This is for a copy of the magazine titled American Cinematographer, and this is the May 1979 issue. This issue has articles on the 49th Academy Awards (including photos and a list of Academy Award Winners for Cinematography from 1928 - 1978), the 5 Best Photographed Motion Pictures of 1978 (Days of Heaven, Heaven Can Wait, The Wiz, Same Time Next Year, The Deerhunter), Oscarism Through the Years, 2 articles (one pretty extensive) on the shooting of the Troma film which was shot as Dribble and released as Scoring (here only referred to as Dribble), and an article of the advent of the talkies titled "Listen to This: A Valentine to the Talkies. Also includes regular features and additional articles on and ads for cameras and systems! Magazine covers show rubbing, dirt and light staining, along with some creasing. Subscription label on back cover. Edge and corner bumping. Some light indenting/dimpling to some interior pages and other signs of handling. Pictures were done on a scanner.