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Cinematographer Style

New Collectors' Edition DVD

Cinematographer Style is an 84-minute documentary, directed by Jon Fauer, ASC, featuring interviews with 110 prominent cinematographers which captures the passion and craft of these filmmakers. This new edition features bonus interviews with Vittorio Storaro, ASC, AIC and Gordon Willis, ASC

Read the Interviews

Cinematographer Style Volume 1, by Jon Fauer, ASC features 55 complete, uncut, original transcripts of the interviews conducted 2003-2005 during the making of the award-winning documentary. Packed with advice, anecdotes, lessons and years of practical experience. (Volume 2 is in the works).

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Secrets of the Pros

Jon Fauer’s Film & Digital Times reveals secrets of the pros, nuts and bolts, how-to Journal on techniques and tools, style and strategies, tips and trends for: 

  • Cinematographers
  • Photographers
  • Videographers
  • Directors
  • Producers
  • Camera Assistants
  • Camera Operators
  • Gaffers & Grips
  • Rental Houses
  • Manufacturers
  • Students

Inside-the-industry information for professionals from professionals, written by writers who shoot, direct, light, design, build, edit and work in the business.

We talk about products and procedures in practical production—here’s the job at hand: how do we use these tools and techniques to get the results we want? How do we get an image, does it look good, what helps us get there, how does it work, and how did they do that?

Coming to you every two months, you can stay on top of the business and on top of new ideas. ("Secrets of the Pros" is the great expression coined by Frank DeMarco and Lee Bonner.)

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About Jon Fauer, ASC

Jon Fauer, ASC is an award-winning Cinematograper and Director who has written 12 bestselling books, famous for their user-friendly way of explaining things as if you’re right there on location with him. Over 120,000 of his books on  cameras, cinematography, film and digital video have been printed. Think of this bimonthly Journal as Fauer’s next book — arriving a year early, with up-to-the minute information brought to you in episodic format.

For less than the price of just one of Jon Fauer’s books, you’ll get an entire year of advice — on production, film, video, and digital news before it hits the street. Inventions, new equipment, tools, new techniques, ideas, new concepts, new creative — delivered to you by subscription 6 times a year.