J U L Y 2 0 1 1 V O L . 9 2 N O . 7 The International Journal of Motion Imaging On Our Cover: Joe (Joel Courtney) gets caught up in the military’s efforts to contain a dangerous creature in Super 8, shot by Larry Fong. (Photo by François Duhamel, SMPSP, courtesy of Paramount Pictures.) FEATURES 24 36 46 54 62 Larry Fong and J.J. Abrams revisit childhood adventures with Super 8 Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS explores an adventurous palette with Green Lantern Evan Glodell and Joel Hodge kick DIY up a notch with Bellflower Yu Cao envisions an infamous chapter in Sino-Japanese relations for City of Life and Death The ASC convenes an international conference Monster Out of the Box Ring of Power 36 Shot Down in Flames A Cultural Cataclysm 46 Ascending Cinematography’s Summit DEPARTMENTS 8 10 12 14 70 72 76 80 81 82 84 86 88 Editor’s Note President’s Desk Letters Production Slate: Larry Crowne • Mortal Kombat Post Focus: Prime Focus New York Filmmakers’ Forum: Jim Matlosz New Products & Services International Marketplace Classified Ads Ad Index In Memoriam: Gerald Perry Finnerman, ASC Clubhouse News ASC Close-Up: Bruno Delbonnel 54 — VISIT WWW.THEASC.COM TO ENJOY THESE WEB EXCLUSIVES — DVD Playback: Gaumont Treasures Vol. 2 • A Clockwork Orange • Thelma & Louisehttp://WWW.THEASC.COM