FIVE CINEMATOGRAPHERS COMPETE FOR TOP HONOR.Byline: City News Service The cinematographers behind ``Titanic,'' ``Kundun,'' ``Amistad,'' ``The Boxer'' and ``L.A. Confidential'' were nominated Wednesday for top honors by the American Society of Cinematographers The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) is an educational, cultural, and professional organization. It is not a labor union, and it is not a guild. Membership is by invitation and is extended only to directors of photography and special effects experts with . Roger Deakins Roger Deakins (born May 24, 1949 in Torquay, Devon, England) has established himself as a successful cinematographer in America and Britain. While growing up in Torquay as a young adolescent, Roger spent most of his time in and out of school focusing on his primary interest: (``Kundun''), Janusz Kaminski (``Amistad''), Chris Menges (``The Boxer'') and Dante Spinotti (``L.A. Confidential'') are all past ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there award nominees, but it is Russell Carpenter's (``Titanic'') first nod. The winner will be named March 8 at the ASC's 12th annual Outstanding Achievement Awards dinner at the Century Plaza hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. . Often, at least four ASC nominees are also finalists in the Academy Awards competition. Last year, five of the six nominees were nominated for an Oscar. The last two ASC Outstanding Achievement Award winners also took home the Oscar statuette - John Seale for ``The English Patient'' and John Toll for ``Braveheart.'' Deakins won the ASC Outstanding Achievement Award in 1994 for ``The Shawshank Redemption'' and was nominated last year for ``Fargo.'' It is the third ASC nomination for Menges, who was recognized for ``Michael Collins'' in 1996 and ``The Mission'' in 1986. Kaminski was nominated in 1993 for ``Schindler's List,'' and Spinotti was nominated in 1994 for ``The Last of the Mohicans.'' ``I could give you convincing reasons why all five of these talented individuals deserve to win the Outstanding Achievement Award,'' said ASC President Woody Omens. ``Each of them has made extraordinary artistic contributions to the telling of compelling stories. ``In each of these films, the cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special is skillfully skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. woven into the fabric of the story and it plays a crucial role in establishing moods and settings, and in amplifying the drama,'' he said. |
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