Cinematographer Larry Fong chatted with Suzanne Joe Kai just as SUPER 8 was making its opening weekend debut in theaters nationwide claiming the #1 spot at the box office.  SUPER 8 is directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Speilberg.

Larry Fong began his career shooting hundreds of commercials and award-winning music videos. Beginning in junior high school, he taught himself still photography, cel and stop motion animation, and filmmaking using a Super 8 camera. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Linguistics, and specilized in film and photography at the Art Center of Design in Pasadena.

His music videos for R.E.M., Van Halen, and Goo Goo Dolls earned him three MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year. He went on to film two independent films and TV projects, including the pilot for the LOST television series, which earned him an ASC award nomination.

In 2007, his first major studio film "300" was released, directed by fellow Art Center of Design classmate Zack Snyder. in 2009, he was the Director of Photography for "Watchmen" and in 2011 for "Sucker Punch" also directed by Zack Snyder, and "SUPER 8" directed by childhood friend J.J. Abrams, and producer Steven Spielberg.

The photograph in this article of Larry Fong on the set of SUPER 8 holding a special light surrounded by smoke machines is by photographer Francois Duhamel.

LITTLE TOKYO DESIGN WEEK: FUTURE CITY  (LTDW) JULY 14 - 17, 2011

Japan and California are two of the world's centers of innovation in design and technology.

Come learn, meet, and celebrate the power and energy of cutting edge design and technology emerging from Japan and its intersection with current trends materializing in Los Angeles. LITTLE TOKYO DESIGN WEEK's community-wide events from art installations, seminars, film screenings, and much more are planned beginning Thursday July 14 to Sunday July 17. For event times and locations go to www.LTDesignWeek.com and at the end of this article (subject to change).

LTDW presents a series of programs that integrate Little Tokyo¹s Big Three cultural institutions Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC), and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Community partners, retailers, and restaurants and others will engage local and international designers, artists, architects,filmmakers, corporations, and students from the California region to explore possible scenarios for a New Urban Lifestyle.

Produced in collaboration with Community Arts Resources (CARS).

People Magazine's upcoming feature on the family of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie show a happy, growing family.

AC Team has interviewed Angelina and Brad for assignments for its other outlets over the years and has found them to be among the most courteous and intelligent actors in Hollywood.

The upcoming article in People feature images of their oldest son Maddox, now ten, and his siblings. Here is an advance copy of the cover and excerpts of the article, courtesy of People:

They've munched on crickets in Cambodia and surfed the waves in Cancun, but for the six children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, life in the boisterous family is as much about everyday bonding as it is the big adventure.

"The children are always playing, jumping on each other and sharing fun moments," a source tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story. "They share a special bond."

Leading the pack: oldest son Maddox, 10, who "is almost like a teenager now, the way he understands things," says another source. "He's grown up very quickly."