Greek Society of Cinematographers
DEFINITION
"Cinematographer" is the author of the final version of the visual componet of an audiovisual work.
Is a person with technical expertise who manipulates light to transfer visual information by the use of a camera into aesthetic moving images on motion picture film or electronic recording systems.
- most elaborate definision by ACS / The Australian Cinematographers Society -
please visit www.cinematographer.org.au
"The Director of Photography" is chosen by the Director for his competence and know-how. Also for his artistic sense and aptitude of creating mood and evoking emotion, by adequately combining combosition with lighting, marking out the direction, serving the script but respecting the budget.
In terms of responsibility, the “Cinematographer” or “Director of Photography” is answerable to the Director for the artistic value of the visual side of the audiovisual work and to the Producer for the technical quality of the photography in terms of its further reproduction.
- extract from " La Charte de l'Image " AFC / Association of French Cinematographers -
please visit www.afcinema.com
AIMS
Aims of the Society are :
- To promote the art of Cinematography in all fields.
- To keep members abreast of technology, new equipment and ideas through meetings, seminars and demostrations
- To give due recognition to any outstanding work performed by Greek Directors of Photography
- To give due recognition and importance to the role of the Directors of Photography within the uprising art of Cinematography and to consider worthy their profession within the art world.
- To protect and promote the authorship rights for Directors of Photography.
- To provide a forum for Directors of Photography to meet with other members of the industry to discuss and exchange ideas, promote friendship and better understanding of each others industry role.
- To accomplish any moral or material encouragement towards the vision of the founding of the
Greek Film Academy. - To serve the technical and aesthetic upgrading of Motion Pictures purely and without any political,
religious, syndicalistic, commercial, or profit-bearing deviations.
MEMBERSHIP :
Membership of the Society is divided into six (6) categories. Full, Cadet, Associate, Honorary, Patron, and Friends of the Society of Cinematographers.
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The Board
elected July / 2006
- Honorary President : Aris Stavrou
- President : Yorgos Frentzos
- Vice President : Yannis Daskalothanasis
- Secretary / Tresurer : Alekos Yiannaros
- Member of the Board : Kostis Gikas
Full Members
- Argiroiliopoulos Yorgos gargiro@netone.gr
- Bolivar Claudio bobybolivar@yahoo.com
- Daskalothanasis Yannis jdask26@hol.gr
- Drakoularakos Yiannis drakdora@ath.forthnet.gr
- Frentzos Yorgos gfrentzo@otenet.gr
- Gikas Kostis kgikas@tellas.gr
- Kapsouros Vasilis
- Kordelas Dimitris yannavid@hotmail.com
- Kostandakopoulos Ilias ilidon@otenet.gr
- Stavrou Aris
- Valeras Yannis
- Viskadourakis Angelos pe10cine@acn.gr
- Yannoulis Stamatis stamgian@ath.forthnet.gr
- Yiannaros Alekos alekosyiannaros@hotmail.com
Cadet Members
- 1. Adamis Ilias adams-il@otenet.gr
- 2. Chouvardas Babis babischou@yahoo.gr
3. Efthimiopoulos Dennis dio_desp@otenet.gr
4. Efthimiadis Stefanos efstef@ath.forthnet.gr - 5. Kanellos Nikos nikokanellos@gmail.com
6. Kasimatis Dimitris sitamisak25@yahoo.com
7. Klotsotiras Vasilis polarize@otenet.gr
8. Lambiris Dennis dlighton@otenet.gr
9. Mantzanas Pantelis pmantzanas@hotmail.com
10. Meitanis Linos linosmei@otenet.gr
11. Michelis Yorgos george.mihelis@yahoo.gr
12. Pagonis Spiros pagolight@gmail.com - 13. Papandrikopoulos Yorgos linolaion@fcamaliada.com
14. Stamoulis Kostas stamkw@otenet.gr
Associate Members
Honorary Members
- Walter Lassally
- Andreas Bellis
- Alexis Grivas
- Dimitris Papakonstadis
- Nikos Kavoukidis
- Nikos Smaragdis
- Stavros Hassapis
Patron Members
Accelere
Calavitis
MCmanios