Cinematographer Style: Transforming Ideas Into Images

The cinematographers job is to paint the picture of the story.  With each new light, filter, and adjustment, they add another stroke to the picture.  I recently viewed a wonderful documentary on the art of cinematography titled Cinematographer Style.  Having worked with cinematographers but never as a cinematographer, this film expanded the knowledge and respect that I have for one of the most important jobs on the set.  Admitedly, Cinematographer Style lacks the specifics for which the experienced cinematographer is most likely looking.  However, Cinematographer Style is a great film for those wanting to get inside the minds of cinematographers and broadly understand how their choices affect the story being told.