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American Cinematographer is a magazine that has a specific focus on the art of cinematography and delves into the technical aspects of filming and other details of, predominantly, movie productions through in-depth behind-the-scenes articles and interviews about and with the people involved. The professional nature of the magazine is reinforced by the fact that cinematographers often submit articles on their work, that they themselves have written. Several Star Trek productions have received coverage in the magazine over the years. Launched by "The American Society of Cinematographers" in 1920 under the stewardship of "Captain Jack" Poland, the magazine is, as of 2013, still being published and is the official publication for professionals of the cinematographers guild.

Though there is a certain overlap in the subject matter with the younger magazines Cinefex and Cinefantastique (reporter Ron Magid submitted his visual effects articles also to the latter magazine in the last quarter of the previous century), the focus of this publication lies, as the title already suggests, on the various aspects of the actual filming whereas Cinefex is focused on special effects and visual effects while Cinefantastique covered a lesser in-depth but wider range of behind-the-scenes aspects. As such, the magazines can be considered complimentary. It should be noticed that American Cinematographer has remained true to its origins as a motion picture specialty magazine, and seldomly ventures into the field of television productions.

Star Trek issues

Of particular relevance to Star Trek are the below mentioned issues. The October 1967 issue stands out as the earliest professional behind-the-scenes coverage of a Star Trek production, pre-dating the book The Making of Star Trek. The article in that issue featured the visual effects (then still called "Special Effects") work on The Original Series – thereby constituting one of the magazine's rare ventures into the field of television production – , produced by Darrell Anderson, Linwood G. Dunn, and Joseph Westheimer, being the very first one on the subject matter for Star Trek, and was written on the occasion of their 1967 Emmy Award nomination for that work. This rare issue has become a sought after item, commanding premium prices on second hand markets like Amazon.com and eBay.com.

Noteworthy is that Star Trek Nemesis has not received any coverage in the magazine.

Issue	Cover	Contents
note: American Cinematographer employed in the past a page count that continued through consecutive issues in a particular volume, hence the "odd" page numbering for past issues until 1984.
October 1967	File:American Cinematographer cover Oktober 1967.jpg	Star Trek: The Original Series: "Out-of-this-world Special Effects for 'Star Trek'", Rae Moore, pp. 715-717
February 1980		Star Trek: The Motion Picture - theme issue: "Behind The Camera On Star Trek The Motion Picture", Richard H. Kline, pp. 134-135, 180-181, 187-188 "The Universe And Beyond", Peter Bankers, pp. 136-137, 176, 202-204 "Far Out Production Design For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Scott Henderson, pp. 138-141, 189-191 "The Very Special Effects For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Herb A. Lightman, pp. 144-145, 174-175, 193-197 "Kinetic Lighting For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Sam Nicholson, pp. 148-149, 183 "The Magicam Miniatures Constructed For Star Trek The Motion Picture", James Dow, pp. 152-155, 178-179, 186 "Special Equipment For Filming Star Trek The Motion Picture", Sandford Kennedy, pp. 156-157, 184-185 "Synthesized Sound Effects For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Dirk Dalton, pp. 160-161, 198
October 1982		Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: "Warp Speed and Beyond", Jim Veilleux, pp. 1030-1034, 1054-1058 "Mama Eel and the Nebulae", Ken Ralston, pp. 1035-1037, 1052 "The Genesis Demo", Alvy Ray Smith, pp. 1038-1039, 1048-1050
August/September, 1984		Star Trek III: The Search for Spock: "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock", Nora Lee, pp. 54-63
December 1986		Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: "Leonard Nimoy Recollects", Nora Lee, pages 42-48 "Don Peterman on Earth", George Turner, pp. 50-56 "Jack Cooperman Underwater", George Turner, pp. 57-60 "Blue Skies and Starfields", Ron Magid, pp. 62-74
July 1989		Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: "Mountain Climbing in the 23rd Century", Robert Carmichael, pp. 38-48 "Shatner at the helm for Final Voyage", Ron Magid, pp. 50-54 "Cinematography at the Limits of the Universe", Ron Magid, pp. 58-74 "Effects for Trek V Explore Uncharted Territory", Ron Magid, pp. 76-92
January 1992		TOS, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, TNG: "Star Trek turns 25", Ron Magid, p. 33 "Where No Show Had Gone Before", Jan Alan Henderson, pp. 34-40 "Narita Leads Enterprise Camera Crew", Ron Magid, pp. 42-50 "Director Meyer Explores Familiar Country", Ron Magid, pp. 52-56 "ILM Gets 'Piece of the Action'", Ron Magid, pp. 58-65 "Specialized Departments Add Artistic Touches", Ron Magid, pp. 66-75 "TV Sci-Fi Hits Warp Speed With The Next Generation", Stephen Pizzello, pp. 76-87
April 1995		Star Trek Generations: "ILM Creates New Universe of Effects for Star Trek: Generations", Ron Magid, pp. 78-88
December 1996		Star Trek: First Contact: "Battling the Borg", Andrew O. Thompson, pp. 58-66 "Where No "Trek" Has Gone Before", Ron Magid, pp. 68-74
January 1999		Star Trek: Insurrection: "Trouble in Paradise", Andrew O. Thompson, pp. 30-38 [1] "Effecting an Insurrection", Ron Magid, pp. 40-46 [2] "Trekkies: Space Cadets", Naomi Pfefferman, pp. 76-78, 80-83 "In Memoriam: Joseph Westheimer", p. 118
November 2001		Star Trek: Enterprise: "The Final Frontier", Douglas Bankston, pp. 66-73
July 2009		Star Trek: "A Bold, New Enterprise", John D. Witmer, pp. 28-31, 33-36, 38-39 Template:Brokenlink "Visual Effects for the 23rd Century", Jon D. Witmer, pp. 32-33
June 2013		Star Trek Into Darkness: "Boldly Captured", Michael Goldman, pp. 34-47

External links

TheASC.com - The American Society of Cinematographers official website
ASCMag.com - American Cinematographer Magazine official website
American Cinematographer at Wikipedia

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-'''''American Cinematographer''''' is a magazine that has a specific focus on the art of cinematography and delves into the technical details of filming and other aspects of, predominantly, movie productions through in-depth behind-the-scenes articles and interviews about and with the people involved. Launched by "The American Society of Cinematographers" in 1920 under the stewardship of "Captain Jack" Poland, the magazine is, as of 2009, still being published.
+'''''American Cinematographer''''' is a magazine that has a specific focus on the art of cinematography and delves into the technical aspects of filming and other details of, predominantly, movie productions through in-depth behind-the-scenes articles and interviews about and with the people involved. The professional nature of the magazine is reinforced by the fact that cinematographers often submit articles on their work, that they themselves have written. Several ''[[Star Trek]]'' productions have received coverage in the magazine over the years. Launched by "The American Society of Cinematographers" in 1920 under the stewardship of "Captain Jack" Poland, the magazine is, as of 2013, still being published and is the official publication for professionals of the cinematographers guild.
-Though there is a certain overlap in the subject matter with the younger magazines ''[[Cinefex]]'' and ''[[Cinefantastique]]'' (Reporter [[Ron Magid]] submitted his Visual Effects articles also to the latter magazine in the last quarter of the previous century), the focus of this publication lies, as the title suggests, on the various aspects of the actual filming whereas ''Cinefex'' is focused on special effects and visual effects while ''Cinefantastique'' covers a lesser in-depth but wider range of behind-the-scenes aspects. As such, the magazines can be considered complimentary.
+Though there is a certain overlap in the subject matter with the younger magazines ''[[Cinefex]]'' and ''[[Cinefantastique]]'' (reporter [[Ron Magid]] submitted his [[:Category: Visual effects companies|visual effects]] articles also to the latter magazine in the last quarter of the previous century), the focus of this publication lies, as the title already suggests, on the various aspects of the actual filming whereas ''Cinefex'' is focused on [[:Category: Special effects companies|special effects]] and visual effects while ''Cinefantastique'' covered a lesser in-depth but wider range of behind-the-scenes aspects. As such, the magazines can be considered complimentary. It should be noticed that ''American Cinematographer'' has remained true to its origins as a motion picture specialty magazine, and seldomly ventures into the field of television productions.
+==''Star Trek'' issues==
+Of particular relevance to ''Star Trek'' are the below mentioned issues. The October 1967 issue stands out as the earliest professional behind-the-scenes coverage of a ''Star Trek'' production, pre-dating the book ''[[The Making of Star Trek]]''. The article in that issue featured the visual effects (then still called "Special Effects") work on ''The Original Series'' &ndash; thereby constituting one of the magazine's rare ventures into the field of television production &ndash; , produced by [[Darrell Anderson]], [[Linwood G. Dunn]], and [[Joseph Westheimer]], being the very first one on the subject matter for ''Star Trek'', and was written on the occasion of their 1967 [[Emmy Award]] nomination for that work. This rare issue has become a sought after item, commanding premium prices on second hand markets like [[Amazon.com]] and eBay.com.
 Noteworthy is that {{film|10}} has not received any coverage in the magazine.
-{{clear}}
-==Notable issues==
-Of particular relevance to ''Star Trek'' are the following issues (the Oktober 1967 issue stands out as the earliest professional behind-the-scenes coverage of a ''Star Trek'' production, pre-dating the book [[The Making of Star Trek]]):
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+! colspan="3" | ''note: American Cinematographer employed in the past a page count that continued through consecutive issues in a particular volume, hence the "odd" page numbering for past issues until 1984.''
+|-
 |{{m|October|1967}}
 |style="text-align:center; height:150px;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover Oktober 1967.jpg|150px]]
+|''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'':
-|[[TOS]]:
+*"Out-of-this-world Special Effects for 'Star Trek'", Rae Moore, pp. 715-717
 |-
 |{{m|February|1980}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover February 1982.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|1}} - theme issue:
-|{{film|1}} - theme issue:<br />- ''Behind The Camera On Star Trek The Motion Picture'', Richard H. Kline, pp.134-135, 180-181, 187-188<br />- ''The Universe And Beyond'', Peter Bankers, pp.136-137, 176, 202-204<br />- ''Far Out Production Design For Star Trek The Motion Picture'', Scott Henderson, pp.138-141, 189-191<br />- ''The Very Special Effects For Star Trek The Motion Picture'', Herb A. Lightman, pp.144-145, 174-175, 193-197<br />- ''Kinetic Lighting For Star Trek The Motion Picture'', Sam Nicholson, pp.148-149, 183<br />- ''The [[Magicam]] Miniatures Constructed For Star Trek The Motion Picture'', [[Jim Dow|James Dow]], pp.152-155, 178-179, 186<br />- ''Special Equipment For Filming Star Trek The Motion Picture'', Sandford Kennedy, pp.156-157, 184-185<br />- ''Synthesized Sound Effects For Star Trek The Motion Picture'', Dirk Dalton, pp.160-161, 198
+*"Behind The Camera On Star Trek The Motion Picture", [[Richard H. Kline]], pp. 134-135, 180-181, 187-188
+*"The Universe And Beyond", Peter Bankers, pp. 136-137, 176, 202-204
+*"Far Out Production Design For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Scott Henderson, pp. 138-141, 189-191
+*"The Very Special Effects For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Herb A. Lightman, pp. 144-145, 174-175, 193-197
+*"Kinetic Lighting For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Sam Nicholson, pp. 148-149, 183
+*"The [[Magicam]] Miniatures Constructed For Star Trek The Motion Picture", [[Jim Dow|James Dow]], pp. 152-155, 178-179, 186
+*"Special Equipment For Filming Star Trek The Motion Picture", Sandford Kennedy, pp. 156-157, 184-185
+*"Synthesized Sound Effects For Star Trek The Motion Picture", Dirk Dalton, pp. 160-161, 198
 |-
 |{{m|October|1982}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover October 1982.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|2}}:
-|{{film|2}}:<br />- ''Warp Speed and Beyond'', [[Jim Veilleux]], pp.1030-1034, 1054-1058<br />- ''Mama Eel and the Nebulae'', [[Ken Ralston]], pp.1035-1037, 1052<br />- ''The Genesis Demo'', Alvy Ray Smith, pp.1038-1039, 1048-1050
+*"Warp Speed and Beyond", [[Jim Veilleux]], pp. 1030-1034, 1054-1058
+*"Mama [[Ceti eel|Eel]] and the [[Mutara Nebula|Nebulae]]", [[Ken Ralston]], pp. 1035-1037, 1052
+*"The [[Genesis Device|Genesis Demo]]", Alvy Ray Smith, pp. 1038-1039, 1048-1050
 |-
 |August/September, {{y|1984}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover August-September 1984.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|3}}:
-|{{film|3}}:<br />- ''Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'', Nora Lee, pp.54-63
+*"Star Trek III: The Search for Spock", Nora Lee, pp. 54-63
 |-
 |{{m|December|1986}}
 |style="text-align:center; height:150px;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover December 1986.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|4}}:
-|{{film|4}}:<br />- ''[[Leonard Nimoy]] Recollects'', Nora Lee, pages 42-48<br />- ''[[Don Peterman]] on Earth'', George Turner, pp.50-56<br />- ''Jack Cooperman Underwater'', George Turner, pp.57-60<br />- ''Blue Skies and Starfields'', Ron Magid, pp.62-74
+*"[[Leonard Nimoy]] Recollects", Nora Lee, pages 42-48
+*"[[Don Peterman]] on Earth", George Turner, pp. 50-56
+*"Jack Cooperman Underwater", George Turner, pp. 57-60
+*"Blue Skies and Starfields", Ron Magid, pp. 62-74
 |-
 |{{m|July|1989}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover July 1989.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|5}}:
-|{{film|5}}:<br />- ''Mountain Climbing in the 23rd Century'', Robert Carmichael, pp.38-48<br />- ''[[William Shatner|Shatner]] at the helm for Final Voyage'', Ron Magid, pp.50-54<br />- ''Cinematography at the Limits of the Universe'', Ron Magid, pp.58-74<br />- ''Effects for Trek V Explore Uncharted Territory'', Ron Magid, pp.76-92
+*"Mountain Climbing in the 23rd Century", [[Robert Carmichael]], pp. 38-48
+*"[[William Shatner|Shatner]] at the helm for Final Voyage", Ron Magid, pp. 50-54
+*"Cinematography at the Limits of the Universe", Ron Magid, pp. 58-74
+*"Effects for Trek V Explore Uncharted Territory", Ron Magid, pp. 76-92
 |-
 |{{m|January|1992}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover January 1992.jpg|150px]]
+|[[TOS]], {{film|6}}, [[TNG]]:
-|[[TOS]], {{film|6}}, [[TNG]]:<br />- ''Star Trek turns 25'', Ron Magid, p.33<br />- ''Where No Show Had Gone Before'', Jan Alan Henderson, pp.34-40<br />- ''[[Hiro Narita|Narita]] Leads Enterprise Camera Crew'', Ron Magid, pp.42-50<br />- ''Director [[Nicholas Meyer|Meyer]] Explores Familiar Country'', Ron Magid, pp.52-56<br />- ''[[ILM]] Gets "Piece of the Action"'', Ron Magid, pp.58-65<br />- ''Specialized Departments Add Artistic Touches'', Ron Magid, pp.66-75<br />- ''TV Sci-Fi Hits Warp Speed With "The Next Generation"'', Stephen Pizzello, pp.76-87
+*"Star Trek turns 25", Ron Magid, p. 33
+*"Where No Show Had Gone Before", Jan Alan Henderson, pp. 34-40
+*"[[Hiro Narita|Narita]] Leads Enterprise Camera Crew", Ron Magid, pp. 42-50
+*"Director [[Nicholas Meyer|Meyer]] Explores Familiar Country", Ron Magid, pp. 52-56
+*"[[ILM]] Gets 'Piece of the Action'", Ron Magid, pp. 58-65
+*"Specialized Departments Add Artistic Touches", Ron Magid, pp. 66-75
+*"TV Sci-Fi Hits Warp Speed With ''The Next Generation''", Stephen Pizzello, pp. 76-87
 |-
 |{{m|April|1995}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover April 1995.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|7}}:
-|{{film|7}}:<br />- ''ILM Creates New Universe of Effects for "Star Trek: Generations"'', Ron Magid, pp.78-88
+*"ILM Creates New Universe of Effects for ''Star Trek: Generations''", Ron Magid, pp. 78-88
 |-
 |{{m|December|1996}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover December 1996.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|8}}:
-|{{film|8}}:<br />- ''Battling the Borg'', Andrew O. Thompson, pp.58-66<br />- ''Where No "Trek" Has Gone Before'', Ron Magid, pp.68-74
+*"Battling the [[Borg]]", Andrew O. Thompson, pp. 58-66
+*"Where No "Trek" Has Gone Before", Ron Magid, pp. 68-74
 |-
 |{{m|January|1999}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover January 1999.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|9}}:
-|{{film|9}}[http://www.theasc.com/magazine/jan99/paradise/index.htm][http://www.theasc.com/magazine/jan99/insurrection/index.htm]:<br />- ''Trouble in Paradise'', Andrew O. Thompson, pp.30-38<br />- ''Effecting an Insurrection'', Ron Magid, pp.40-46
+*"Trouble in Paradise", Andrew O. Thompson, pp. 30-38 [http://www.theasc.com/magazine/jan99/paradise/index.htm]
+*"Effecting an Insurrection", Ron Magid, pp. 40-46 [http://www.theasc.com/magazine/jan99/insurrection/index.htm]
+*"''[[Trekkies]]'': Space Cadets", Naomi Pfefferman, pp. 76-78, 80-83
+*"In Memoriam: [[Joseph Westheimer]]", p. 118
 |-
 |{{m|November|2001}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover November 2001.jpg|150px]]
-|''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'':<br />- ''The Final Frontier'', Douglas Bankston, pp.66-73
+|''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'':
+*"The Final Frontier", Douglas Bankston, pp. 66-73
 |-
 |{{m|July|2009}}
 |style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover July 2009.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|11}}:
-|{{film|11}}[http://www.theasc.com/magazine_dynamic/June2009/StarTrek/page1.php]:<br />- ''A Bold, New Enterprise'', John D. Witmer, pp.28-39
+*"A Bold, New Enterprise", John D. Witmer, pp. 28-31, 33-36, 38-39 {{brokenlink|url=http://www.theasc.com/magazine_dynamic/June2009/StarTrek/page1.php}}
+*"Visual Effects for the 23rd Century", Jon D. Witmer, pp. 32-33
+|-
+|{{m|June|2013}}
+|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:American Cinematographer cover June 2013.jpg|150px]]
+|{{film|12}}:
+*"Boldly Captured", Michael Goldman, pp. 34-47
 |-
 |}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.theasc.com The American Society of Cinematographers Official Website]
+* [http://www.theasc.com TheASC.com] - The American Society of Cinematographers official website
-* [http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_includes/index.php American Cinematographer Magazine Official Website]
+* [http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_includes/index.php ASCMag.com] - ''American Cinematographer Magazine'' official website
 * {{wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Magazines]]