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J.L. Fisher and Cine Gear photos by Alex Lopez. Edlund portrait by Owen Roizman, ASC.

Clockwise from top left: ASC members speak at J.L. Fisher; Juliane Grosso Kresser (second from left)
and associate members Karl Kresser (far left) and Otto Nemenz (far right) present the Cine Gear Expo
Cinematography Lifetime Achievement Award to Adam Greenberg, ASC; Richard Edlund, ASC.

pated in speaking engagements and sponsored events throughout Cine Gear. Society
members Shane Hurlbut, Steven Poster
and Sam Nicholson joined fellow cinematographer Dallas Sterling for the Canon
session "4K, 2K or HD: Leading Cinematographers Try to Resolve the Resolution
Debate." Poster also joined Paul Cameron,
ASC for the discussion titled "New Workflow Choices and the Director of Photography." Daryn Okada, ASC detailed his work
with Sony's F55 camera on the features Let's
Be Cops and Dolphin Tale 2, and Richard
Edlund, ASC led a session on digital/virtual
production sponsored by the Visual Effects
Society.
Jon Fauer, ASC moderated an Arrisponsored conversation with Buddy
Squires, ASC about the Amira camera, and
Curtis Clark, ASC moderated "Three
Colorists and Two Cinematographers," a
conversation presented by Sony that also
included Bill Dill, ASC.
George Spiro Dibie, ASC moderated a lively session titled "Dialogue with
ASC Cinematographers." After Dibie
encouraged the audience that "we are here
to answer all your questions," the panel -
comprising ASC members Bill Bennett,
Christopher Chomyn, Michael Goi, Tom
Houghton, Paul Maibaum, Guillermo
Navarro, Daniel Pearl, Cynthia Pusheck
and Nancy Schreiber - tackled such
topics as grading their own images and
whether digital cameras have resulted in
smaller lighting packages. Isidore Mankofsky, ASC contributed additional questions
from his seat in the audience.
Over the course of the two-day
expo, Jacek Laskus, ASC, PSC; David
Stump, ASC and associate member
Douglas Kirkland each spent time at the
Society's booth, signing their recently

published books and conversing with attendees.
Following the close of the second
day, the Society held a festive barbecue at
the Clubhouse, during which guests
mingled over food, drinks, music and the
Stanley Cup Final. The following day, after
the expo had wrapped, Mole-Richardson
hosted a Cine Gear Master Class seminar
with ASC members Roy Wagner, Christopher Chomyn and Adam Greenberg;
Greenberg also received the Cine Gear Expo
Cinematography Lifetime Achievement
Award earlier in the weekend. During the
three-hour workshop, the cinematographers discussed their careers, changes to the
industry and how best to work with directors and actors, among other topics.
Storaro Screens The Conformist
Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC recently
appeared at the AFI Silver Theatre and
Cultural Center in Maryland for a Q&A
session following a screening of The
Conformist. During the session, Storaro
discussed the making of the feature and
shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes from a
number of his other films. The event was
presented by the AFI Silver Theatre in partnership with the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute, the Italian Embassy
and the Italian Cultural Institute.

Devil & Demon Appoints Edlund
to Board
Devil & Demon Strategy, a manufacturer of super-fast computers, recently
appointed Richard Edlund, ASC to its
board of directors. Edlund brings his wealth
of experience in visual effects to the
company and will consult on the development of products to meet the needs of digital artists and studios.
"Devil & Demon technology is blazing a disruptive trail by empowering digital
artists to be more interactive with the
creative aesthetics on a project, while using
the dramatic time and cost savings to put
better images on screen, whether that's HD,
2K, 4K or beyond," said Edlund. "I look
forward to working with the Devil & Demon
team to deliver the creative and economic
benefits of their technology to creative digital artists and facility owners."

Hurlbut Encourages Versatility
in Filmmaking
Revolution Cinema Rentals and Hurlbut Visuals recently presented the "Versatility in Filmmaking" education and demonstration festival. During the event, Shane
Hurlbut, ASC presented a workshop titled
"Tools of Immersion for Cinematographers."

Society Hosts Anamorphic
Lens Day
The ASC recently presented an
"Anamorphic Lens Day" at its Clubhouse in
Hollywood. The event offered members an
informal, close-up look at the latest
anamorphic lenses available from leading
manufacturers such as Arri, Zeiss, Cooke,
Angénieux, Hawk and Panavision.
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