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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 The Shadowcatchers : A History of Cinematography in Australia
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'The Shadowcatchers, a comprehensive history of Australian cinematography, presents over 380 photographs of working cinematographers from 1901 to the present, with a ground-breaking, highly readable historical text, biographies of significant cinematographers, and personal anecdotes from some of the great characters of the Australian film industry. The book's images display the artistry of leading Australian and international stills photographers. The result is an insider's view of what happens behind the camera: the highs and the lows, the changing culture and technology, the dangers, the commitment and hard work, the relationships with directors, cast and crew, the incredible places cinematographers travel to and what it takes to get the shot. Biographies cover early battlers like the Burnes of Queensland, Academy Award winners such as Dean Semler, Russell Boyd and John Seale, war correspondents Damien Parer and Neil Davis, and famed Movietone newsreel cameraman, Bill Trerise. While the book is quintessentially Australian, British and American cinematographers also play their part, and anyone who loves film and is interested in the nature of its production will discover elements in this book that are both surprising and familiar.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • North Sydney, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Austcine Publishing , 2012 .
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      Extent: 288p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • "Australian Cinematographers Society."
        Includes index
        Publication date: May 2012
      ISBN: 9780987225214 (pbk.), 0987225219

Works about this Work

Untitled Mike Walsh , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , September no. 64 2012;

— Review of The Shadowcatchers : A History of Cinematography in Australia Martha Ansara , 2012 single work criticism
Dream Factory Seen through Australian Eyes Ian Craven , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 July 2012; (p. 32-33)

— Review of The Shadowcatchers : A History of Cinematography in Australia Martha Ansara , 2012 single work criticism
Danish Noir and Australian Light Neil McDonald , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 56 no. 7/8 2012; (p. 65-67)

— Review of The Shadowcatchers : A History of Cinematography in Australia Martha Ansara , 2012 single work criticism
Danish Noir and Australian Light Neil McDonald , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 56 no. 7/8 2012; (p. 65-67)

— Review of The Shadowcatchers : A History of Cinematography in Australia Martha Ansara , 2012 single work criticism
Dream Factory Seen through Australian Eyes Ian Craven , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 July 2012; (p. 32-33)

— Review of The Shadowcatchers : A History of Cinematography in Australia Martha Ansara , 2012 single work criticism
Untitled Mike Walsh , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , September no. 64 2012;

— Review of The Shadowcatchers : A History of Cinematography in Australia Martha Ansara , 2012 single work criticism
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