Verne Carlson

Verne Carlson, (April 8, 1926 – February 5, 2003) was an American film cinematographer, director and writer, and a cinematography film teacher and author.[1]

Verne Carlson
Born(1926-04-08)April 8, 1926
DiedFebruary 5, 2003(2003-02-05) (aged 76)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Occupationfilm teacher and author

Teacher

Carlson was an associate professor at California State University, Long Beach and also taught at the American Film Institute in cinematography.[1]

Author

Carlson wrote or co-wrote 22 books which had 102 publications in 4 languages. His works comprise more than 1,500 library holdings in the genre of handbooks and dictionaries.[2] His work "Cowboy Cookbook" was designated by the Library of Congress and the U.S. State Department as "a historical document of Western Americana".[3] Several of his handbooks are used as course textbooks at university film schools.[1]. His works include:

  • The Professional Cameraman's Handbook by Sylvia E. Carlson and Verne Carlson, (1970) a.k.a. "Professional 16/35mm Cameraman's Handbook" ISBN 0-240-80080-X
  • Professional Lighting Handbook by Verne and Sylvia Carlson, (1984) ISBN 0-240-51721-0
  • Translation of Film & Video Terms into French by Verne Carlson, (1984) ISBN 0-943288-00-2
  • Translation of Film & Video Terms into German by Verne Carlson, (1984) ISBN 0-943288-01-0
  • Translation of Film & Video Terms into Italian by Verne Carlson, (1984) ISBN 0-943288-02-9
  • Translation of Film & Video Terms into Spanish by Verne Carlson, (1984) ISBN 0-943288-02-9
  • Translation of Film & Video Terms into Japanese by Verne Carlson, (1984) ISBN 0-943288-03-7
  • The Cowboy Cookbook by Verne Carlson, (June 15, 1999) ISBN 978-0-937844-00-7

Final years

Carlson moved to Oxnard, California with his partner and died of heart failure on February 5, 2003.[1]

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References
  1. Goldberg, Jim Guthrie,Melissa (4 March 2003). "Verne Carlson". variety.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Verne Carlson". World Cat. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Verne Carlson, 76, a cinematographer..." glendalenewspress.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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