“I like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light.” UseLightDarkShadowCinemaLightingCinematographyCameraman Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than if it was shot in available light.” IfsTryingDifferentStoriesLightApproachShotsAvailableLightingDifferent Approach Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“If you need to strap a camera to you or get in a small space, then it makes sense to use digital.I do think it is possible to use a digital camera artistically, but it can only be good if you are using film technique. Film has grain, and digital has pixels, and there is not that much of a difference, but digital does not replace the need to create a scene and light it properly and spend time considering the shot.” IfsThinkingNeedsDoeUseLightFilmDifferencesSpaceSceneShotsCamerasBe GoodTechniqueMake SenseDigitalGrainConsideringEnd TimesSpend TimeSmall SpacesDigital CamerasPixels Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“If you do not bother to take the time to compose and to light properly, then you end up with something almost less than reality. You end up without the soul, the heart, the art of the moment.” IfsHeartArtSoulEndsMomentsRealityLightBother Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I love the Dutch impressionists - Vermeer, Rembrandt. What they were able to do with light was astonishing. As for photographers, I think mostly of the Hungarians: Robert Capa, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Jozsef Pesci. In fact, I have one of his photographs hanging in my house.” ThinkingFactsLightAbleHousePhotographerPhotographAstonishingDutchHungariansImpressionistsVermeer Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“These days that wouldn't happen - waiting for the light to be exactly right. Because it takes time and time is money. And with these big productions with expensive actors, you just don't have the time to get every shot exactly right.” BigsLightHappensActorsWaitingShotsProductionsThese DaysExpensiveTake TimeIt Takes TimeTime Is Money Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
