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Top 10 Cinematographers of All Time


This week we're looking back at best DPs to ever let light touch film. From every era, from all over the world, from all walks of life, these are the best cinematographers of all time. The Picks: 10 - The beginnings, Billy Bitzer 9 - The Golden Age, Gregg Toland 8 - Transition to color, Robert Burks 7 - Technicolor and Cinemascope, Freddie Young 6 - New Hollywood, Vittorio Storaro 5 - Europe, Sven Nykvist 4 - Around the world, Kazuo Miyagawa 3 - 80's and 90's, Janusz Kaminski 2 - Women, Maryse Alberti 1 - Today, Roger Deakins Subscribe to CineFix for more movie-related content. http://goo.gl/9AGRm Follow us Twitter: https://twitter.com/CineFixNetwork Oh, and we're on the Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CineFixNetwork More Recent CineFix Videos: 7 Things You Didn't Know About the Princess Bride https://youtu.be/TV2HTSV3w40 Stephen King's It - What's the Difference? https://youtu.be/Alp_a88C8dY The Speed Bus Jump - Art of the Scene https://youtu.be/X9S0l-ExuCc Top 10 Movie Props of All Time https://youtu.be/v00e-9w4N34

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