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 | Mariko Hirai | Associate Producer |
| Production | Arnold Glassman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Terry Lawler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Irene Ohno | Associate Producer |
| Production | Yoshiki Nishimura | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stuart Samuels | Executive Producer |
| Art | Deborah Rhein | Set Dresser |
| Editing | Arnold Glassman | Editor |
| Directing | Arnold Glassman | Director |
| Directing | Stuart Samuels | Director |
| Directing | Todd McCarthy | Director |
| Writing | Todd McCarthy | Writer |
| Camera | Karen Grossman | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Nancy Schreiber | Director of Photography |
