Juliana Wang Explained

Juliana Wang
Birth Date:July 10, 1929
Death Date:January 3, 1993
Occupation:Cinematographer

Juliana Wang (July 10, 1929 - January 3, 1993)[1] was an American cinematographer.[2] She was one of the first members of the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Television in New York and was one of the first female directors of photography in the IA Local 644 union. In 1978, she and colleague Alicia Weber won an Emmy award for cinematography.

Biography

Born to a diplomat, Wang spent most of her childhood in Iran.

Wang was a self-taught cinematographer who says she shot "just for fun" and learned from others' criticism. She began her career by working on animation, including Popeye and Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoons.[3] She later worked regularly for CBS and in the 1960s she shot commercials for FilmFair. She claims to have been the first female director of photography in the IA Local 644 union.

She was nominated for an Emmy award alongside Urs Furrer for her work on "Way Back Home," which aired on WABC on October 14, 1967.[4] In the late 1970s she was involved in three Rosa von Praunheim films as a camerawoman.[5] In 1978, she and Alicia Weber won an Emmy for a New York Illustrated documentary on lesbian mothers, which aired on NBC.

Despite her success in cinematography, Wang spent her later years in poverty, as she struggled to make the transition from shooting film to video. Wang died in Manhattan, New York City on January 3, 1993.[6]

To learn more about her visit: https://www.stillsinmotions.com/julie

Selected filmography

!Film!Role in Film!Year of Film
Ida B. Wells : A Passion For JusticeCinematographer1989
Bittersweet SurvivalCinematographer1982
Mein New YorkCinematographer1982
Tally Brown, New YorkCinematographer1979
Army of Lovers or Revolt of the PervertsCinematographer1979
Out to LunchCinematographer1977
Year of the WomanCinematographer1973[7]
High Priestess of Sexual WitchcraftCinematographer (uncredited)1973[8]
FTACinematographer1972[9]
The Premier of 'Finian's RainbowCinematographer1968
The TamingCinematographer1968
Man Who Dances: Edward VillellaCinematographer1968[10]
Jazz: The Intimate ArtCinematographer1968

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juliana Wang. July 10, 2020.
  2. Web site: Juliana Wang. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508145116/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1cbe33e. dead. May 8, 2021. BFI. en. 2020-01-04.
  3. CBS Magazines. 1975. Popular Photography. 77. 117.
  4. Web site: 12th Annual New York Emmy Awards. New York Emmy Awards. January 4, 2020.
  5. Web site: Juliane Wang. Mubi.com. 2021-04-12.
  6. Book: Krasilovsky, Alexis.. Women behind the camera : conversations with camerawomen. 1997. Praeger. 0-275-95744-6. Westport, Conn.. 35318634.
  7. Web site: Year of the Woman (1973). https://web.archive.org/web/20181203193727/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bb4d1cc. dead. December 3, 2018. BFI. en. 2020-01-04.
  8. Web site: High Priestess of Sexual Witchcraft (1973). IMDb. en. 2021-02-07.
  9. Book: Krutnik, Frank. "Un-American" Hollywood: Politics and Film in the Blacklist Era. Rutgers University Press. 2007. 218.
  10. Web site: Man Who Dances: Edward Villella Films. Drew Associates. en. 2020-01-04.