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Gregg Wesley Toland, A.S.C. (May 29, 1904 – September 28, 1948) was an American cinematographer known for his innovative use of techniques such as deep focus, examples of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941), William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath, and ...
Gregg Toland. Cinematographer: Citizen Kane. Born in Illinois in 1904, the only child of Jennie and Frank Toland, Gregg and his mother moved to California several years after his parents divorced in 1910.
May 25, 2024 · Gregg Toland (born May 29, 1904, Charleston, Illinois, U.S.—died September 28, 1948, Hollywood, California) was an American motion-picture cinematographer known for his brilliant use of chiaroscuro and deep-focus camera work.
Jun 6, 2017 · Gregg Toland, ASC — An Enduring Legacy. An in-depth look at one of the most influential filmmakers of all time — a true ASC great who elevated the art and craft of cinematography. George E. Turner. The first thought that struck anyone who met Gregg Toland was that he appeared frail, even ill.
Jul 8, 2007 · I’ve known only one great cameraman: Gregg Toland, who photographed Citizen Kane. — Orson Welles, 1967 Photographing Citizen Kane was indeed the most exciting professional adventure of my career.
Gregg Toland. Cinematographer: Citizen Kane. Born in Illinois in 1904, the only child of Jennie and Frank Toland, Gregg and his mother moved to California several years after his parents divorced in 1910.
Jan 1, 2004 · Everyone knows that Orson Welles and his cinematographer, Gregg Toland, used deep focus in Kane. But what is deep focus, and were they using it for the first time? The term refers to a strategy of lighting, composition, and lens choice that allows everything in the frame, from the front to the back, to be in focus at the same time.
