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
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.
Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.
Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.
Contrast is what makes photography interesting.
Photography is a very important part of my life.
In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.
I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.
I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.
It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery.
To me, the camera is like a musical instrument. You use it to control the flow, shape, size and colors of images.
I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.
But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being.
There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.
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.