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
The truth is that every experience, every feeling, every film you see, becomes part of the sensibilities you apply to making a movie.
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.
Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.
Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.
Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.
Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.
Contrast is what makes photography interesting.
I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.
Photography is a very important part of my life.
In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.
I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.
I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.
I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.