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“["War Horse"] does have action as well, but we allow the audience to appreciate the environment where these characters are from because the lens shapes the people, as we know.”

Quote by Janusz Kaminski

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Janusz Kaminski

Janusz Kaminski is a renowned Polish-born cinematographer, best known for his work on films such as 'Schindler's List' and 'A Beautiful Mind'. His work is characterized by a unique visual style and a masterful use of light and shadow. more

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“I like the ending of the movie [War Horse], simply because it's such a demanding scene emotionally, and yet [the look] is all done on camera. I like the work not to be manipulated digitally. And it's all done on camera [in that scene].”

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“These days, you'd probably shoot it in the daylight and manipulate it in the post. That's [how] most people would do it. [I did the same thing with] with 'Diving Bell and the Butterfly'. No CGI. It's all live photography. And I like that, it's very challenging and exciting to be able to do that.”

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“[There, in War Horse] very little CGI. What happened there - because the horse was running very close to the trench, we had a rider. So in few instances, we had a rider dressed in a green suit. The rider would guide the horse through the frame, and through CGI [we removed] the rider. But that's about it.”

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“I had very little involvement with 'TinTin'. Very little involvement. So I can't really elaborate on that either.”

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“We exchanged a couple of ideas and stuff like that, but that's about it. I just think ... consulting on 'Tintin' was very interesting because you try to ... not educate, but inform the animators [about] what the lighting looks like, but [in the end] they do it themselves. I don't actually go and sit there with them. [We] just had a couple of conversations.”

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“If you take away 'Schindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan', I like 'Minority Report' a lot.”

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“[I] love 'Munich', man. That's a very underappreciated film.”

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“Really fantastic film, 'Munich'. So yeah, if I would say, what's the most underappreciated film, I think 'Munich' would be the one.”

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“I just directed another picture called 'American Dream' with Nick Stahl. Just finished shooting principal photography right before I started ['Lincoln'].”

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“'American Dream' is a small little movie made for under a million dollars. Totally independent feature.”

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