Honors showcase the next generation of filmmakers
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced the winning films in the 2013 ASC Harris Savides Student Heritage Awards last night in a ceremony here at the organization’s clubhouse. The awards are designed to showcase the artistic abilities of the next generation of filmmakers, with a focus on their cinematographic abilities.
The winners and honorable mentions are:
Graduate
o Winner: Ryan Broomberg of Chapman University with “The Bright Side”
o Honorable Mention: Petr Cikhart of AFI for “First in Flight”
o Honorable Mention : Martin Kobylarz of AFI for “Wolves from Another Kingdom”
Undergraduate
o Winner: Mishka Kornai of Chapman University for “Straight Down Low”
o Honorable Mention: Nick Reinhard of Florida State University for “Cootie Contagion”
o Honorable Mention: Daniel Rink of Brooks Institute for “Ai”
Documentary
o Winners: Drew Heskett and Ryan Westra of Chapman University for “We are the Land”
o Honorable Mention: Dan Duran and Sam Price-Waldman of Chapman University for “Wolf Mountain”
Each year, the ASC Heritage Award is rededicated in memory of an individual who advanced the art and craft of cinematography. This year’s award is dedicated to the memory of Harris Savides, ASC. Savides earned Independent Spirit Award nominations for his photography of “Gerry,” “Elephant,” “Last Days,” “Milk” and “Greenberg.” In 2008, he was nominated for a BAFTA for “American Gangster.” Savides was known for his stunning cinematography on such acclaimed films as “The Game,” “The Yards,” “Finding Forrester,” “Margot at the Wedding,” “Zodiac” and “Somewhere.” He was highly lauded for his imagery of award-winning music videos for artists such as Madonna, R.E.M. and Michael Jackson.
“Harris wasn’t just an amazingly talented cinematographer, but also a wonderful person,” said Richard Crudo, ASC president. “His point of view and artistry have left a lasting impression on the filmmaking community, and for these students and the generations after them, his influence will have a profound effect.”
To qualify, professors at film schools recommended one student for each category from their school, who then submitted their film for judging. A Blue Ribbon panel of ASC members judged the 135-plus entries.
The ASC Heritage Award was inaugurated for the purpose of encouraging filmmakers to pursue careers in cinematography. Past winners have gone on to prolific professions.
James Earl Jones, Lauded Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies At 93
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, "The Lion King" and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93.
His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home in New York's Hudson Valley region. The cause was not immediately clear.
The pioneering Jones, who was one of the first African American actors in a continuing role on a daytime drama and worked deep into his 80s, won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors and was given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement. In 2022, a Broadway theater was renamed in his honor.
He cut an elegant figure late in life, with a wry sense of humor and a ferocious work habit. In 2015, he arrived at rehearsals for a Broadway run of "The Gin Game" having already memorized the play and with notebooks filled with comments from the creative team. He said he was always in service of the work.
"The need to storytell has always been with us," he told The Associated Press then. "I think it first happened around campfires when the man came home and told his family he got the bear, the bear didn't get him."
Jones created such memorable film roles as the reclusive writer coaxed back into the spotlight in "Field of Dreams," the boxer Jack Johnson in the stage and screen hit "The Great White Hope," the writer Alex Haley in "Roots: The Next Generation" and a South African minister in "Cry, the Beloved Country."
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