Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.
Unfortunately the movie Visions of Light is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Arnold Glassman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Terry Lawler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Mariko Hirai | Associate Producer |
| Production | Irene Ohno | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Arnold Glassman | Editor |
| Production | Stuart Samuels | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yoshiki Nishimura | Executive Producer |
| Art | Deborah Rhein | Set Dresser |
| Directing | Stuart Samuels | Director |
| Directing | Arnold Glassman | Director |
| Directing | Todd McCarthy | Director |
| Writing | Todd McCarthy | Writer |
| Camera | Karen Grossman | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Nancy Schreiber | Director of Photography |
