Hollywood Film Festival Focuses On Cinematographers Forum

LOS ANGELES — The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC)will focus on the evolving art of visual storytelling during a forum atthe Hollywood Film Festival. Dean Cundey, ASC, Allen Daviau, ASC, JackGreen, ASC and John Toll, ASC will headline the forum at the ArclightTheater from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on October 19.

“Motion pictures are a uniquely collaborative form of artisticexpression,” says ASC President Richard Crudo, who will moderatethe discussion. “These talented individuals will provide insightsinto the role that cinematographers have played as authors of theimages. They will also explore the possibilities of the future andengage in conversations with the audience.”

Cundey’s credits include such classic films as Halloween,Apollo 13, Hook and Jurassic Park. He earned an Oscar® nominationfor Who Framed Roger Rabbit. His upcoming releases are Looney Tunes:Back in Action and Garfield.

Daviau received Oscar nominations for E.T.: The Extraterrestrial,The Color Purple, The Empire of the Sun, Avalon and Bugsy. His othernotable credits include The Falcon and the Snowman and Fearless, andhis next release is Van Helsing.

Green’s credits include such memorable films as HeartbreakRidge, The Bridges of Madison County, Twister and Girl, Interrupted. Heearned an Oscar nomination for The Unforgiven. His recent and upcomingfilms include Secondhand Lions, Against the Ropes and Fifty FirstKisses.

Toll earned Oscars for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart, andanother nomination for The Thin Red Line. His other notable creditsinclude The Rainmaker, Vanilla Sky and Almost Famous, with The LastSamurai slated for release in December. He will be presented with aLifetime Achievement Award by the festival during a gala event at theBeverly Hilton Hotel on October 20.

The ASC will celebrate its 85th anniversary in 2004. Fifteencinematographers founded the organization in 1919 for the purpose ofadvancing the art of visual storytelling. Crudo notes it was still thedawn of the age of cinema. Movies were silent and black and white, andcameras were hand-cranked.

“They were basically inventing a new language for tellingstories with moving images in collaboration with directors, writers,actors and other participants in the creative process,” Crudosays. “Many things have changed, and the possibilities for thefuture are awesome. But, filmmaking is still a collaborative form ofartistic expression, and cinematographers are still the authors of theimages.”

For more information about the Hollywood Film Festival, visit www.hollywoodawards.com. Formore information about the ASC, visit www.theasc.com.