The International Journal of Motion Picture Production Techniques May 1992 Vol.73No.5 Features 26 American Me Explores 34 The Black Pirate Weighs "Mexican Mafia" Hard-hitting drama was a labor of love Part II: Technicolor 44 Anchor epic finishes with flourish Read All About It: Newsies Revives the Musical Disney strikes up band in story of paperboy protest 26 52 The Paranoid World of Kafka IFP winner Lloyd showcases Prague locations 58 Cinematography's Finest Feted ASC, Academy nominees, winners profiled 73 Harryhausen Animates Annual Sci-Tech Awards Special effects wizard heads list of honorees Departments 10 From the President 14 What's New 22 Letters 77 Points East 79 The Bookshelf 81 Classified Ads 86 Ad Index 87 In Memoriam Richard L. Rawlings, Sr., ASC On Our Cover: A paperboy protest reaches epic proportions in the new Disney musical Newsies (photo by Andrew Cooper). Contributing Authors: Rudy Behlmer Nora Lee Ron Magid Paul Mandell George Turner