The veteran film cameraman Freddie Young, who won Academy Awards for Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Ryan's Daughter, takes readers on a journey through cinema history, from his early days processing celluloid by hand in the studios at Shepherds Bush to his experiences with David Lean in locations around the world. This autobiography includes anecdotes about the directors and actors with whom Young worked, and offers a guide to how cinematography evolved from a craft into an art.