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Letter From the President
PORTRAIT BY DOUGLAS KIRKLAND.
Traditional television has evolved, both technically and creatively.
THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT TELEVISION PRODUCTION - which nowadays
begs the question: " What exactly is TV, anyway? "
I guess TV is like many other things in life: When we see it, we know
it. In fact, many TVs are on the curb waiting for recycling - CRTs, at
least. That is, " Cathode-Ray Tubes, " the amazingly dangerous technology
that was TV. Many a TV repairperson risked their lives using metal
screwdrivers to poke around in the high-voltage area of the CRT. And so
was invented the " tweaker, " a plastic screwdriver that did not conduct
electricity - placed, of course, in the plastic Pocket Protector of said
repairperson.
Our subject, however, is new, or current TV - as opposed to old TV,
say, from the long-ago 1990s. Those of us who worked and suffered in
TV at that time, and found ourselves making decisions on the basis of
logistics, schedule or budget, lived to regret it. Gonzo journalist Hunter
S. Thompson famously wrote: " The TV business is uglier than most
things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money
trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway
where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for
no good reason. "
We are talking here about good TV. It is still true that the schedules
are tough, but it's undeniable that the look of new TV is quite remarkable.
Perhaps it began with shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(shot early on by the ever-inventive Roy H. Wagner, ASC) or Twin Peaks
(the pilot of which was shot by the equally inventive Ron Garcia, ASC).
Across four separate TV categories, the ASC Awards this year honored
the work of Jon Joffin, ASC, for Titans; James Laxton, ASC, for The
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Underground Railroad; Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC, for Snowfall; and
Michael Berlucchi and Marc Carter, for Mythic Quest.
The streaming services persist in calling their episodic efforts " TV. " In
fact, they even pride themselves on making " big-budget TV " - which,
not too long ago, would have been an oxymoron. But take one look at
Halo, shot by Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK, and you'll immediately
see that this is a new day for TV, with big budgets, big effects, and a
whole different meaning behind the initials " TV " (which, by the way, we
watch on flatscreen monitors now, not televisions anymore). Good TV -
when we see it, we absolutely know it.
Stephen Lighthill
President, ASC
PHOTO COURTESY OF IMAGEBROKER AND ALAMY STOCK PHOTO.

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