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PHOTO COURTESY OF STEPHEN LIGHTHILL, ASC.
Letter From the President
IN THIS ISSUE WE DISCUSS, among other things, the documentary
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, shot by
Jenna Rosher - daughter of Charles Rosher Jr., ASC and
granddaughter of Charles Rosher, ASC.
It is most fitting that we review a film about music, as
movies have always been married with music. Even when
there was no soundtrack on the film prints, there was an
organist or another musician - or even an entire orchestra
- to accompany the " silent " films.
For many cinematographers, music videos or " rockumentaries "
have been an important part of their career as
an artist. As one of the 12 cinematographers filming Gimme
Shelter at the Altamont concert, my camera position during
the Stones' set was next to Charlie Watts' drum kit. We note
with deep sadness Charlie's passing. Positioned next to one
of the world's best rock drummers, it was easy to know how
to " cover " the music and create an editable sequence -
knowing there were just two cinematographers on stage
and not, as is the norm with concerts now, many camerapeople
on headsets. Charlie was the backbone of the band,
and the coverage we needed was obvious by just following
his musical cues. I noted that the concert at the beginning
of the Eilish film had few cameras covering the concert, in
the legacy coverage tradition.
The TV series Loki has its own distinctive soundtrack
and was shot by Autumn Durald Arkapaw, who is featured
in this issue's Shot Craft, and who spent many days with
her collaborators creating a very contemporary variant on
the long, long, long tracking shot. Please read about the
creation of this shot, as many techniques were utilized.
We all have a " soundtrack " of our lives, and we were particularly
moved by Lauren Daigle's " Hold On To Me " during
these days:
When the best of me is barely breathin'
When I'm not somebody I believe in
Hold onto me
When I miss the light the night has stolen
When I'm slammin' all the doors you've opened
Hold onto me
Take a listen, as it is one of the soundtracks getting us
through the pandemic.
Stephen Lighthill, ASC at work with country-music star Rose Maddox.
Stephen Lighthill
President, ASC
8 / OCTOBER 2021

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