Shooting Time is a collection of conversations with directors of photography from all over theworld, who talk about their profession in the era of transition from analog to digital cinema. Theconversations centre around two main areas: film language and digital revolution.How does each DP employ his own visual style or 'film language'? And in addition, how do theDP's relate to the cinematography of previous decades? Who were their pre-eminent influences?As regards the turn to digital, do the new tools transform the profession of DP's? For better or forworse? Moreover, do the hypermodern cameras affect the language and visual outlook of thecinema? If so, how?Cinematographers in conversation are Luciano Tovoli, Vilmos Zsigmond, Anton van Munster,Robby Müller, Dante Spinotti, Christian Berger, Slawomir Idziak, Frederick Elmes, Walther vanden Ende, Edward Lachman, Roger Deakins, Maryse Alberti, Bruno Delbonnel, Pieter Vermeer,Benoît Debie, Melle van Essen, Nicolas Provost, Alexis Zabe and Mátyás Erdély.The conversations are preceded by four articles: on the history of film styles; on shooting adocumentary; on the importance of being digital savvy, and the fourth advocates the enduringrelevance of celluloid.