Thomas E. Ackerman, A.S.C.
"You have to have a colossal stockpile of faith in yourself to do this job. There's no personnel office where you consult a neatly printed job description. And, ultimately, when you crack open your meter case at six in the morning, feeling like you aren't exactly God's gift to cinematography, you are left with only one resource - yourself."
Tom Ackerman A.S.C. and his family moved to Montecito, a quiet and elegant suburb of Santa Barbara, California, in 1995. However, until recently, he still had to pause when he gave visitors directions to the new house. Ackerman is one of the busiest cinematographers in the business, ...
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