Donald M. Morgan, A.S.C.

"I want light that works for the story. I like to start in the very background and work my way up to the foreground. It's like a puzzle. I very seldom know what I am going to do way ahead of time. I have an image of what I want it to look like. I go for the contrast, then take a reading. That's when I know the stop."

February 27th, 1996, Century Plaza Hotel. Over 1000 attendees have just finished an elegant dinner and are applauding the winners of the 11th Annual American Society of Cinematographers' Awards. Actor/Director Charles Haid opens the envelope for best Miniseries and reads Donald M. Morgan's name. The applause ...

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