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Clubhouse News
Society Elects Officers, Board
Stephen Lighthill, ASC has been
elected president of the Society for
2012-’13. The vote was made by the newly
elected Board of Governors, who also
elected Vice Presidents Richard Crudo,
Daryn Okada and Kees Van Oostrum;
Treasurer Victor J. Kemper; Secretary Fred
Goodich; and Sergeant-at-Arms Steven
Fierberg.
Lighthill takes over from Michael
Goi, ASC, who served a maximum three
consecutive terms. This is Lighthill’s first term
as president; he previously served as
sergeant-at-arms.
“I am honored and humbled to be
trusted by my peers to lead the ASC,” says
Lighthill. “There has never been a more
exciting time to tell stories visually. The
creative options are abundant today. That
also means it’s never been more important
for us as an organization to collaborate in
the diverse challenges affecting the role of
the cinematographer.”
Also elected to the Board of Gover-
nors were ASC members John Bailey,
Stephen H. Burum, Curtis Clark, Dean
Cundey, Fred Elmes, Goi, Francis Kenny,
Matthew Leonetti, Michael O’Shea,
Robert Primes and Owen Roizman. Alternate
members are Ron Garcia, Karl Walter
Lindenlaub, Julio Macat and Kenneth
Zunder.
Bleibtreu, Miller Become
Active Members
New active member Josh Bleibtreu,
Top to bottom:
ASC President Stephen Lighthill;
Josh Bleibtreu, ASC; David Miller, ASC.
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ASC grew up in Big Sur, Calif. His parents
were artists, and they encouraged his
creative pursuits, which included making
Super 8mm films. Bleibtreu moved to Los
Angeles in the early ’70s, and, after working
on no- and low-budget features, he was
able to make a living as a first assistant
cameraman, working on features, television
projects and National Geographic documentaries.
He began working with Don Burgess,
ASC, doing second-unit work for such films
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as Back to the Future Part II and Part III,
Batman Returns, Death Becomes Her and
Backdraft.
Bleibtreu made the move to camera
operator, and soon thereafter began notching
second-unit credits as a director of
photography. Those credits include Cast
Away, The Ring, The Italian Job, Wanted,
Angels & Demons, Knight and Day, X-Men:
First Class, Snow White and the Huntsman
and Total Recall (2012).
Born in Manchester, Conn., David
Miller, ASC attended the University of
Connecticut and the University of Bridgeport,
earning a bachelor’s degree in film at
the latter. He attended a Maine Photographic
Workshop taught by Owen Roizman,
ASC, as well as a training seminar at
New York’s storied General Camera. After
shooting the Student Academy Awardwinning
film Jenny, Miller began his professional
career as a camera assistant, working
for such cinematographers as Peter Bizou,
BSC and Brian West, BSC, before earning
his first credits as a cinematographer on
commercials.
Since moving to Los Angeles, Miller
has shot the series That’s Life, Jag,
Commander in Chief and Shark. Most
recently, he has shared cinematography
duties on Desperate Housewives with
Lowell Peterson, ASC.
Jayhawks Visit Clubhouse
Students from the University of
Kansas recently visited the Clubhouse and
participated in a discussion with ASC
members Stephen H. Burum, George
Spiro Dibie, Robert Elswit, Karl Walter
Lindenlaub, Julio Macat, Isidore
Mankofsky, Rexford Metz, Haskell
Wexler and Robert Yeoman.
“The ASC is dedicated to supporting
emerging filmmakers, sharing our knowledge
and collaborating with all departments
in the creation of moving images,”
says Dibie, chair of the ASC Education
Committee. “We open our doors to anyone
Photo of Clubhouse by Isidore Mankofsky, ASC; lighting by Donald M. Morgan, ASC.
Lighthill photo by Owen Roizman, ASC. Papamichael, Cine Gear photos by Matt Turve. Lindenlaub photo by Christian Herrera. J.L. Fisher photo by George Leon, courtesy of Filmcast Live.

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