“As the cinematographer is usually more visual than the director is and full cooperation is really the answer and to make a great film, you need a good director and you need a good cinematographer.” NeedsFilmAnswersDirectorsVisualsCooperationGreat FilmGood DirectorsCinematographers Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“In a period piece, particularly a fantasy, the lighting is your own choice, the lenses are your own choice. It's really a great thing for a cinematographer to do. Everything is open for you. You can even be more creative and you can use more shadows than usual.” UseChoicesFantasyCreativePiecesPeriodsShadowGreat ThingsUsualLensesLightingCinematographers Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I think all cinematographers, at least most of them, would love to do everything on location because you cannot cheat on location. It's there, it's part of the story usually. You have to deal with the elements. You have the sunshine, you have rain, you have fog - it really makes you work harder to try to match things during the day to make it look like it was shot within five minutes, movie time.” ThinkingTryingLooksStoriesDealsFiveMinutesHard WorkElementsShotsRainHarderSunshineCheatLocationFogFive MinutesWork HarderCinematographers Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“There are, of course, many, many, many good cinematographers and unfortunately they don't work as much as many of those people who do those crazy, stupid movies.” PeopleCoursesCrazyStupidCinematographersStupid Movie Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“Mexican cinematographers Gabriel Figueroa and Emilio Fernandez were students of both Sergei Eisenstein and Toland. Their exteriors and lighting were gorgeous. And the films Ingmar Bergman did with Sven Nykvist were exceptional.” FilmStudentsExceptionalGorgeousMexicanLightingExteriorGabrielCinematographersBergman Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I should mention Vittorio Storaro, who was Bernardo Bertolucci's cinematographer. You watch those films and they are exceptional.” ShouldFilmWatchesExceptionalCinematographers Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
