The March 2026 issue presents coverage of Nouvelle Vague, as well as profiles of ASC Award honorees M. David Mullen, ASC (Career Achievement in Television); Guillermo del Toro (Board of Governors); and Stephen Pizzello (Award of Distinction). Also featured is a brief history of prosumer cameras and a look at how to create a contract with your audience.
· President’s Desk: Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS considers American Cinematographer’s long-lasting impact on filmmakers around the world.
· Cinematographer David Chambille discusses his work on Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, a narrative feature that chronicles the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless.
· ASC Career Achievement in Television Award honoree M. David Mullen, ASC recalls his professional journey from the trenches of independent film to award-winning work in prestige television — and highlights a Best Cinematography Oscar winner that has long intrigued him.
· ASC Board of Governors honoree Guillermo del Toro reflects on the lifelong passion for filmmaking that propelled him from Guadalajara, Mexico to Hollywood.
· ASC Award of Distinction recipient Stephen Pizzello, editor-in-chief of American Cinematographer, traces his path from Salem, Massachusetts to “the greatest job in the world.”
· Shot Craft: How do filmmakers create a contract with the audience?
· Tools of the Trade: A look at the evolution of the prosumer camera.
· In Memoriam: ASC associate member Dedo Weigert.
· Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature nominations for the 40th ASC Awards; new member Jeffrey Waldron; honors for the ASC Media Hash List; and AC Screening Series presentations of F1 and Hamnet.
· Wrap Shot: Breathless (1960), shot by Raoul Coutard, AFC and directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
