Painting with Light

1949 book on cinematography by John Alton

This article is about a book. For the photographic technique, see Light painting.

Painting with Light

Author| John Alton
Language| English
Publisher| Macmillan Publishers

Publication date

| 1949

Painting with Light (ISBN 0-520-08949-9) by John Alton is the first book written on cinematography by a major cinematographer.

The book was first published in 1949. The book's primary focus is on light and the many complex ways a camera crew can manipulate it for effect. Although much of the technical information is now obsolete, Alton, who worked on the films noir classics T-Men, He Walked by Night, The Amazing Mr. X, and The Big Combo, explains how lighting, shooting locations, and various camera techniques can be used to create a visual mood in film.

It was reviewed in The Times Literary Supplement no. 4845, (1996): 18 [1]

## References

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1. ^ WorldCat

## External links

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* John Alton at Painting With Light

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