Hands-on Manual for Cinematographers, 2nd Edition

Introduction to the First Edition

For the Introduction of my book Motion Picture Camera Techniques, published in 1978,1 wrote the following:

Without a doubt, the most important ingredient of a successful film is a good screenplay. Only after this does the application of men, money and machinery to translate the pages of the script into scenes in a film become significant.

Film making combines many aspects. It is creative and yet it is bound by technology, standards and tradition. Individuals make contributions which leave an indelible stamp upon the production, and yet it is essentially a team effort. Masterpieces were made with equipment of yesteryear, yet new equipment, new materials and new techniques make new concepts, previously beyond ...