American Cinematographer

The American Society of Cinematographers was founded in 1919. It began publishing American Cinematographer on November 1, 1920, as a twice-monthly four-page newsletter about the ASC and its members. In 1922, the publication went monthly. In 1929, editor Hal Hall started to change the publication; he reformatted it to standard magazine size, increased the page count, and included more articles on amateur filmmaking. For a while during the 1930s, the magazine was devoted to professional cinematography and amateur moviemaking in equal measure. In 1937, the ASC purchased a Spanish bungalow, near Grauman's Chinese Theatre, at 1782 North Orange Drive in Hollywood, California, which remains the headquarters of the ASC.

Contributors to the magazine include its staff editors, freelance writers, cinematographers (including ASC members) and other filmmakers. The magazine has won several Maggie Awards and Folio: Eddie Awards for editorial excellence, and several awards for individual articles.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, the magazine introduced a digital edition. An app for iOS is currently available, and other versions of the app are in the works. The magazine's website (please see External Links for Official Website) features a blog by John Bailey, ASC, and occasional blogs by contributing writers.

• "Captain Jack" Poland (1920–1921)
• Mary B Howe (1921)
• Silas Edgar Snyder (1921–March 1922, September 1927–April 1929)
• Foster Gross (August 1922–August 1927)
• Hal Hall (May 1929–September 1932, September 1943–December 1945)
• Charles J. VerHalen (October 1932–February 1937)
• George Blaisdell (March 1937–December 1940)
• William Stull, ASC (January 1941–August 1943)
• Walter R. Greene (January 1946–June 1948)
• Arthur Gavin (July 1948–January 1965)
• Herb Lightman (February 1965, February 1966–June 1982)
• Will Lane (March 1965)
• Don C. Hoefler (April 1965–January 1966)
• Richard Patterson (July 1982–April 1985)
• George Turner (May 1986–January 1992)
• David Heuring (February 1992–June 1995)
• Stephen Pizzello (July 1995–present)

• List of film periodicals

• Birchard, Robert S. "Shaping Cinematography's 'Magazine of Record'". American Cinematographer Magazine, August 2004, Vol. 85, No 8. pp. 66–75.
• Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia, Second edition. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1994. p. 54. ISBN 0-06-273089-4.
• Konigsberg, Ira. The Complete Film Dictionary. New York: Signet, 1987. p. 11. ISBN 0-452-00980-4.
• Mitchell, George. "The ASC Is an Honor Society, Not a Trade Union, of Cinematographers". Films in Review, August–September 1967. pp. 385–397.
• Slide, Anthony. The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. New York: Limelight Editions, 1990. p. 17. ISBN 0-87910-139-3.
• Williams, Whitney. "Society of Cinematographers Marks 50 Years of Achievement". Daily Variety, January 17, 1969. pp. 10, 16.

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