Michael Louis Hill

eric Do you think it is also important to understand DV for aspiring DPs?? I thought your comment was interesting and it is something i have just started looking into. Infact i shot my first 50 feet of film the other day (super 8...very excited about it). I have been playing around with DV for about 3 years and i try to light it in a way that i think looks pleasing but i do not really know what i am doing. I just kinda look through the viewfinder and if it looks like something remotely close to something i have seen in a film i go with it. but i feel like this is cheating sometimes. maybe that is not the right word but maybe you may understand what i mean. DV gives you the results right there but i really want to learn how to accomplish the same thing with film. I also noticed that when i was shooting the Super 8 the other day i was highly selective about my composition. I am interested in how it will look when i get it back.

Hello all. i was hoping that some of you could educate me further on some of the cinematographers that were most influencial in the past. I think i am pretty familiar with most of the big names of the past few decades but i feel my knowledge of the great cinematographers of the 30s, 40s, and 50s is very weak. Basically i just thought some of you could list some important films and DPS that would be important/enjoyable to look into. Anything past or present would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have always been interested in the filmmaking process and just movies in general. When i was younger (22 now) i wanted to be an actor because that is what i thought movies were. then after seeing Casino and Taxi Driver i wanted to be a director, or atleast i started to understand what it was i loved about moives. But the film that really inspired me and has ignited a passion in me was Road To Perdition. I walked out of that theater just feeling great. i had no idea why until those images just kept replaying in my mind for weeks. i just loved it. i realized what is was about movies that i liked and since then i have been trying to get my hands on as much information on cinematography as possible. I was very sad to hear of Conrad Hall's passing especially when i just felt like i had discovered something amazing.

Hi all. i am new to this forum because i just stumbled on it yesterday and i was pleasantly surprised. i do not know why i couldn't find it before but oh well...i am here now. it is amazing to see this community of people all giving advice and speaking of their passion. anyway...to my question are any of you out there students at Chapman? i am finishing my BA this year and i will be applying to film school. i noticed that Bill Dill moved over to Chapman this year. Will he still be at AFI? Any feedback on the program would be greatly appreciated. thanks! michael