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Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson discusses capturing a perfect moment on her film "Cameraperson." Recorded at the event "Sight, Sound & Story: The Art of Cinematography" on December 6, 2016.
Kirsten Johnson is a documentary cinematographer and director. Her most recent film "Cameraperson" which has been nominated for four Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, is an official select of Sundance 2016, was the winner of the 2016 San Francisco International Film Festival and won Grand Jury Prizes at San Francisco and Sheffield Doc Fest, and winner of the 2016 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival winner, along with a host of others. Her short film "The Above" premiered at 2015 New York Film Festival in The Intercept’s Field of Vision launch. Kirsten is the principal cinematographer on over 40 feature-length documentaries. Her most recent camerawork appears in the Cannes 2016 premiere of "Risk," Oscar-winning "Citizenfour," "Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs Gravity," "The Wound and the Gift" and "Very Semi-Serious." Her credits include Academy Award nominated, "The Invisible War" and Tribeca Documentary winner, "Pray the Devil Back to Hell." She and Laura Poitras shared the 2010 Sundance Cinematography Award for "The Oath." Her shooting is featured in "Fahrenheit 9/11," Academy Award nominated "Asylum," Emmy-winning "Ladies First," and Sundance premieres: "A Place at the Table," "This Film is Not Yet Rated," and "Derrida." "Deadline," (co-directed with Katy Chevigny), premiered at Sundance and won the Thurgood Marshall Award.
"Cameraperson" is a 2016 autobiographical collage documentary film. The film is an account by director Kirsten Johnson about her life and career as a cinematographer. It relies on footage shot by Johnson across the years in numerous different countries. "Cameraperson" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and won the top prize at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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"Sight Sound and Story" is an annual event presented by Manhattan Edit Workshop that brings audiences "behind the scenes" with legends of visual storytelling. Each year the one day summit brings together a collection of diverse and intriguing high-profile speaker series to discuss the evolving world of post-production. Panels topics have included the art and processes of editing film & television, exploring ground-breaking interactive media, the fast pace of cutting sports television, getting the real from reality television, experiencing the magic of feature sound design, taking a look at the vital roles of the VFX artist, and deconstructing key scenes from fiction and documentary favorites.
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Featuring a clip from "Cameraperson” TM & © 2016 Janus Films
"Cameraperson" Retrieved January 11, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameraperson
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