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◗ A Passion for His Craft “I got to work with so many cool guys,” he continues. “I worked with Connie Hall [ASC] on Divorce American Style for a week, and I worked with Bob Surtees [ASC], who was so great to me on Alvarez Kelly.” Flinn was basically day-playing and doing something that was unusual in those days: freely moving among the different studios. The Mitchell NCs and BNCs might have all been the same, but each studio’s camera department had its own techniques, and Flinn learned all of them. As word got around, he became a popular fill-in and go-to assistant on multiple-camera days. “Having the opportunity to bounce from one studio to the next was very cool,” he says. “To get in there and be accepted by the elders was really something. I had the opportunity to learn a lot.” He hadn’t yet turned his back on acting, however. When he wasn’t working camera, he’d get a part or do stunt work, sometimes moving from in front of the camera to behind it on the same production. Such was the case on the comedy series Get Smart, where Flinn did stair falls and fight stunts and eventually became a Kaos agent. When he wasn’t trying to take over the world, he was a camera assistant on the show. Flinn says, “I’d get on shows, and the director would come up to me and say, ‘Read this part.’ I was the operator on Gunsmoke, and sometimes [director] Vincent McEveety would ask me to read a part. I also did some stunts and saddle falls. I doubled John Russell, an old Western actor. I worked at Disney and got some parts on shows there, too. I still have my SAG card, which I’ve had since 1967.” Flinn got the card immediately after an incident that almost killed his budding career on the spot. He explains, “I wanted to get on the set of In Cold Blood at Columbia to watch Connie Hall light. The crew knew why I was really there, and they got me in as an extra, a policeman. I’ve got the uniform on, and I’m on the set of the police station. This guy comes up with a pipe American Cinematographer From top: Flinn and his crew on Nashville Beat (1989); Flinn takes five in director Lou Antonio’s chair while operating Steadicam for cinematographer Gayne Rescher, ASC on Something For Joey (1977); assisting (at far right) on the 1973 feature Battle for the Planet of the Apes for cinematographer Richard H. Kline, ASC (far left). March 2010

American Cinematographer - March 2010

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American Cinematographer - March 2010
Contents
Editor’s Note
President’s Desk
Short Takes: La Première
Production Slate: A Prophet • NY Export: Opus Jazz
Mind Games
Home-Screen Hits
A Passion for His Craft
Saluting an Industry Stalwart
Post Focus: EFilm’s Cinemascan System
New Products & Services
International Marketplace
Classified Ads
Ad Index
ASC Membership Roster
Clubhouse News
ASC Close-Up: Salvatore Totino
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Cover2
American Cinematographer - March 2010 - 1
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Contents
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Editor’s Note
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - President’s Desk
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Short Takes: La Première
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Production Slate: A Prophet • NY Export: Opus Jazz
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Mind Games
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - A Passion for His Craft
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Saluting an Industry Stalwart
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Post Focus: EFilm’s Cinemascan System
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - International Marketplace
American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Classified Ads
American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Ad Index
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - ASC Membership Roster
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - Clubhouse News
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American Cinematographer - March 2010 - ASC Close-Up: Salvatore Totino
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