Roy H. Wagner
A Cinematographer's Life Beyond the Shadows
Published on 16. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
188 pages
978-1-4766-9379-8 (ISBN)
Description
Named by Kodak as among the "100 Top Cinematographers in the World," Roy H. Wagner has produced some of the most striking and unique photography on American film and TV screens of the past forty years. Mentored by legendary cinematographers of Hollywood's Golden Age, Wagner has brought both a studio craftsman ethic and maverick artistic sensibility to his work that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Beauty and the Beast, Quantum Leap and House.
Together with co-author Wayne Byrne, Wagner takes the reader on a candid journey from his small-town roots in the Midwest to the soundstages of Hollywood and into his professional collaborations with industry figures such as John Badham, Richard Franklin, Seymour Friedman, Bill Froehlich, Peter O'Fallon, William Fraker, Diane Keaton, Dennis Maguire, Harry Stradling, Patrick Swayze, Kevin Tenney and many others.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Illustrations
Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-9379-8 (9781476693798)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Roy H. Wagner, ASC, is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television cinematographer. Throughout the past four decades he has been the director of photography on cult independent films, major studio productions, and hit television shows such as Witchboard, Return to Horror High, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Drop Zone, Nick of Time, Another Stakeout, A Rumor of Angels, Beauty and the Beast, Quantum Leap, Cristine Cromwell, Party of Five, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House M.D., and The Beast.
Content
Table of Contents
Foreword by M. David Mullen, ASC
Enchanted by the Light: An Introduction by Wayne Byrne
Sikeston, Stories, and the Silver Screen
Ninjas and Nightmares
Burglars, Beasts, and the Beauty of Second Unit
Hits and Misses: Taking a Leap Into TV
Party of Two: Crucial Collaborations
The Politics of TV
The Science and Magic of Cinema: A Conversation
with Wayne Byrne and Roy H. Wagner
Afterword by Todd Fisher
Index
Foreword by M. David Mullen, ASC
Enchanted by the Light: An Introduction by Wayne Byrne
Sikeston, Stories, and the Silver Screen
Ninjas and Nightmares
Burglars, Beasts, and the Beauty of Second Unit
Hits and Misses: Taking a Leap Into TV
Party of Two: Crucial Collaborations
The Politics of TV
The Science and Magic of Cinema: A Conversation
with Wayne Byrne and Roy H. Wagner
Afterword by Todd Fisher
Index