“Telling the story with only a few shots, I love that style. It makes you feel like you're part of the action, part of the story. It reminds me of the theater, where one act is basically like one long shot. It almost makes you forget that you're seeing a movie.” FeelsLongStoriesActionForgetSeeingStyleLike YouShotsTheaterLong Shots Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“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
“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
“I'm always looking in the lighting to tell the story in a different way than it actually looks in real life because it's, for me, more contrast sometimes has to mean it's softer than normal.” WayLooksMeanDifferentRealSometimesStoriesNormalReal LifeDifferent WaysContrastLighting 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
“It's all about special effects and explosions now. It leaves me just cold when I walk out of the theater. There's no heart; there's no soul. Movies used to be about people. It's as though we don't tell stories any more. The studios have to make money, and if you want to make $20 million, you have to spend $200 million.” PeopleIfsWantHeartSoulStoriesUsedWalksMillionsSpecialEffectsColdTheaterStudiosUsed To BeMaking MoneyLeaving MeExplosionsSpecial Effects Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
