Conrad Hall
Conrad Hall
Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASCwas an American cinematographer from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he was best known for photographing films such as In Cold Blood, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, American Beauty, and Road to Perdition. For his work he garnered a number of awards, including three Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCinematographer
Date of Birth21 June 1926
CountryUnited States of America
Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.
You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.
I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end.
I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until you watch the projected images reflect off the screen. That's when you know it worked.
I just wanted to try directing, and the best way was to write the material, so I was imbued with its origins when I was dealing with the actors.
But you still have an awesome responsibility, because you are helping to create something which might influence the thinking of millions of people.
The truth is that every experience, every feeling, every film you see, becomes part of the sensibilities you apply to making a movie.
My first semester, I got a D in creative writing.
I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.
I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.
There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.
The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move.
My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.
With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art.