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Universal Translator: Arrival

Bradford Young, ASC helps bring a naturalistic look to director Denis Villeneuve’s soulful sci-fi drama Arrival.

Man on the Cover: James Wong Howe, ASC

James Wong Howe travels across the planet to photograph Song Without End: The Franz Liszt Story.

Worlds at War for Independence Day

A pair of longtime collaborators — director Roland Emmerich and cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub, BVK — join forces once again for the apocalyptic science-fiction epic Independence Day.

Star Wars: Miniature and Mechanical Special Effects

Detailing the intricate production of the film’s visual effects, utilizing a novel motion-control camera system.

Universal Translator: Arrival

Bradford Young, ASC helps bring a naturalistic look to director Denis Villeneuve’s soulful sci-fi drama Arrival.

Deep Cover: The Departed

Michael Ballhaus, ASC and gaffer Andy Day illuminate their work on The Departed, a crime drama that pits Massachusetts State Police against a brutal Irish mob.

Uninhibited Camera for A Streetcar Named Desire

Harry Stradling establishes a new high in cinematic artistry with his imaginative camera treatment of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Scout’s Honor: Robert Yeoman Talks Moonrise Kingdom

Cinematographer Robert Yeoman, ASC, discusses his sixth collaboration with director Wes Anderson for 2012's Moonrise Kingdom.

A Goblin World Created for Labyrinth

Forty years ago, Jim Henson spoke with AC about the making of his now-iconic fantasy classic Labyrinth.

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