Painting With Light by the cinematographer John Alton. It's more a practical guide written by one of the best in the noir business in the 40s and 50s. Not a critical/scholarly work, but invaluable, nonetheless.
Jonathan
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Jonathan Nichols-Pethick
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Communication and Theatre
Director of Film Studies
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN 46135
(765) 658-5095
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>>> Louis Tartaglia <[log in to unmask]> 11/25/08 7:41 AM >>>
I am a student at the University of Edinburgh working on a project on
film noir lighting. If anyone has any recommendations on books or
specific parts in films I should take a look at it would be greatly
appreciated.
Regards
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