“I always try to tell the story the best possible way. I create the mood for each scene in a way that the audience feels that they are right there with me and they feel actually in the mood that was right for the scene.” WayFeelsTryingStoriesAudienceSceneMood Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“We used hand-held cameras 50 years ago. It wasn't something new. Sometimes we used a tripod, or we'd have a tracking shot, and sometimes - like when a character was being chased - we used a hand-held camera because it was right for the scene. In those cases, it helped the mood; it created immediacy and a feeling for the viewer that they were in the scene and in the moment.” YearsSometimesMomentsCharacterFeelingsHandsUsedCasesSceneShotsYears AgoCamerasMoodSomething NewViewersImmediacyTrackingTripods Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I think that the audience should not be able to tell if it is real or not real - it should be an enhanced version of reality, or an artistic view of reality, that captures not only what is physically there, but what is not visible - the mood.” IfsThinkingShouldRealRealityAbleViewsAudienceMoodVersionsArtisticVisibleCapture Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“There is something missing in a lot of digital filmmaking, something I call "poetic reality." That's something you see played out in film noir, where the technique establishes the mood.” RealityFilmMissingTechniqueMoodDigitalPoeticFilmmakingNoirFilm Noir Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“There is something more to "reality" than just the tangible. There is also mood, and you cannot skip that.” RealityMoodTangibleSkip Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
