Roy H. Wagner: A Cinematographer's Life Beyond the Shadows

by Roy H. Wagner ASC, Wayne Byrne

Overview

Named by Kodak as among the "100 Top Cinematographers in the World," Roy H. Wagner has produced some of the most striking and unique photography on American film and TV screens of the past forty years. Mentored by legendary cinematographers of Hollywood's Golden Age, Wagner has brought both a studio craftsman ethic and maverick artistic sensibility to his work that includes A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Beauty and the Beast, Quantum Leap and House.

Together with co-author Wayne Byrne, Wagner takes the reader on a candid journey from his small-town roots in the Midwest to the soundstages of Hollywood and into his professional collaborations with industry figures such as John Badham, Richard Franklin, Seymour Friedman, Bill Froehlich, Peter O'Fallon, William Fraker, Diane Keaton, Dennis Maguire, Harry Stradling, Patrick Swayze, Kevin Tenney and many others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476693798
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	05/16/2025
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Roy H. Wagner, ASC, is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television cinematographer. Throughout the past four decades he has been the director of photography on cult independent films, major studio productions, and hit television shows such as Witchboard, Return to Horror High, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Drop Zone, Nick of Time, Another Stakeout, A Rumor of Angels, Beauty and the Beast, Quantum Leap, Cristine Cromwell, Party of Five, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House M.D., and The Beast. Wayne Byrne is an Irish author and film historian. He has written on film and music culture for a variety of notable publications and has published books on subjects such as Tom DiCillo, Burt Reynolds, Nick McLean, Elm Street, and Walter Hill.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by M. David Mullen, ASC
Enchanted by the Light: An Introduction by Wayne Byrne
Sikeston, Stories, and the Silver Screen
Ninjas and Nightmares
Burglars, Beasts, and the Beauty of Second Unit
Hits and Misses: Taking a Leap Into TV
Party of Two: Crucial Collaborations
The Politics of TV
The Science and Magic of Cinema: A Conversation
with Wayne Byrne and Roy H. Wagner
Afterword by Todd Fisher
Index

Editorial Reviews

There is no substitute for experience, and Roy Wagner has had plenty. What’s more, he was mentored by many of Hollywood’s master cinematographers and is happy to pass along their hard-earned wisdom. This book offers straight talk for anyone who wants to know how the movie and TV business really works.”—Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian

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