American Cinematographer

American Cinematographer is a magazine that has a specific focus on the art of and delves into the technical aspects of filming and other details of, predominantly, theatrical film productions through in-depth behind-the-scenes articles and interviews about and with the people involved. Several Star Trek productions have received noteworthy coverage in the magazine.
The professional nature of the magazine is reinforced by the fact that cinematographers often submit articles on their work, that they themselves have written. Launched by the (ASC) in 1920 under the stewardship of "Captain Jack" Poland – shortly after the birth of the US motion picture industry – the magazine is the official publication for professionals of the cinematographers guild.
Though there is some 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 and techniques of the actual filming whereas Cinefex is focused on special, 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 theatrical motion picture specialty magazine, and seldom ventures into the field of television productions.
==Star Trek issues==
Of particular relevance to Star Trek are the issues mentioned below. 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 by a year. 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 has not received any coverage in the magazine.
As one of the very first, if not the first, professional parties to report on Star Trek, it was fitting for the magazine to join in on the festivities surrounding the 50th anniversary of the franchise, by furnishing a dedicated Star Trek page on their official website in 2016, recapitulating a selection of hitherto published Star Trek articles in edited format.
Issue 	Cover 	Contents
Note: In the past, American Cinematographer employed a page count that continued through consecutive issues in a particular volume, hence the "odd" page numbering for past issues until 1984.	Note: In the past, American Cinematographer employed a page count that continued through consecutive issues in a particular volume, hence the "odd" page numbering for past issues until 1984.	Note: In the past, American Cinematographer employed a page count that continued through consecutive issues in a particular volume, hence the "odd" page numbering for past issues until 1984.
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*"Out-of-this-world Special Effects for 'Star Trek'", Rae Moore, pp. 715-717
 	 	– 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
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*"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
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*"Star Trek III: The Search for Spock", Nora Lee, pp. 54-63
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*"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
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*"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
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*"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
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*"Star Trek Meets The Next Generation", Bob Fisher, pp. 77-82
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*"ILM Creates New Universe of Effects for Star Trek: Generations", Ron Magid, pp. 78-88
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*"Battling the Borg", Andrew O. Thompson, pp. 58-66
*"Where No "Trek" Has Gone Before", Ron Magid, pp. 68-74
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*"Trouble in Paradise", Andrew O. Thompson, pp. 30-38 
*"Effecting an Insurrection", Ron Magid, pp. 40-46 
*"Trekkies: Space Cadets", Naomi Pfefferman, pp. 76-78, 80-83
*"In Memoriam: Joseph Westheimer", p. 118
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*"The Final Frontier", Douglas Bankston, pp. 66-73
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*"A Bold, New Enterprise", John D. Witmer, pp. 28-31, 33-36, 38-39 
*"Visual Effects for the 23rd Century", Jon D. Witmer, pp. 32-33
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*"Boldly Captured", Michael Goldman, pp. 34-47
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*"Hostile Planet", Michael Goldman, pp. 30-41
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*"Outer Reaches", Iain Marcks, pp. 30-39
==External links==
* – The American Society of Cinematographers official website
* – American Cinematographer Magazine official website
** – archived dedicated 50th anniversary official Star Trek website page
** – current dedicated official Star Trek website page
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