Jack MacKenzie — Little Close-Ups of the A. S. C. (1922) 🇺🇸

Jack Mackenzie, A. S. C., became a cinematographer because his father and brother [Father: John Mackenzie | Brother: Gerald W. Mackenzie Sr.] were in the game before him.

The elder Mackenzie was one of the first motion cameramen of Europe and as early as 1897 made a practical motion camera of his own which he used to advantage, his assistant and Jack remained with his father until 1913 when he joined the old Biograph company where for two years he photographed the numerous fledglings who have since become famous stars.

Jack went to Ince [Thomas H. Ince] in 1915 after which engagement he served successively on the staffs of Universal, Triangle, World, First National, Fred Stone, American Film Corporation, Vitagraph, and Chester Bennett Productions which connection he now holds.

Mr. Mackenzie helped to make famous such stars as Olive Thomas, Fred Stone, Marguerite Sylva, Jane Novak, Earle Williams, Antonio Moreno and many others.

Some of Mr. Mackenzie’s best known works are “Toton,” with Olive Thomas; “When Bearcat Went Dry,” “Whom the Gods Would Destroy,” “Honey Bee,” The Heritage of Hate, “Captain Swift,” “The Secret of the Silver Car,” “The Soul of a Woman,” and “The Starveling,” the last two starring Jane Novak.

Mr. Mackenzie spent one year with Kinemacolor in their laboratories as positive and negative developer and his experience there has proven of great value to him in getting unusual light effects in his camera work. He is a deep student of photography in all its branches and nobody can tell him that the cinematographic profession is not the finest in the world.

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Collection: American Cinematographer, February 1922

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