From the opening shot where the subject is adjusting the lighting, tweaking the seating height, futzing with back illumination and checking the camera's gamma, you know that Close Encounters With Vilmos Zsigmond is not an everyday documentary. But Vilmos Zsigmond isn't your everyday cinematographer, either, and in this one scene you can see him take a decent shot on digital video and make it just a bit more...perfect. We've seen plenty of docs on DOPs before, including the lovely survey film Visions of Light. As a tribute to the late filmmaker Close Encounters With Vilmos Zsigmond does an admirable job introducing the man's work over the span of decades with a series of clips and interviews. From a warm roundtable of American Society of...
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