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OUTER REACHES
New Worlds
Crescenzo Notarile, ASC, AIC, was
raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., by Italian
immigrant parents who were artists;
his father was a painter and a famed
art director, and his mother was a
sculptor and interior designer. After
studying filmmaking at New York
University and the New York Institute
of Technology, where he earned a
BFA, Crescenzo worked as a PA at his
father's ad agency and then joined
IATSE Local 644 to begin his career.
More than 40 years have passed
since then, but Crescenzo points
to some of his earliest professional
credits as his favorite experiences.
" They stand out because they still
inspire a powerful emotional response
in me, " he says. " I was very impressionable,
and I was experiencing new
worlds. My eyes and creative heart
were like a sponge. "
Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time
in America (1984), shot by Tonino
Delli Colli, AIC, was seminal both
professionally and personally. " That's
when I made my transition from camera
assistant to camera operator, and
being behind the lens on that film was
a blessing, " Crescenzo says. " Working
with the Italian crew reconnected me
to my Italian heritage, and I became
very close with them. There was an
undeniable 'sympatico.' We worked
together many times after that, and
as a result, I became an AIC member
after I was sponsored by the legendary
Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC. "
A few years later, Crescenzo
found himself traveling the world on
a private Lear jet to film Pink Floyd's
A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour
(1987-88) for director Larry Jordan.
" We were bringing that art form to the
highest level, " says the cinematographer,
who shot live performances,
behind-the-scenes footage, and
conceptual films that were sometimes
rear-projected onstage. " A particular
moment from the concert at the Palace
of Versailles in France stands out:
It was night, and I had 14 Panavision
cameras rolling. Working handheld, I
put myself onstage with Pink Floyd's
lead man, surrounded by 360 degrees
of light and lasers. When the
group started playing 'Comfortably
Numb,' I took my eye off the eyepiece
to look out into the audience, take a
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