Roy H. Wagner

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Roy H. Wagner, ASC

A former student of Ansel Adams, Roy H. Wagner ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) is a two-time Emmy-winning cinematographer known for dramatic, dark imagery.

Named by Kodak as one of the "Top 100 Directors of Photography in the World" Wagner's career has spanned 35 years in the motion picture and television industries. He has also received the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries.

Wagner is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Society of Cinematographers and has won the Producers Guild Association's "Vision Award".

Wagner studied with Ansel Adams who taught him to rise to the challenge of new technology. Today as many cinematographers grumble about digital cinema Wagner embraces it and is one of the people directly responsible for the refinement and perfection of digital motion picture camera systems and digital projection.[citation needed]

Wagner is extremely active within the American Society of Cinematographers, and contributes much of his free time furthering the charter of this organization.


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[edit] Credits as Director

[edit] Credits as Cinematographer

[edit] Misc. Credits

  • Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (1992 - Film, Committee Member: ASC education)

[edit] Quotes

"I...would like to take the curse off of technology. There is no reason why any director should fear new ideas or technologies that might significantly contribute to their ability to tell stories."

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