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Clubhouse News Houghton, Klein, du Pont Join Society A native of San Rafael, Calif., Tom Houghton, ASC began working at a Redding television station when he was 15. He shot, developed and edited film for the news and gained experience in the control room. In high school, he earned a Honeywell scholarship for his photography, and he pursued his passion for still and moving images at New York University, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in film. Houghton’s professional career took him through the ranks of the electrical department, and once he moved up to cinematographer, he shot commercials and such features as Fire Down Below and Finding Amanda. His director-of-photography credits include the series 30 Rock, Love Monkey, Canterbury’s Law and Rescue Me. He earned an Emmy nomination for the latter. David Klein, ASC was born in St. Louis, Mo., and raised near Boise, Idaho. His father and grandfather were photography and cinematography hobbyists, and when Klein graduated from high school, his grandfather gave him a 16mm Bolex. While attending a filmmaking program at the Vancouver Film School, Klein met director Kevin Smith, with whom he later collaborated on the features Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Clerks II and Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Klein also shot Smith’s forthcoming film Cop Out. The cinematographer’s credits include the features Fool’s Gold, The Ape and Good Time Max, and episodes of State of Grace, Gemini Division and Pushing Daisies. Born in Wilmington, Del., Lex du Pont, ASC developed an interest in photography through working on his high school’s newspaper and yearbook. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree at Brown University, he found work producing commercial animatics in New York City. He went on to become a television-commercial producer before changing tacks and relocating to Los Angeles. On the West Coast, du Pont worked for two years at Aramac Camera, a division of Leonetti Cine Rentals, before entering the American Cinematographer freelance world as a first camera assistant. He later earned operating credits on such features as My Fellow Americans and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and such series as Twin Peaks and Picket Fences. While operating on NYPD Blue, du Pont was promoted to director of photography, and he has since photographed episodes of Lincoln Heights, Saving Grace and Private Practice. He has also shot the features Confessions of a Sexist Pig and Saving Shiloh. Deakins Nominated for Spirit Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC recently notched his third Independent Spirit Award nomination, this time for A Serious Man. He was previously nominated for Homicide and Fargo, winning for the latter. The other nominees in the cinematography category this year are Adriano Goldman, for Sin Nombre (AC April ’09); Anne Misawa, for Treeless Mountain; Andrij Parekh, for Cold Souls; and Peter Zeitlinger, for Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Barber Elected to 2010 PERA Council ASC associate Carly M. Barber of Illumination Dynamics was recently elected to the 2010 PERA Council, which serves the needs of the equipment-rental market for motion-picture, TV and commercial production. Other newly elected members are Daniel Gurzi of Abel Cine Tech, Greg Meyers of Cinequipt, J.R. Reid of JR Lighting, John Rule of Rule/Boston Camera Rental, Mark Tye of Citation Support and Mark Wofford of Production Consultants & Equipment. They join sitting council members Leigh Blicher of Videofax, Marc Stephens of MPS Studios, and ASC associate Thomas Fletcher of Fletcher Camera & Lenses. ● Houghton photo by Ken Ortiz. Klein photo by Douglas Kirkland. Du Pont photo by James Zucal. Top to bottom: Tom Houghton, ASC; David Klein, ASC; Lex du Pont, ASC. February 2010

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