ASC Logo / Photo Credit: American Society of Cinematographers
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What is the American Society of Cinematographers?
The American Society of Cinematographers was founded
in Hollywood in 1919 with the purpose of advancing the art and science of
cinematography and bringing cinematographers together to exchange ideas,
discuss techniques and promote the motion picture as an art form — a mission
that continues today.
Members use the post-nominal letters "ASC".
On the 1920 film titled Sand, cinematographer Joseph H. August, who was an
original member of the ASC, became the first individual to have the
"ASC" appear after his name on the onscreen credit.
Only film cinematographers and special effect
supervisors are allowed to invited to become an ASC member. Some basic
requirements include being a director of photography for a minimum five out of
the last eight years before applying, having a highly regarded reputation, and
being recommended by three active or retired ASC members.
In the early days of cinema, many directors of
photography across the United States were faced with the same problem: big,
ugly white streaks in their footage created by static electricity discharge
created by their hand-cranked cameras. Instead working on their solutions in
isolation, a two small groups of idealists, one located on each coast, came
together to solve this and many other technical problems of the day.
They were the Cinema Camera Club, started by Edison
cameramen Philip E. Rosen, Frank Kugler and Lewis W. Physioc in New York in
1913; and the Static Club of America, a Los Angeles-based society first headed
by Universal cameraman Harry H. Harris.
From the beginning, the two clubs had a loose
affiliation, and eventually the West Coast organization changed its name to the
Cinema Camera Club of California. But even as the center of film production
shifted from New York to Los Angeles, the western organization was struggling
to stay afloat.
Phil Rosen came to Los Angeles in 1918. When he
sought affiliation with the Cinema Camera Club of California, President Charles
Rosher asked if he would help reorganize the association. Rosen sought to
create a national organization, with membership by invitation and a strong
educational component.
The reorganization committee met in the home of
William C. Foster on Saturday, December 21, 1918, and drew up a new set of
bylaws. The 10-member committee and five visitors were designated as the board
of governors for the new organization. The next evening, in the home of Fred
LeRoy Granville, the first officers for the American Society of
Cinematographers were elected: Philip E. Rosen, president; Charles Rosher, vice-president;
Homer A. Scott, second vice-president; William C. Foster, treasurer; and Victor
Milner, secretary. The Society was chartered by the State of California on
January 8, 1919.
The ASC’s declared purpose: to advance the art of
cinematography through artistry and technological progress, and to cement a
closer relationship among cinematographers to exchange ideas, discuss
techniques and promote cinema as an art form.
The 15 original ASC members were Joe August, L.D.
Clawson, Arthur Edeson, William C. Foster, Eugene Gaudio, Fred Le Roy
Granville, Walter L. Griffin, J.D. Jennings, Roy H. Klaffki, Victor Milner,
Robert S. Newhard, Philip E. Rosen, Charles G. Rosher, Homer A. Scott and L.
Guy Wilky.
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ASC Logo / Photo Credit: American Society of Cinematographers
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