One on One

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By Bob Fisher

Dante Spinotti is the recipient of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from his peers in the American Society of Cinematographers. He was born in Italy and raised near Venice. Spinotti began taking still photographs and making enlargements in a homemade darkroom when he was just 11 years old. Dino De Laurentiis brought Spinotti to the United States in 1986 to collaborate with him on the production of Manhunter, a narrative film about the serial murderer Hannibal Lector. Following the completion of that project, Spinotti made Los Angeles his home. He has earned more than 60 narrative credits, including such memorable films as Beaches, True Colors, Bandits, The Last of the Mohicans, Wonder Boys, Red Dragon, Pinocchio, Public Enemies and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Spinotti has earned Oscar nominations for L.A. Confidential and The Insider. Digital Cinema Report correspondent Bob Fisher spoke with Spinotti about his long and distinguished career.

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By Valentina I. Valentini

Barry B. Sandrew founded Legend3D in 2006 in response to the current wave of 3D. The company, based in San Diego with offices in Hollywood, Patna, India, and soon in Burbank, is a digital media technology company that specializes in using its proprietary image processing technology and artistry to provide 2D to 3D conversion for their clients. Legend3D has developed a reputation as one of the leading conversion companies in the world and, as such, has helped demonstrate that converted 3D can be, and should be, just as good as native 3D. West Coast Correspondent Valentina I. Valentini sat down with Rob Hummel, who joined Legend3D last November as president, to discuss the issues and misunderstanding surrounding the conversion process.

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Well-known director and cinematographer Wu Chiao is at the forefront of digital cinema in China. He has been immersed in the filmmaking process since his first day as a student of cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy. He has been the director and/or cinematographer of numerous films, setting a standard of excellence within China. George Lucas’ Star Wars II, the first motion picture to be shot using an HD camera planted the seed with Wu Chiao that quality movies could be made outside the realm of traditional film methodology. Since then, he has amassed a good deal of experience and knowledge about the digital cinema process, including the quality and performance of digital cameras and data workflows, as well as their contribution to the art and craft of cinematography.

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By Bob Fisher

Caleb Deschanel will receive the American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award. When the ASC holds its 24th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards celebration in Hollywood on February 27. He recently sat down for a conversation with Bob Fisher for Digital Cinema Report.