New Wave King: The Cinematography of Laszlo Kovacs, ASC
- ISBN-10
- 0935578196
- ISBN-13
- 9780935578195
- Category
- Cinematographers
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Author
- Ray Zone
Description
The first book published on Laszlo Kovacs, ASC, a cinematographer who changed the face of filmmaking by taking it out of the studios and on the road. With more than 60 feature films to his credit, Laszlo Kovacs, ASC is one of the top cinematographers in the motion picture industry. From the American Cinematographer magazine comes this definitive look at the work of one of the innovators in motion picture photography, whose films include such classics as Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, The King Of Marvin Gardens, Shampoo, Ghostbusters and New York, New York. This book features a new foreword by Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, introductory essay by Ray Zone, Kovacs on the making of Easy Rider, working with Martin Scorsese on New York, New York, behind the scenes on Ghostbusters, filming the western The Lone Ranger, special effects for Multiplicity, and Jack Frost, Kovacs on lighting and a comprehensive filmography.
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