Canon’s 4K camera platforms. He also presented a color-correction demonstration using image files from a Canon C500 and a BlackMagic Cinema Camera. Romanoff’s Photos on Display The Prospectus Gallery at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood recently hosted “Nicholas Ray at the Chateau Marmont,” an exhibition of photos by ASC associate Andy Romanoff. The exhibition featured black-and-white photographs Romanoff shot on a Bronica camera with an 80mm lens in May 1973 during the completion of Ray’s We Can’t Go Home Again. AC Wins 4 Folios American Cinematographer recently won four 2012 Folio: Eddie Awards in the category Business to Business, Media/Entertainment/Publishing. The June ’12 and Dec. ’11 issues won the Gold and Silver Eddies, respectively, for Best Full Issue. Additionally, associate editor Jon D. Witmer won the Gold Eddie for Best Single Article for his June ’12 story on The Avengers, and European correspondent Benjamin Bergery won the Silver Eddie for his Aug. ’11 story on The Tree of Life. ●

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