“Don’t just be interested in movies. Be interested in life. Be a person. Be in touch.”

Have a look at this beautiful made video WATCH HERE of the History of the camera by the SOC. This in celebration for the skill and dedication of camera operators and cinematographers in the history of cinema. The Society of Camera Operators began in 1979 as the Society of Operating Cameramen (SOC)—an organization dedicated to the advancement of the art and creative contributions of the Camera Operator in the Motion Picture and Television Industries. My personal favourites are Roger Deakins (A Beautiful Mind), Gordon Willis (The Godfather), Haskell Wexler (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now), Vilmos Zsigmond (Deliverance), Peter Deming (Lost Highway), Remi Adefarasin (Match Point) and Ernest Dickerson (Do the Right Thing). Other prominent Societies are BSC, ASC, PSC, BVK, SBC, JSC, HSC, NSC, FSF, AFC. MORE:“Some little fat girl in Ohio is going to be the new Mozart” (VIDEO), The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (Doc) here, Cinefi dailes here, Deakins: Shadows In The Valley (VIDEO) here, The Art of Cinematography (BOOK) here, SOC’s Historical Shot award 2012 here, Watch Visions of Light (1992) here and Jon Fauer’s ‘Cinematographer Style,’ A Great Exploration of Film Technique with 110 of the world’s top cinematographers here. Quote above from Haskell Wexler. Original: “I’d say to anyone trying to break into the business: Don’t just be interested in movies. Be interested in life. Be a person. Be in touch.” – Haskell Wexler. Photo Credit: Eadweard Muybridge – The Horse in Motion – photo sequence of a running man – Sallie Gardner,“ owned by Leland Stanford; running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19th June 1878. Enjoy!