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FILM NOIR'S SORCERER OF LIGHT: JOHN ALTON

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Painting With Light

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Frontmatter I
CONTENTS VII
FILM NOIR'S SORCERER OF LIGHT: JOHN ALTON IX
PREFACE XVII
THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF JOHN ALTON XIX
FILMOGRAPHY XLV
CHAPTER 1. HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY 1
CHAPTER 2. MOTION PICTURE ILLUMINATION 18
CHAPTER 3. MYSTERY LIGHTING 44
CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL ILLUMINATION 57
CHAPTER 5. THE HOLLYWOOD CLOSE-UP 82
CHAPTER 6. OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY 120
CHAPTER 7. SYMPHONY IN SNOW 138
CHAPTER 8. OCEAN VOYAGE 148
CHAPTER 9. VISUAL MUSIC 160
CHAPTER 10. THE PORTRAIT STUDIO 166
CHAPTER 11. THE LABORATORY 169
CHAPTER 12. DAY AND NIGHT, LADIES, WATCH YOUR LIGHT 175
CHAPTER 13. MOTION PICTURE THEATRES 189
CHAPTER 14. THE WORLD IS A HUGE TELEVISION STUDIO AND WE ARE ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS 191

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
CONTENTS VII
FILM NOIR'S SORCERER OF LIGHT: JOHN ALTON IX
PREFACE XVII
THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF JOHN ALTON XIX
FILMOGRAPHY XLV
CHAPTER 1. HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY 1
CHAPTER 2. MOTION PICTURE ILLUMINATION 18
CHAPTER 3. MYSTERY LIGHTING 44
CHAPTER 4. SPECIAL ILLUMINATION 57
CHAPTER 5. THE HOLLYWOOD CLOSE-UP 82
CHAPTER 6. OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY 120
CHAPTER 7. SYMPHONY IN SNOW 138
CHAPTER 8. OCEAN VOYAGE 148
CHAPTER 9. VISUAL MUSIC 160
CHAPTER 10. THE PORTRAIT STUDIO 166
CHAPTER 11. THE LABORATORY 169
CHAPTER 12. DAY AND NIGHT, LADIES, WATCH YOUR LIGHT 175
CHAPTER 13. MOTION PICTURE THEATRES 189
CHAPTER 14. THE WORLD IS A HUGE TELEVISION STUDIO AND WE ARE ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS 191

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