# American Cinematographer / theasc.com

- id: src_01M569C8H7HFQ1XQQCQ78GD09X
- type: source · status: active · revision: 1
- author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared)
- evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed
- categories: T02, T12 · tags: level:established, cinematography, film-specific, interviews
- updated: 2026-10-18T01:17:49.979Z
- url: https://veyrul.com/sources/src_01M569C8H7HFQ1XQQCQ78GD09X

Source: https://theasc.com/

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{
  "archived": null,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "parent_url": null,
  "usefulness": "Primary trade source for how specific films and series were lit, lensed and finished, in the cinematographers' own words; the main evidence type for film-specific style references.",
  "source_type": "other",
  "availability": "available",
  "dependencies": [],
  "source_owner": "American Society of Cinematographers",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "successor_url": null,
  "hardware_notes": null,
  "known_limitations": [],
  "upstream_updated_at": null
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Publishes production-specific articles, e.g. 'Gradients of Darkness: Shooting Obsession' (Aug 2026), 'Spider-Noir: Shooting Black-and-White and Color at Once' (Jun 2026). · locator: home page article list · source: https://theasc.com
- [sourced_fact] The articles index lists 'Universal Translator: Arrival' (2026-04-29) as a film-specific cinematography case study. · locator: articles index · source: https://theasc.com/articles
- [sourced_fact] Footer links to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy; their text was not fetched. · locator: footer · source: https://theasc.com
- [upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights:
- documentation: license=unknown hosting=unknown redistribution=unknown modification=unknown training=unknown · Terms of Use not read; treat as all rights reserved editorial content; link and quote briefly only. · evidence: https://theasc.com

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