“I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all the arts combined. Students are always asking me for advice, and I tell them that they have to be enthusiastic, because it's hard work. The only way to enjoy it is to be totally immersed. If you don't get involved on that level, it could be a very miserable job. I only have one regret about my career: I'm sorry that we are not making silent movies any more. That is the purest art form I can imagine.” IfsWayWritingArtI CanHardJobsFilmFormEnjoyLevelsMusicCareersStudyImagineAdviceStudentsPaintingRegretHard WorkInvolvedPureAskingSilentSorryMiserableCombinationCinemaMovieFilmmakingI'm SorrySculptureGet InvolvedEnthusiasticInvolvementCinematographySilent MoviesMusic WritingFilm Students Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“Even in manipulating the images, I would like to do my dailies in a digital way because you can do so many things in that stage that I cannot do in real photography.” WayRealCan DoStagePhotographyDigital 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'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
“The best way to know when there's good lighting is when you don't notice it.” KnowsWayBest WayLightingGood Lighting Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“I think too many film students in America are losing the artistry and not learning lighting the right way.” ThinkingWayAmericaFilmStudentsLosingRight WayLightingArtistryFilm Students Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
“Hayden [Sterling] told me that he was thrilled about the way he moved around the set, that wherever he would go, there would be lighting. He didn't think about his marks because they were set in the only places he could move.” ThinkingWayWould BeMovingMarkMovedLightingSterling Author:Vilmos Zsigmond
