Cinematographer's Day Archives


Cinematographer's Day at the Bangkok International Film Festival
January 2006





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Éclair Laboratories

Febrary 23, 2006
Dancing Through Glass ___________________________________________

Dancing Through Glass: the Choreography of the Lens
This program focused on the cinematographer’s role in translating theatrical  musical dance to the screen, the ballet of human motion as metaphor, and camera movements.

Febrary 24, 2006
A Tribute to Anthony Dod Mantle, DFF/BSC ___________________________________________

Anthony Dod Mantle’s expertise in still photography evolved to cinematography when he entered the National Film School of Denmark. His pioneering work with hand held image capture earned him a Camerimage Golden Frog nomination for the dogme film, Festen. His masterful visual imagery in almost fifty feature films has been rewarded with numerous prizes, including the prestigious European Film Award for Cinematography for two films, Dogville and 28 Days Later. The Bangkok International Film Festival is honored to present him with its Crystal Lens Award.

Tribute to Anthony Dod Mantle, DFF/BSC
The exquisite images of the 2006 recipient of the Crystal Lens Award will be discussed with an exhibition of clips and screenings of selected feature films.

Febrary 25, 2006 - Through Asian Eyes ____________________________________________

The unique perspective of cinematographers from Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Korea will be emphasized by discussion of techniques used to capture cultural images reflecting the diversity of their heritage as they influence world cinema. Shoji Ueda, whose work captured the visual intent of the master director Akira Kurosawa, will be honored with the Asian Perspective Award in celebration of his images.

Through Asian Eyes
The unique perspective of cinematographers from Japan, China, Thailand and Korea will be emphasized by discussion of techniques used to capture cultural images that reflect the diversity of their heritage as they influence world cinema.

Digital Cinema
Utilization of current technology for film restoration and preservation will be the substance of this technical seminar exemplified by the work of the French master cinematographer Pierre Lhomme who restored L’Armee des Ombres in collaboration with with Éclair Laboratories, Paris.



Anthony Dod Mantle


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Through Asian Eyes



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