For the first time since Charles Clarke's 1980 edition, the AC Manual has been edited by a professional cinematographer. The completely revised 9th edition offers contributions from experts with more than 100 years of motion-picture experience. Its features include:
• More than 30 new charts, including lighting intensities for more than 90 fixtures.
• A completely revised camera section, rewritten by Jon Fauer, ASC
• A new article on digital intermediates by Bill Feightner and Robert L. Eicholz of EFilm
• Warner Bros. executive Rob Hummel's update of his classic "pros and cons" chapter, which now includes the latest digital postproduction techniques
• A new chapter on hanging miniatures by visual-effects wizard Dan Curry
• "Tak’s tips" from Panavision lens expert Tak Miyagishima
• The most extensive section yet on motion-picture formulas, written by Evans Wetmore, vice president of advanced engineering at 20th Century Fox
• A revised chapter on motion-control by visual-effects legend Richard Edlund, ASC, who has included the latest updates on digital technology
